Here's a quiz
to test your energy knowledge.Here's a quiz
to test your energy knowledge.1. Most of the energy we use originally came from
a) the sun
b) the air
c) the soil
d) the oceans
Find the
answer.
2. Electrical energy can be produced from
a) mechanical energy
b) chemical energy
c) radiant energy
d) All of the above
Find the answer.
3. Which uses the most energy in American homes each
year?
a) lighting
b) water heating
c) heating and cooling rooms
d) refrigeration
Find
the answer.
4. The U.S. consumes lots of energy. Which fuel
provides the most energy?
a) petroleum
b) coal
c) natural gas
d) solar
Find
the answer.
5. Coal, petroleum, natural gas, and propane are fossil
fuels. They are called fossil fuels because:
a) they
are burned to release energy and they cause air pollution
b) they
were formed from the buried remains of plants and tiny animals that
lived hundred of millions of years ago
c) they
are nonrenewable and will run out
d) they
are mixed with fossils to provide energy
Find
the answer.
6. Gasoline is produced by refining which fossil fuel?
a) natural
gas
b) coal
c) petroleum
d) propane
Find the
answer.
7. Propane is used instead of natural gas on many farms
and in rural areas. Why is propane often used instead of natural gas?
a)
it’s safer
b)
it’s portable
c)
it’s cleaner
d)
it’s cheaper
Find
the answer.
8. What sector of the U.S. economy consumes most of
the nation’s petroleum?
a)
residential
b)
commercial
c)
industrial
d)
transportation
Find
the answer.
9. Natural gas is transported mainly by
a)
pipelines
b)
trucks
c)
barges
d)
all three equally
Find
the answer.
10. Global warming focuses on an increase in the level
of which gas in the atmosphere?
a)
ozone
b)
sulfur dioxide
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
nitrous oxide
Find the
answer.
11. Solar, biomass, geothermal, wind, and hydropower
energy are all renewable sources of energy. They are called renewable
because they
a)
are clean and free to use
b)
can be converted directly into heat and electricity
c)
can be replenished by nature in a short period of time
d)
do not produce air pollution
Find the
answer.
12. Today, which renewable energy source provides the
U.S. with the most energy?
a)
wind
b)
solar
c)
geothermal
d)
hydropower
Find
the answer.
13. Electricity is the movement of
a)
atoms
b)
molecules
c)
electrical charge
d)
neutrons
Find the answer.
14. How much of the energy in burning coal reaches
the consumer as electricity?
a)
1/3 (one-third)
b)
1/2 (one-half)
c)
3/4 (three-quarters)
d)
9/10 (nine-tenths)
Find the answer.
15. In a nuclear power plant, uranium atoms
a)
combine and give off heat energy
b)
split and give off heat energy
c)
burn and give off heat energy
d)
split and give off electrons
Find
the answer.
16. Which of the following is an alternative to using gasoline to fuel vehicles?
a) electricity
b) alcohol
c) vegetable oil
d) all of the above
Find
the answer.
17. What appliance in your house uses the most electricity when it's plugged in but not being used?
a) television
b) computer monitor
c) cordless phone
d) microwave oven
Find
the answer.
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