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Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 14 (25 MCQs)

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1. When fossil fuels, such as oil, are formed, pressure and heat transform plants and animals into:
2. Which of the following is a disadvantage of coal?
3. A renewable source of energy produced from the natural movement of water.
4. Which alternative energy resource can be harmful to birds?
5. What alternative energy resource could be harmful to the environment which fish live in?
6. The law of _____ of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed or changed.
7. Photovoltaic cells produce _____ directly from sunlight.
8. Natural gas can be extracted by which method?
9. Photovoltaic cells and reflectors are both examples of using _____ energy.
10. Coal is available in many locations and can be easily transported from one location to another. Coal is also easy to burn and produces a high energy yield. Which of the following is a disadvantage of coal?
11. Which of the following is the fastest growing source of electricity in the world?
12. Why do we depend on fossil fuels?
13. If a business is considered to be "green" , how could you add to the electrical power system?
14. At this nuclear accident there was an earthquake that triggered a tsunami and caused flooding of the nuclear powerplant
15. What is the original source of energy on earth?
16. Most of our energy in The United States comes from _____
17. Which of the following is NOT one of the advantages of natural gas as an energy source?
18. What is a disadvantage to using coal as an energy source?
19. The type of fossil fuel most easily found and in the most amount is
20. What term describes a harmful substance released into the atmosphere often from cars or factories?
21. What is an advantage of nuclear energy?
22. Your weird aunt in Hawaii pipes hot water from the ground to her home to warm it during the winter. What type of energy is she using?
23. At today's rate of consumption, known US oil reserves will be depleted in about:
24. Why is the Sun considered the ultimate energy source?
25. _____ is the efficient use of resources.
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