This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Natural And Energy Resources – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Wind power originally got their energy from . A) The wind. B) The sun. C) Dead sea creatures. D) Plants that look like giant ferns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun. 2. What is a major disadvantage to using wind energy? A) They cause tornadoes to form. B) They are a major source of pollution. C) Windmills can harm birds. D) They are too big to fit in your backyard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Windmills can harm birds. 3. Wind, geothermal, and solar energy are all what type of energy resources? A) Chemical. B) Renewable. C) Potential. D) Cheap. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable. 4. Fossils are created when an animal or plant is ..... A) Suddenly covered and killed by another substance. B) Lays down and sleeps for the night. C) Is covered by layers of rock and soil. D) Presses itself into clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suddenly covered and killed by another substance. 5. In the late twentieth century as people became more concerned about protecting their environment, scientists researched better ways to A) Recycle nonrenewable resources. B) Increase pesticide runoff into rivers. C) Eliminate the use of renewable resource. D) Add chlorofluorocarbon to the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recycle nonrenewable resources. 6. Food is a form of ..... energy. A) Chemical. B) Nuclear. C) Solar. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemical. 7. Energy made from moving water or falling water is A) Geothermal energy. B) Solar energy. C) Electrical energy. D) Hydro electrical energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydro electrical energy. 8. The loss of energy in subsequent levels of a food web is due to which of the following? A) Law of conservation of momentum. B) Law of conservation of mass. C) Second law of thermodynamics. D) Law of conservation. E) First law of thermodynamics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Second law of thermodynamics. 9. Nuclear fuel comes from ..... A) Strong winds. B) Cooled magma. C) Radioactive materials. D) Remains of plants and animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radioactive materials. 10. A metal spoon heated by hot soup is an example of A) Conduction. B) Radiation. C) Convection. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conduction. 11. Which of the following types of energy is not a renewable resource? A) Geothermal energy. B) Wind energy. C) Solar energy. D) Nuclear energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear energy. 12. Natural resources, such as fossil fuels, that will eventually be used up and can never be replalced A) Biofuels. B) Hydroelectric energy. C) Renewable resource. D) Nonrenewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nonrenewable resources. 13. Match the definition to the term:an organic compound that contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms A) Fossil fuel. B) Petroleum. C) Biomass fuel. D) Hydrocarbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil fuel. 14. The ability of a system to do work; it is required for change to happen within a system. A) Renewable. B) Recycling. C) Biomass. D) Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Energy. 15. One of coal's negative effects is: A) Not available. B) Acid rain. C) It's expensive. D) Radioactivity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acid rain. 16. What is an disadvantage of wind power? A) It is a renewable resource. B) It does not produce any pollution. C) It only works when the wind blows. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It only works when the wind blows. 17. What is one concern over the building and use of wind turbines? A) Tornados. B) Reducing water vapor in the atmosphere. C) Earthquakes. D) Harming bird populations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harming bird populations. 18. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of coal production? A) Subsidies to keep the prices low. B) Estimated large supply of undiscovered reserves. C) Decreased biodiversity. D) Non-explosiveness. E) High net-energy yield. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decreased biodiversity. 19. A group of fifth-grade students was researching alternative energy resources in the school library. Each student made a list of resources. Which list contains only alternative energy resources? A) Biofuel, coal, geothermal, solar. B) Solar, biofuel, wind, geothermal. C) Wind, solar, oil, geothermal. D) Hydroelectric, coal, gas, wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar, biofuel, wind, geothermal. 20. Which renewable resource comes from the energy of moving water? A) Wind energy. B) Solar power. C) Biomass. D) Hydropower. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydropower. 21. Click on the energy resources that produce significant amounts of carbon dioxide A) Nuclear. B) Wind power. C) Hydroelectricity. D) Solar energy. E) NONE OF THESE PRODUCE CARBON DIOXIDE. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) NONE OF THESE PRODUCE CARBON DIOXIDE. 22. Coal is produced over millions of years and does NOT includes which of these steps: A) Heat & pressure turn the peat to lignite. B) Plants died and were covered by sediments. C) Animals died and were covered by sediment. D) Time and pressure changes dead plants into peat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Animals died and were covered by sediment. 23. Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor which are trapped in the atmosphere. A) Energy Resources. B) Solar Resources. C) Greenhouse Gases. D) Geothermal Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenhouse Gases. 24. Which of these energy resources produces the least amount of air pollution? A) Coal. B) Solar power. C) Biomass. D) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar power. 25. How do nuclear power-plants work? A) Fusion. B) Half-life. C) Fission. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fission. 26. Which of the following uses a natural source of energy that can be renewed through good conservation practices? A) Using natural gas to heat a home. B) Burning wood in a fireplace to warm a home. C) Using petroleum in a car to run the motor. D) Burning coal to produce electricity for a business. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burning wood in a fireplace to warm a home. 27. What type of accident was Chernobyl, considered to be one of the worst of its kind? A) Spreading wildfire. B) Act of terrorism. C) Natural disaster. D) Nuclear meltdown. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear meltdown. 28. Full form of LPG A) Liquified petroleum gas. B) Long pipe of gas. C) Long petroleum gas. D) Light petroleum gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liquified petroleum gas. 29. Fossil fuels are energy-rich because they contain A) Electricity. B) Hydrocarbons. C) Heat. D) Fossil fragments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydrocarbons. 30. Which fossil fuel is the cleanest? A) Coal. B) Natural Gas. C) Oil/Petroleum. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural Gas. ← 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