This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Natural And Energy Resources – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A factory has started to use plant and animal waste as a fuel to power turbines. What is the benefit of using such an energy source? A) It promotes the reuse of non-renewable resources. B) It helps recycle energy sources. C) It reduces the dependence on renewable resources. D) It helps conserve fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It helps conserve fossil fuels. 2. Hydroelectric power produces electricity using ..... A) Dung. B) Sunlight. C) Wind. D) Moving water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moving water. 3. Turning the heat down before going to bed is an example of which type of conservation? A) Reusing. B) Recycling. C) Reducing. D) Replenishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reducing. 4. In the US, more coal is used for ..... than for any other use. A) Making steel. B) Generating electricity. C) Heating buildings. D) Making chemicals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Generating electricity. 5. Which of these types of energy resources is MOST LIKELY to be used up by human activity? A) Solar energy. B) Fossil fuel energy. C) Geothermal energy. D) Wind energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fossil fuel energy. 6. Some power plants pump water down deep holes into hot rock. The hot rock heats the water, which turns the water into steam. The steam rushes back to Earth's surface and is used to make electricity. This plant is generating which alternative energy resource? A) Biomass. B) Wind. C) Solar energy. D) Geothermal energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geothermal energy. 7. Which of the following regions is not associated with the availability of petroleum? A) Gujarat. B) Assam. C) Mumbai High. D) Madhya Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Madhya Pradesh. 8. Oil, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Coal-What do these items have in common? A) They are examples of energy resources that do not cause pollution. B) They are examples of nonrenewable energy resources. C) They are examples of renewable energy resources. D) They are examples of inexhaustible energy resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are examples of nonrenewable energy resources. 9. Match the definition to the term:fuel made from living things A) Solar energy. B) Biomass fuel. C) Nuclear fission. D) Hydroelectric power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biomass fuel. 10. Which renewable resource generates electricity from heat found in Earth's core? A) Biomass. B) Hydro power. C) Geothermal. D) Nuclear power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geothermal. 11. Which of these describes a human activity that uses up a non-renewable resource? A) Car engines consuming large amounts of fossil fuels. B) Building new roads that cause topsoil to erode. C) Pollutants on roads washing into streams during rainstorms. D) Chopping down trees from the forest for heating homes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Car engines consuming large amounts of fossil fuels. 12. Match the definition to the term:liquid fossil fuel; oil A) Solar energy. B) Nuclear fission. C) Geothermal energy. D) Hydroelectric power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuclear fission. 13. Wind power is used to pump water from the ground and generate electricity. The most likely environmental impact of using wind power is: A) The release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. B) Disturbing native plant and animal populations. C) A reduction in the use of fossil fuels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disturbing native plant and animal populations. 14. Practical only in locations near hot spots and the waste water can damage soil. This is a disadvantage of ..... A) Wind. B) Geothermal. C) Solar. D) Hydroelectric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geothermal. 15. Which of the following is nonrenewable A) Nuclear. B) Hydroelectric. C) Wind. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear. 16. ..... power is electricity produced by flowing water. A) Solar. B) Wind. C) Water. D) Hydroelectric. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydroelectric. 17. Which of the following is the largest coal field in India? A) Singrauli. B) Bokaro. C) Jharia. D) Raniganj. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jharia. 18. All are advantages of using Nuclear energy EXCEPT A) No air pollution. B) Renewable resource. C) Concentrated energy form. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable resource. 19. Loss of biodiversity due to chemicals leaking into soil and waterways may be caused by A) Harvesting. B) Strip mining. C) Underground mining. D) Both underground and strip mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both underground and strip mining. 20. Hot air moving up is an example of A) Magic. B) Conduction. C) Radiation. D) Convection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Convection. 21. What are fossil fuels? A) Energy producers that comes from radioactive elements. B) A natural product that can be changed into other energy forms to do work. C) Energy resources that formed from buried plants and animals that lived a very long time ago. D) Resources that are replaced faster than they are used. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy resources that formed from buried plants and animals that lived a very long time ago. 22. A gaseous fossil fuel that is often used for cooking or grilling is called ..... A) Charcoal. B) Natural gas. C) Petroleum. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural gas. 23. Which problem is most likely to result from the use of nuclear power? A) Pollutants in the groundwater after drilling. B) Storage of radioactive wastes. C) Miners getting trapped underground. D) Oil spills that pollute oceans and beaches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Storage of radioactive wastes. 24. What must be present for Fossil Fuels to form? A) Bones and sediment. B) Dead organisms and layers of sediment. C) Dead organisms, layers of sediment, and heat & pressure over time. D) Bones and Heat & Pressure over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dead organisms, layers of sediment, and heat & pressure over time. 25. Which is a disadvantage of solar energy? A) Solar energy cannot be used to turn turbines. B) The sun is too far away to provide enough energy. C) Solar panels produce pollutants that lead to global warming. D) Photovoltaic cells do not produce electricity at night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photovoltaic cells do not produce electricity at night. 26. Match the definition to the term:a resource that is not replaced within a useful time frame A) Natural resource. B) Nonrenewable resource. C) Renewable resource. D) Inexhaustible resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable resource. 27. Which of the following energy resources is nonrenewable? A) Hydropower. B) Biomass. C) Fossil Fuel. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil Fuel. 28. Dams built to regulate the flow of water are important to which type of alternative energy resource? A) Biofuels. B) Geothermal. C) Hydroelectric. D) Fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydroelectric. 29. Alternative Energy Sources A) Replace or supplement traditional fossil-fuel sources. B) Reusing rain water (grey water) to water plants. C) Recycling paper. D) Using scrubbers when burning coal to reduce toxic emissions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Replace or supplement traditional fossil-fuel sources. 30. Which alternative energy resource can be used to power cars and may be made from fermenting sugars? A) Geothermal. B) Wind. C) Biofuel. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biofuel. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesNatural And Energy Resources Quiz 1Natural 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 8Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books