This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Natural And Energy Resources – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The wise use of natural resources is called A) Conservation. B) Biomass. C) Restoration. D) Production. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conservation. 2. Why is it important to look for alternative energy sources? A) We need more energy. B) It takes millions of years to make fossil fuels and we may run out. C) There is no reason to use alternate energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It takes millions of years to make fossil fuels and we may run out. 3. Practical only in windy areas. This is a disadvantage of ..... A) Geothermal. B) Solar. C) Hydroelectric. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind. 4. ..... are formed by natural processes such as decomposition of buried organisms. Examples include coal, oil, natural gas, and petroleum. A) Geofuels. B) Fossil fuels. C) Conservation. D) Renewable sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fossil fuels. 5. Which is a possible consequence of using hydropower to produce electricity? A) More fossil fuels may be used. B) Dams may flood areas upstream. C) Air pollution may increase. D) Radioactive wastes may be produced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dams may flood areas upstream. 6. Storage sites for nuclear wastes A) Can only be located only in mountain ranges. B) Will always leak lethal amounts of radioactivity. C) Should be located only in areas that are extremely geologically stable. D) All nonrenewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should be located only in areas that are extremely geologically stable. 7. Which of the following resources carries a high potential for environmental damage? A) Nuclear. B) Geothermal. C) Trees. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear. 8. Which of the following nonrenewable energy sources accounts for 68% of the CO2 that is emitted by the U.S. electric power sector? A) Coal. B) Oil. C) Natural gas. D) Nuclear Power. E) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 9. All energy resources have benefits, risks, and drawbacks. Which two resources present the most dangerous risks and consequences for the environment during their acquisition? A) Oil and coal. B) Coal and solar energy. C) Geothermal energy and oil. D) Solar energy and geothermal energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oil and coal. 10. Which state is the largest producer of manganese? A) Karnataka. B) Jharkhand. C) Madhya Pradesh. D) Orissa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Orissa. 11. Energy stored by plants hundreds of millions of years ago that are buried underground are the energy we find in ..... A) Electricity. B) Fossil fuels. C) Natural gas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fossil fuels. 12. Very concentrated forms of energy; power plants do not produce smog (air pollution). A) Biomass. B) Nuclear. C) Solar. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuclear. 13. Renewable energy resources produce less ..... than fossil fuels. A) Pollution. B) Waste. C) Ethanol. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pollution. 14. The advantage of burning coal in order to generate electricity is that coal is- A) An inexpensive source of energy. B) The least energy efficient fossil fuel. C) A non-polluting source of energy. D) A renewable energy source. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An inexpensive source of energy. 15. The United States should become less dependent on fossil fuels because ..... A) They cause air pollution by releasing carbon dioxide and other gases when burned. B) They are in limited supply. C) They cause water pollution when there are oil spills. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 16. Which of the following is an advantage of nuclear power? A) Nuclear power generation produces very little water pollution. B) Nuclear wastes are easily recyclable. C) Nuclear power does not release any CO2. D) Uranium is a renewable resource. E) There is enough uranium left for the next 100, 000 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear power generation produces very little water pollution. 17. What do fossil fuel power plants, biomass power plants and nuclear power plants have in common? A) They all create air pollution and harm the enviroment. B) They all use heat to boil water and turn steam turbines. C) They are all very inexpensive to build. D) They all create greenhouse gasses that lead to global warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They all use heat to boil water and turn steam turbines. 18. A liquid fossil fuel formed from the remains of animals, algae, and other organisms is A) Natural gas. B) Hydrocarbon. C) Petroleum. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Petroleum. 19. What characteristic do all renewable resources share? A) Produced by waste products. B) Form underground from dead organisms. C) Replaced in a short period of time. D) Allow energy to pass through them easily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Replaced in a short period of time. 20. Which of the methods of generating electricity does NOT use a renewable energy resource? A) Solar panels taking in light energy. B) Drilling wells to reach hot rocks deep inside the earth. C) Turbines spinning in dam. D) Burning coal in a power plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Burning coal in a power plant. 21. Define renewable energy A) Resources that are replenished (or replaced) as quickly as they are used. B) Any resource that is not a fossil fuel. C) Resources that are used faster than they can be replaced (or replenished). D) Coal, Oil/Petroleum, Natural Gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resources that are replenished (or replaced) as quickly as they are used. 22. Fossil fuels originally got their energy from . A) Dead sea creatures. B) The wind. C) Plants that look like giant ferns. D) The sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sun. 23. Match the definition to the term:electricity produced by the kinetic energy of water moving over a waterfall or dam A) Solar energy. B) Nuclear fission. C) Geothermal energy. D) Hydroelectric power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydroelectric power. 24. Which of the following is not a negative effect of mining? A) Pollution. B) Erosion. C) Landslides. D) Earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earthquakes. 25. Which type of coal has the lowest energy content? A) Sub-bituminous. B) Bituminous. C) Anthracite. D) Lignite. E) All of these have equal energy content. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lignite. 26. Fuels formed from decaying remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years go A) Fossil fuels. B) Conservation. C) Nonrenewable resources. D) Hydroelectric power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil fuels. 27. The country that has made the largest commitment to increasing its share of renewable energy resources is: A) Russia. B) China. C) Saudia Arabia. D) United States. E) Iraq. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China. 28. What happens to fossil fuels to create electricity? A) They are melted. B) They are stored. C) They are burned. D) They are frozen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are burned. 29. The town of Clarksville is reviewing options for energy with the goal of reducing their production of greenhouse gases. Increased use of which energy source would reduce the town's greenhouse gas production? A) Natural gas. B) Petroleum fuel. C) Sunlight. D) Coal. 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