This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Natural And Energy Resources – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the name of the Game System Lisa and Bart were playing? A) Nintendo. B) Playstation. C) Wii. D) Zii. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zii. 2. Non-Renewable resources are A) Man-made resources. B) Cannot be replaced quickly. C) Never run out. D) Can be replaced in a short amount of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cannot be replaced quickly. 3. What is an environmental consequence of wind power? A) It can cause flooding. B) Radioactive waste. C) Air pollution. D) There are no serious consequences. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There are no serious consequences. 4. Which of the following is not a characteristic of minerals? A) Their distribution is uneven. B) They are inexhaustible. C) They have a definite chemical composition. D) They are created by natural processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are inexhaustible. 5. All of these are related to the formation of oil or natural gas EXCEPT A) Sedimentary Rocks. B) Active Volcanoes. C) Decayed Plants. D) Decomposed Animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Active Volcanoes. 6. The greatest damage to the environment caused by oil extraction is from: A) The drilling. B) Road construction and infrastructure development. C) The development of the market in a new country. D) The remediation and relocation. E) The initial logging. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Road construction and infrastructure development. 7. Which statement is true about coal and natural gas? A) Both are renewable resources. B) Both require wind in order to work. C) Both lead to greenhouse gases and climate change. D) Neither one causes global warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both lead to greenhouse gases and climate change. 8. Obtaining natural gas from shale rock layers deep below the Earth's surface is called A) Drilling. B) Cracking. C) Fracking. D) Mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fracking. 9. What is an advantage to using solar and wind power as energy sources? A) They are harmful to the environment. B) They are sustainable and renewable. C) They are renewable but not sustainable. D) They are cheap to build. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are sustainable and renewable. 10. The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ..... A) Natural gas. B) Wind. C) Oil. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural gas. 11. The ability of using resources so that the resources are not depleted or permanently damaged is called A) Natural resource. B) Alternative. C) Sustainable. D) Conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sustainable. 12. All are disadvantages of using Water energy EXCEPT A) Nonrenewable resource. B) Needs dams that hurt the ecosystem. C) Needs rivers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonrenewable resource. 13. What is the correct order of how energy is produced in a powerplant? A) Heat up water, hot water spins a turbine, turbine powers a generator. B) Make steam, power a generator, spin a turbine. C) Make steam, steam spins a turbine, generator changes mechanical energy to electric energy. D) Turn on a generator, spin a turbine, make steam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Make steam, steam spins a turbine, generator changes mechanical energy to electric energy. 14. Georgia is very hot in the summer but we generate very little solar power. Why? A) It is expensive to start up. B) It is not 100% reliable:we have lots of cloudy / rainy days. C) It is easier to continue using non-renewable sources. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. Which of the following pairs is the predominant source of fuel for electricity generation in the United States? A) Oil and Coal. B) Nuclear Fuels and Solar Power. C) Coal and Natural Gas. D) Natural Gas and Oil. E) Hydroelectric Dams and Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal and Natural Gas. 16. All renewable resources are sustainable. A) True. B) False:coal, oil, and natural gas will run out eventually. C) False:solar energy is not sustainable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Before wind energy was used to generate electricity, it was used by ranches and farmers to: A) Call their livestock in at sundown. B) Help them keep cool on hot days. C) Pump water out of the ground. D) Send signals and messages to others. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pump water out of the ground. 18. A gas, usually found in the ground positioned above petroleum deposits, that is burned to obtain energy; a nonrenewable fossil fuel. A) Nonrenewable. B) Conservation. C) Fossil Fuels. D) Natural Gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural Gas. 19. Which of the following energy sources is a chief contributor to greenhouse gas emissions as well as increasing environmental mobility of mercury? A) Natural gas cogeneration. B) Nuclear power. C) Wind power. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal. 20. Why is nuclear energy not considered renewable? A) It is made using minerals that take millions of years to form. B) It is unlimited. C) It IS considered renewable. D) It is scarce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is made using minerals that take millions of years to form. 21. Which of the following is NOT a product made from petroleum? A) Gasoline. B) Paint. C) Paper. D) Plastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paper. 22. What term describes cutting down or removing trees from an area allowing the soil to erode easily? A) Clear Cutting. B) Geothermal. C) Coal. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clear Cutting. 23. Crude oil is often found in underground deposits along with A) Water. B) Natural gas. C) Coal. D) Peat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural gas. 24. What is the energy formed from the motion of moving electrons? A) Nuclear. B) Chemical. C) Electrical. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electrical. 25. Which energy source would help countries decrease dependence on fossil fuels? A) Geothermal power. B) Coal. C) Natural gas. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geothermal power. 26. All are advantages of using Geothermal energy EXCEPT A) Nonrenewable resource. B) Renewable resource. C) Almost endless source. D) Little land needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonrenewable resource. 27. What is a renewable resource? A) Oil. B) An object you cannot reuse. C) An object you can reuse. D) Fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An object you can reuse. 28. What are the 3 main fossil fuels? A) Coal, Oil, and Gasoline. B) Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas. C) Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum. D) Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas. 29. Energy we get from burning living things A) Biomass Fuel. B) Hydroelectricity. C) Wind Energy. D) Hydrogen Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biomass Fuel. 30. Which type of energy comes to our homes through wires? A) Nuclear energy. B) Electrical energy. C) Potential energy. D) Electromagnetic energy. E) Kinetic energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electrical energy. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesNatural And Energy Resources Quiz 1Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 2Natural 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