Fuel quiz 2
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WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER?
QUIZ ON FUELS
1. NAME THE 3 MAIN TYPES OF FOSSIL FUELS
2. In a Power Plant, chemical energy is changed to thermal
energy, then ________energy.
3. To make electricity, a ______turns inside a
_________.
4. Which is not a problem when mining for coal?
• A) Erosion• B) Dangerous
to miners• C) Water
pollution• D) Radiation
5. Which is a not a renewable resource?
• A) Wood• B) Water• C) Wind• D) Sun
6. HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS use…
• A) WIND• B) WATER• C) GAS• D) SUN
7. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH WIND POWER?
• A) We would have to import too much
• B) It depends a lot on where you live
• C)It creates air pollution.
8. GEOTHERMAL is used to heat 90% of homes in …
• A) Antarctica• B) Alaska• C) Iceland• D) Ireland
9. Which is NOT a biomass fuel?
• A) WOOD• B) LEAVES• C) WATER• D) MANURE
10. This is a diagram of what type of energy?
• A) HYDROGEN• B) THERMAL• C) BIOMASS• D)GEOTHERMAL
11. Where does nuclear fission take place?
• A)- in the fuel rods in the reactor
• B)- in the condenser
• C)- in the cooling tower
• D) in the turbines
12. A factory where crude oil is made into other products…
• A)- nuclear power plant
• B)- refinery• C)- geothermal
plant• D) none
13. Gasohol = • A)- gas &
alcohol • B)- corn and gas• C) -petroleum &
gas• D)-nuclear
fission
14. Petrochemicals are compounds made from
________• A)- gasoline• B)- electricity• C)- oil• D)- chemicals
15. Combustion is the burning of fuel to release…
• A)- smoke• B) –atoms• C)-energy• D) insulation
16. Known deposits of fossil fuels =
• A) -storage tanks
• B)- reserves• C)- oil rigs• D)- reactors
17. Material that blocks the transfer of heat is called…
• A)- electricity• B)- wind• C)- insulation• D)- biomass
18. _____controls nuclear fission reactions in the
reactor• A)- the nucleus• B) control rods• C) uranium –
235• D) the cooling
chamber
19. The % of energy actually used to perform work is
________
• A)- power• B)-electricity• C)- fission• D) efficiency
20. The splitting of an atom’s nucleus =
• A) -nuclear fission
• B)- atomic power
• C)- nuclear fusion
• D) none
ANSWERS• 1. Coal, Oil, Natural Gas• 2. Mechanical• 3. Magnet; Coil• 4. D- Radiation• 5. None- all are renewable• 6. B- Water• 7. B- depends on where you live• 8. C- Iceland• 9. C- Water• 10. D- Geothermal
• 11. A- Fuel rods• 12. B- Refinery• 13. A- Gas + Alcohol• 14. C- Oil• 15. C- Energy• 16. B- Reserves• 17. C- Insulation• 18. B- Control Rods• 19. D- Efficiency• 20. A- Nuclear fission