This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Natural And Energy Resources – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Middle East is especially rich in deposits of A) Uranium-235. B) Methane hydrate. C) Coal. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oil. 2. Inexhaustible resources are A) Air, Sun, Water. B) Water, Coal, Diamonds. C) Animals and Plants. D) Land, Water, Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air, Sun, Water. 3. Which of the following is a method of conserving soil? A) Terracing and cover crops. B) Contour plowing and wind breaks. C) Crop rotation and planting plants. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. The Sun's energy is collected and converted to useable energy; a renewable resource. A) Nuclear Power. B) Geothermal Power. C) Solar Resources. D) Energy Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar Resources. 5. Solar, wind, and water energy are all sustainable because they ..... A) Require expensive equipment. B) Take millions of years to replace. C) Are renewable energy sources. D) Provide all the energy we use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are renewable energy sources. 6. Biofuels are alternative energy resources generated from- A) Moving air. B) Plants and animals. C) Buried minerals. D) Molten rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plants and animals. 7. Which is a natural resource? A) Paper. B) Plants. C) Leather. D) Glass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plants. 8. Match the definition to the term:the practice of reducing energy use A) Energy conservation. B) Nonrenewable resource. C) Fossil fuel. D) Petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy conservation. 9. Surface mining has a negative impact on the lithosphere because A) It is expensive. B) It involves deforrestation. C) It causes underground mines to collaps. D) It is dangerous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It involves deforrestation. 10. Very concentrated forms of energy; power plants do not produce smog. A) Biomass. B) Solar. C) Nuclear. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuclear. 11. Expensive to use for large scale energy production and it is only practical for sunny areas. This is a disadvantage of ..... A) Coal. B) Wind. C) Solar. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar. 12. The world's most abundant fossil fuel is: A) Coal. B) Methane. C) Oil. D) Biodiesel. E) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 13. An energy resource that takes million of years to form from the remains of plants and animals, such as coal, oil and natural gas. A) Renewable. B) Conservation. C) Solar Resources. D) Nonrenewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nonrenewable. 14. Which energy transformation produces electricity with the least negative environmental impact? A) Generating electricity from a wind turbine power system. B) Generating electricity from a natural gas-fired power plant. C) Generating electricity from a solar panel system. D) Generating electricity from a coal-fired power plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Generating electricity from a solar panel system. 15. Which of the methods of generating electricity does NOT use alternative energy resources? A) Solar panels taking in light energy. B) Burning coal in a power plant. C) Turbines spinning in dam. D) Drilling wells to reach hot rocks deep inside the earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burning coal in a power plant. 16. Advantages of geothermal energy include all of the following except- A) Generating power for electricity in homes and businesses. B) It is available in many locations. C) Providing clean energy for heating homes. D) Reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is available in many locations. 17. Which of the following is NOT produced by the combustion of fossil fuels? A) Water. B) Energy. C) Glucose. D) Pollutants. E) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glucose. 18. The main reason for the worldwide slowdown in the construction of nuclear power plants is that A) We have run out of uranium fuel. B) The electricity from nuclear power is generally more expensive to produce than electricity from other sources. C) Nuclear reactors are inherently unsafe. D) Nuclear reactors release large quantities of greenhouse gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuclear reactors are inherently unsafe. 19. What is a negative consequence of using nuclear energy? A) There are no serious consequences. B) It is very expensive to build a nuclear power plant. C) Creates lots of air pollution. D) It can cause flooding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is very expensive to build a nuclear power plant. 20. When fossil fuels, such as oil, are formed, pressure and heat transform plants and animals into: A) Liquids. B) Rock. C) Ashes. D) Magma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liquids. 21. How do we produce energy from fossil fuels? A) Burning it. B) Melting it. C) Using it to turn a turbine. D) Decaying it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burning it. 22. Which of the following is a disadvantage of coal? A) Inexpensive to get and use. B) Very clean to burn. C) Extracting and burning coal is very harmful to the environment. D) Can be put directly into cars for power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extracting and burning coal is very harmful to the environment. 23. The most important Gondwana coal fields of India are located in ..... A) Cauvery Valley. B) Damodar Valley. C) Mahanadi Valley. D) Narmada Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Damodar Valley. 24. A renewable source of energy produced from the natural movement of water. A) Hydropower. B) Nuclear Power. C) Pollution. D) Renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydropower. 25. Most forms of renewable energy produce a small amount of pollution from the generators that help to produce electricity. Which form of energy below does not use a turbine and generator for electricity? A) Wind. B) Coal. C) Solar. D) Hydroelectric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar. 26. Which alternative energy resource can be harmful to birds? A) Solar energy. B) Geothermal energy. C) Biomass energy. D) Wind energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind energy. 27. What alternative energy resource could be harmful to the environment which fish live in? A) Hydroelectric power. B) Wind power. C) Geothermal power. D) Biomass power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydroelectric power. 28. The law of ..... of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed or changed. A) Battery storage. B) Renewal. C) Conservation. D) Refreshing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conservation. 29. Which of the following geological structure of India is devoid of minerals of economic use? A) Vast alluvial plain. B) Chhota Nagpur plateau region. C) Peninsular plateau. D) North-Western region. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vast alluvial plain. 30. Photovoltaic cells produce ..... directly from sunlight. A) Battery. B) Crude oil. C) Fossil fuels. D) Electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electricity. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesNatural And Energy Resources Quiz 1Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 2Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 3Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 4Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 5Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 6Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 7Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books