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