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Earth Science Ch 5: Energy Sources
Earth Science Ch 5: Energy Sources
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A #science quiz about all of the energy sources that we use from #fossilfuels to #renewable energy.
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Removal of soil, destruction of habitat, lowering of water table, pollution of water are exs of
Problems with all fossil fuels
Problems with solar energy
Problems with coal mining
Problems with petroleum
2
What is a common process that renewable energy sources use?
Water movement or turn into steam
Water/steam turning a turbine
Turbine moving and generating electricity
All of the above
3
All living things contain the element...
Carbon
Oxygen
Gold
Nitrogen
4
Coal is formed over millions of years when decaying plants are affected by
Changing environments
Exposure to Air
Other plants
Heat and pressure
5
A mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of Earth; used as a fuel
Natural Gas
Petroleum
Coal
None of the above
6
The main component of natural gas is....
Methane
Propane
Butane
Gas
7
Petroleum and natural gas are constantly forming. Organism remains will form these in ....
Hundreds of years
Millions of years
Thousands of years
Never
8
Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of nuclear power
Risk of radiation being released into the environment
Toxic waste is created and needs to be stored
Hot water is created which could disrupt local ecosystems
Lots of greenhouse gases are added to the atmosphere
9
A liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds; used widely as a fuel source is
Natural Gas
Coal
Petroleum
None of the above.
10
Petroleum, coal, and natural gas are examples of ....
Fossil Fuels
Carbon fuels
Renewable energy
Nonrenewable energy
11
The process in which the nuclei of radioactive atoms are split into two or more smaller nuclei
Fusion
Fission
12
How is acid rain (precipitation) formed?
Sulfuric acid in the air from nuclear energy
Pollution particles in the air from renewable energy sources
Sulfuric acid in the air from fossil fuel burning
Pollution particles in the air from fossil fuel burning
13
The energy of falling water used to turn turbines that generate electrical energy
Water flowing energy
Hydroelectric energy
Hydro energy
Electric energy
14
A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago....
Dinosaur juice
Carbon fuels
Electricity fuels
Fossil fuels
15
Rain, sleet, or snow that contains a high concentration of acids
Acid Precipitation
Dark Precipitation
Toxic Precipitation
Acid Rain
16
Fuel cells work by converting chemical energy into
Electrical energy
More chemical energy
17
Which of the following is an
advantage
of Nuclear Energy
No massive strip or surface mines
Small amount of Uranium needed
No pollution from burning
Large amount of energy
18
Many trains in the 1800s and early 1900s used the following energy resource
Natural Gas
Petroluem
Steam
Coal
19
Advantages of fossil fuels
All of the above
Inexpensive
Found all over the world
Easy to obtain and transfer
20
A natural resource that humans use to generate energy is
Resource
Earth Resource
Energy resource
Material Resource
21
The energy released when a chemical compound reacts to produce new compounds
Fuel Energy
Fuel cells
Chemical fuel
Chemical Energy
22
Which of the following fossil fuels form from the remains of microscopic sea organisms?
Petroleum
Coal
Natural Gas
Petroleum and Natural Gas
23
Photochemical haze that forms when sunlight acts with pollutants or exhaust
Pollution
Fog
Smoke
Smog
24
Plant material, manure, or any organic matter used as an energy source
Atmomass
Biomass
Geomass
Hydromass
25
Permeable rocks are rocks through which fluids and liquids ....
are soaked up by the rocks
can move throughout
are chemically changed by the rock
cannot move throughout
26
All of the following are disadvantages of hydroelectric energy
except
Fish cannot migrate where a dam is blocking
Once the dam is built, generating electricity is expensive
Local ecosystems are destroyed when a new dam is built
Dams are not able to be built everywhere
27
A fossil fuel that forms underground from partially decomposed plant material is...
Petroleum
None of the above
Coal
Natural gas
28
The energy received by Earth from the
sun
in the form of
radiation
is called
Wind Energy
Radiation Energy
Solar Energy
Electrical Energy
29
Which of the following is NOT a reason why we havent used nuclear
fusion
for energy yet.....
It produces too much toxic waste
There needs to be extremely high temperatures
The technology is not created yet
Difficult to control and keep the reaction going
