This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Natural And Energy Resources – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are nonrenewable resources? A) Energy sources that are replaced faster than they are used. B) Energy sources that can never be replaced or are replaced more slowly than they are used. C) A natural product that can be changed into other forms of energy to do work. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energy sources that can never be replaced or are replaced more slowly than they are used. 2. How would having a yard sale to sell old toys, be good for the environment? A) Toys are good for the environment. B) Make money. C) Other people can reuse the toys. D) Use up natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Other people can reuse the toys. 3. Why do we study fossils? A) For fun. B) To see how rocks were formed. C) To study the past animals, landforms, and plants. D) To see how people lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To study the past animals, landforms, and plants. 4. Which one of these is not a renewable resource? A) Wind. B) Solar. C) Natural Gas. D) Biofuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural Gas. 5. Wind Energy is ..... A) A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy. B) Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air. C) Energy that comes from the Sun. D) Fuel from plant material. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air. 6. What does "clean" mean for energy sources? A) Smells good. B) Creates pollution. C) Does not create pollution. D) Not dirty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Does not create pollution. 7. The south-west plateau region is rich in which of the following minerals? A) Silver. B) Mica and Graphite. C) Ferrous metals and bauxite. D) Anthracite coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ferrous metals and bauxite. 8. Which statement proposes a method to conserve resources such as silicon and aluminum? A) Increase the production of cars and cell phones. B) Decrease the production of paper and furniture. C) Encourage the recycling of soda cans and glass. D) Encourage the recycling of paper and clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Encourage the recycling of soda cans and glass. 9. What is a benefit of carpooling? A) Less accidents on roadways. B) Conserving fossil fuels by saving gasoline. C) Less pollution. D) Both b and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both b and c. 10. Match the definition to the term:the splitting of an atom's nucleus into 2 smaller nuclei and neutrons, releasing a large quantity of energy A) Nuclear fission. B) Geothermal energy. C) Solar energy. D) Hydroelectric power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear fission. 11. Fossil Fuels are formed ..... A) From the remains of organisms. B) By high winds and temperatures. C) In shallow areas over short period of time. D) In shallow areas over short periods of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From the remains of organisms. 12. Radioactive waste is one of the main disadvantages of which type of energy resource? A) Fossil fuels. B) Nuclear power. C) Solar power. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuclear power. 13. Currently, most high-level radioactive waste from nuclear reactors in the United States is: A) Buried in Yucca Mountain. B) Chemically modified into safe materials. C) Stored in deep ocean trenches. D) Stored at the power plant that produced it. E) Reprocessed into new fuel pellets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stored at the power plant that produced it. 14. Which of these energy sources is mostly used for transportation? A) Natural Gas. B) Oil. C) Coal. D) Hydroelectric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oil. 15. Energy is defined as the ability to cause A) Change. B) Heat. C) Electricity. D) Chemicals to glow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change. 16. At this nuclear accident safety procedures were not followed causing the nuclear meltdown. A) Chernobyl. B) Fukushima. C) Three mile Island. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chernobyl. 17. Which is a disadvantage of wind energy? A) Wind is free. B) The land beneath can still be used. C) Windmills can kill birds. D) Wind produces no waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Windmills can kill birds. 18. What is biomass? A) Energy from the sun. B) Energy from water. C) Energy from wind. D) Energy from plant and animal waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Energy from plant and animal waste. 19. Why is it important to conserve energy even from renewable resources? A) Every kind of renewable energy resource has some disadvantages. B) Renewable energy resources produce radioactive wastes. C) Renewable energy resources cannot be replaced after they are used. D) Using renewable energy resources causes more pollution than using nonrenewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every kind of renewable energy resource has some disadvantages. 20. Which is most likely to conserve energy resources? A) Burning coal instead of using hydropower. B) Using nuclear energy instead of solar energy. C) Turning thermostats higher in winter. D) Using public transportation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using public transportation. 21. What form of alternative energy uses the heat from the earth? A) Solar power. B) Biomass power. C) Wind power. D) Geothermal power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geothermal power. 22. Unlimited; Power plants require little land. This is an advantage of ..... A) Biomass. B) Hydroelectric. C) Geothermal. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geothermal. 23. How can we save water each day? A) Stop taking showers or baths. B) Try to take quick showers. C) Stop washing our hands. D) Drink juice instead of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Try to take quick showers. 24. What form of alternative energy uses the sun? A) Wind power. B) Geothermal power. C) Hydroelectric power. D) Solar power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar power. 25. Fossil Fuels are not renewable. What will happen if people continue to consume these fossil fuels? A) Cars will be able to move faster. B) We will need to make more fossil fuels. C) These resources will disappear. D) Conditions will remain the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) These resources will disappear. 26. How does conserving and recycling paper help manage energy resources? A) Paper that has been used can be burned to produce energy. B) Making paper requires energy and uses up natural resources. C) Recycling paper increases the amount of waste in landfills. D) Using less paper means more trees can be used as an energy resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making paper requires energy and uses up natural resources. 27. Stored energy in water behind a dam falls and changes into mechanical energy that turns a turbine that turns coils in a generator that produces electrical energy. What is this? A) Fossil Fuel Power Plant. B) Nuclear Power Plant. C) Hydroelectric Power Plant. D) Nonrenewable Power Plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydroelectric Power Plant. 28. The energy resource that is most affected by change in weather is .....? A) Wind. B) Nuclear. C) Geothermal. D) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind. 29. Why don't we use solar energy or geothermal energy as much as we could? A) The sun and geothermal energy are limited. B) The sun and geothermal are too weak in certain areas. C) The set-up cost is too expensive. D) The machines are too large. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The set-up cost is too expensive. 30. What issue did the Simpsons keep running into with using a wind turbine to supply electricity? A) The wind turbine didnt work unless it was sunny. B) The wind turbine required gasoline to work. C) The wind turbine would not supply power unless there was wind. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The wind turbine would not supply power unless there was wind. ← 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 8Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books