This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Natural And Energy Resources – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a device that changes solar energy into electrical energy? A) Perpetual motion machine. B) Electric generator. C) Solar cell. D) Wind turbine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar cell. 2. Which nonrenewable energy source comes from the remains of dead organisms? A) Hydroelectricity. B) Gasoline. C) Solar power. D) Geothermal heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gasoline. 3. Where does nuclear energy come from? A) Electric generators. B) Geothermal energy. C) Radioactive elements. D) Fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radioactive elements. 4. ..... is another name for oil, a liquid fossil fuel? A) Methane. B) Petroleum. C) Erosion. D) Petrochemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petroleum. 5. The preservation and wise use of a resource is ..... A) Depositing. B) Pollution. C) Recycling. D) Conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conservation. 6. One benefit of geothermal energy is that ..... A) A plant can be built ANYWHERE. B) It can provide power 24 hours a day. C) It harms ecosystems where it's built. D) It doesn't cost a lot of money to build. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It can provide power 24 hours a day. 7. Which energy sources will have minimal impact on the environment with respect to renewal and reuse? A) Natural gas. B) Oil. C) Coal. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 8. Match the definition to the term:the intense heat energy that comes from Earth's interior A) Efficiency. B) Geothermal energy. C) Nonrenewable resource. D) Solar energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geothermal energy. 9. Geothermal energy is energy from A) Heat from deep in the earth. B) Wind. C) The sun. D) Inexhaustable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heat from deep in the earth. 10. Which renewable energy resource is the primary source of energy for life processes on Earth? A) Geothermal energy. B) Hydrologic energy. C) Wind energy. D) Solar energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar energy. 11. Which type of energy involves both fusion & fission? A) Potential energy. B) Electrical energy. C) Electromagnetic energy. D) Nuclear energy. E) Kinetic energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear energy. 12. Which of the following nonrenewable energy sources is easily transported through establishing pipelines, produces a high net-energy yield, is subsidized by the U.S. government, and can be used to produce many other products such as paints, medicines and plastics? A) Natural Gas. B) Methane. C) Nuclear Power. D) Oil. E) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oil. 13. A natural resource that can be used and replaced over a relatively short time period is a ..... A) Timeless resource. B) Nonrenewable resource. C) Fossil fuel. D) Renewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Renewable resource. 14. A disadvantage of ..... is that it creates radioactive wastes A) Biomass. B) Hydroelectric. C) Nuclear. D) Fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuclear. 15. At this nuclear accident a valve accidentally shut and stopped feed water from cooling the reactor core. A) Chernobyl. B) Fukushima. C) Three mile Island. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three mile Island. 16. Energy cannot be destroyed or created, only transferred. What is this known as? A) Kinetic Energy. B) Law of Conservation of Energy. C) Energy Law. D) Destroying Energy Law. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Law of Conservation of Energy. 17. Your calculator has a little glass screen that turns sunlight into power so it can run without batteries. What kind of energy is this? A) Active solar-you need photovoltaic cells for it to work. B) Passive solar-there aren't any electronics used. C) Geothermal. D) Hydropower. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Active solar-you need photovoltaic cells for it to work. 18. Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer; the warm air rises because of A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Radiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convection. 19. Biofuel is ..... A) Energy that comes from the Sun. B) A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy. C) Fuel from plant material. D) Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fuel from plant material. 20. For the United States, the primary fuel that we use for our energy is: A) Nuclear. B) Oil. C) Wood. D) Coal. E) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oil. 21. What is plant material, manure, or any other organic matter that is used as an energy source A) Hydro. B) Geothermal. C) Biomass. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomass. 22. What is the result of using fossil fuels more rapidly than they are formed? A) The supply will eventually run out. B) The supply will be replenished more quickly. C) The supply will not be affected. D) The price of fossil fuels will get lower. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The supply will eventually run out. 23. Which energy resource, once depleted, is essentially nonrenewable? A) Biomass. B) Wind. C) Solar. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal. 24. Geothermal energy is created when A) Cold water is pumped into ground, heated by magma and turned to steam. B) When wind blows and creates electricity. C) When running water turns turbines and creates electricity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cold water is pumped into ground, heated by magma and turned to steam. 25. What changes chemical energy from fossil fuels into electrical energy? A) Windmills. B) Electric generators. C) Nuclear fission. D) Power plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electric generators. 26. What provides the heat for geothermal energy? A) Steam. B) The Sun. C) Magma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magma. 27. Surface mining can cause A) Only air pollution. B) Only noise pollution. C) Both air and noise pollution. D) Safe Drinking Water Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both air and noise pollution. 28. What are the 3 fossil fuels? A) Coal, Oil/Petroleum, Natural Gas. B) Wind, Biomass, Hydro. C) Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear. D) Solar, Wind, Hydro. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal, Oil/Petroleum, Natural Gas. 29. All are disadvantages of using Biomass as an energy source EXCEPT A) Needs a lot of farmland. B) Nonrenewable resource. C) Produces smoke. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable resource. 30. Which of these renewable energy sources gets its energy directly from the sun? A) Solar. B) Hydrogen. C) Geothermal. D) Wind. 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