Q.1
What is a disadvantage of burning fossil fuels?
  • Absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
  • Do not create enough heat energy
  • Release harmful gasses into the atmosphere
  • Create too much heat energy
Q.2
What is geothermal energy?
  • Steam and hot water created in some volcanic areas are used to drive turbines
  • Heat energy that produced in underground nuclear power stations
  • Tidal energy produced by the motion of the sea
  • Energy produced by the radiation emitted by the sun
Q.3
What is a disadvantage of solar panels and solar cells?
  • Poor energy conversion on a cloudy day
  • Have to pay a monthly charge
  • Produces free energy
  • All of the above
Q.4
What is heated to produce steam in power stations?
  • Coal
  • Gas
  • Water
  • Sand
Q.5
Which of the following is/are associated with the term 'renewable energy'?
  • Wind
  • Solar panels
  • Hydroelectric power
  • All of the above
Q.6
What types of materials are fossil fuels?
  • Coal
  • Oil
  • Gas
  • All of the above
Q.7
What is a disadvantage of wind turbines?
  • Are not energy efficient
  • Create noise pollution
  • Can pick people up if they stand too close to them
  • Are unstable and regularly fall over
Q.8
What is a disadvantage of using nuclear energy?
  • Does not produce enough energy
  • Produces radioactive waste
  • Releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
  • Does not emit harmful radiation
Q.9
What materials are used as fuels in nuclear power stations?
  • Uranium and plutonium
  • Carbon and argon
  • Xenon and hydrogen
  • Helium and oxygen
Q.10
What is an advantage of solar panels and solar cells?
  • Produces more energy than the sun
  • Produces very little energy
  • Free energy once installed
  • All of the above
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