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Unit 13 Test RenewableEnergy

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completesthe statementor answersthe question'

source?
1. Habitat loss, soil erosion,and air pollution are disadvantagesof which rsnewableenergy
a. solar c' biomassfuel
b. wind d' moving water

2. Which of the following describesnew wind turbines?

a. cost-effective c' take ayeat to build
b. take up a large amount of space d. cannot generatemuch electricity

3. Renewable energy is energy from sourcesthat

a. are constantly being formed. c. humans can manufacture'
b. will take years to deplete. d. were once living organisms'

4. Which of the following is an exampleof how biomassfuel is currently being used?

a. Biogas digesters ferment manure and produce methane'
b. Dung-fned power stations produce electricity'
c. Ethanol from fermenting corn is addedto gasoline'
d. All of the above

5. A geothermalpower plant can be usedto generateelectricity

a. anYwherein the U.S'
b. in areaswhere depositsof water are heatedinside Earth'
. c. in areas where the ground stays warm throughout the year'
d. Both (a) and (c)

6. Ahybridcaruses
a. an efficient gasoline engineand an electric motor'
b. an efficient gasolineengineand a fuel cell'
c. a fuel cell and a solar cell.
d. a photovoltaic cell and an electric motor.

7. Comparedto washing clothesin warm water, washing clothesin cold water uses
a. much more energy. c' much less energy'
b. the same amount of energy. d. a little more energy.

8. Hydrogen could be usedas a fuel sourcein the future becauseit

a. is abundant' c' is usedin fuel cells'
b. can be burned as fuel. d. A11of the above

g. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion works becausewater boils at low temperatureswhen

a- in a high-pressurechamber.
b. cooled in a vacuum chamber.
c. under low pressure in a vacuum chamber.
d. pumped from the ocean.
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10. Which of the following is an exampleof cogeneration?

a. driving a fuel-efficient car
b. using the waste heat from a furnace to power a steam turbine
c. using ocean thermal energy conversion to run a turbine
d. using tidal power to generateelectricity

11. Which of the following is a major sourceof biomass fuel in developingcountries?

a. wood c' corn
b. dung d. Both (a) and (b)

12. A geothermal power plant gets energy by

a. pumping heatedwater or steamfrom rock formations'
b. circulating fluid underground.
c. holding water behind a dam.
d. using methane from decomposition.

13. In the United States,which of the following would increaseenergyefficiency?

a. using public transportation and developing more efficient enginesfor vehicles
b. turning thermostats down in winter and up in summer
c. insulating homesand businesses
d. Ail of the above

14. The most energy-efficient vehicles available today are

a. cars with gasolineengines. c. fuel cell cars'
b. hybrid cars. d. cars that use biomassfuel.

15. Geothermalheat pumps can heat homesby

a. circulating fluid undergroundto absorbheat from Earth'
b. pumping hot water or steam from deepunderground'
c. using underground rivers to turn a small turbine'
d. All of the above

16. Which of the following statementsabout hydrogenas a fuel sourceis correct?

a. Hydrogen can be burned as a fuel or used to produce electricity chemically.
b. Hydrogen is not abundant enough on Earth.
c. When hydrogen is burned, it releasespollutants.
d. Generating hydrogen by burning fossil fuels is inexpensive'

I7. A heat exchangeris used in

a. geothermalpower plants. c. wind turbines'
b. passivesolar heating. d. active solar heating'

18. The percentageof energyput into a systemthat doesuseful work is

a. energy conservation. c. energy efficiency.
b. renewable energy. d' energy conversion.
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19. One disadvantageof wind energyis that

a. wind turbines are not cost-effective.
b. large amounts of farmland are neededfor the turbines'
c. the difficulty of transporting the energy from its source to where it is needed.
d. wind turbines generateonly a small amount of energy'

20. Which of the following is a disadvantagefor Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion?

a. not enough cold water c. not enough warm water
b. ineffrcient plants d. can only be done in cold areas

2I. In developingcountries,you are most likely to furd biomassused

a. to generateelectricity. c. as a sourceof hydropower.
b. for manufacturing. d. for heating and cooking.

Completion
Completeeachstatement.

22. Thefastestgrowingsourceof energyin theworld is

23. Tidal power,hydrogenfuel cells,andoceanthermalenergyconversionare sourcesof

energy.

24. Hydroelectricenergyis electricitygenerated

from

25. Energyfrom sourcesthat areconstantlybeingformedis energy.

26. When bacteria decomposeorganic wastes,one by-product is , which can be burned to

generateheat and electricitY.

27. Wind, plant growth,andthewatercyclearepoweredby

is
28. Energyfrom sourcesthat are still in development energy.

29. A tidal powerplantworksmuchlike a(n) power plant.

30. Wind turbines convert the movement of the wind into

31. An alternative energy technology that uses the temperature difference between layers of water to generate
electricitv is ocean

32. Using gasoholor ethanol from corn in vehiclesis an exampleof using fuel.

33. Hydrogen gas can be producedby using to split moleculesof water.

34. Electricity is produced chemically when hydrogen and oxygen are combined in a(n)
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35. Theproductionof two usefulformsof energyfrom thesamefuel sourceis called

arewayspeoplecan
36. Carpoolingandtakingpublictransportation snergy.

37. Hybrid carsconvertsomeof theenergyof into electricitv,

38. Solar cells are also called

39. Passivesolarheatingusesenergyfrom thesunto a home directly.

40. The technology that uses solar collectors to gather energy from the sun is known as

4L A good way to increasethe of a home is to increasethe amount of insulation.

42. A photovoltaic cell convertsthe sun'senergyinto

Short Answer

43. Describe the differencesbetweenpassivesolar heatingand active solar heating.

44. Explain the differencebetweenwhat a photovoltaic cell doesand how solar heatingworks.

45. Comparethe use of biomassfuel in developedcountriesand developingcountries'

46. Describehow a hydroelectricpower plant works'

pump (for
47. What is the difference betweenhow a geothermal power plant operatesand how a geothermal heat
home heating) works?

48. What are two ways that hydrogencould be used as a fuel sourcein the future?

49. Identify three ways that peoplecan conserveenergyin their daily lives.

50. What is the equation for determining energy efficiency?

51. How is most energylost from homes?

52. What form of renewable energy meets most of the energy needsof developing countries?

53. Why is it likely that hydroelectric energy will be generatedincreasingly by micro-hydropower plants rather than
by large hydroelectricdams?

54. Salt water corrodes metals rapidiy. What effect is this likely to have on the cost of electricity produced from
tidal power?
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Problem
the sun.Is your friend
5 5 . your frieird saysthat all formsof renewablee,nergycomedirectly or indirectlyfrom
how the suncreatesthe
correct?Explain yogr answerby listing the formsof renewableenergy.Describe
comefrom the sun,
variousforms of eirergyyou'velisted.if you'venamedany forms of e'nergythat do not
ideirtiff their sources.

to burn
s6. you heatyour homewith electricheat.You wish to reduceyour electricbills, soyou havedecidedwhat other
of doingthis?
anddisadvantages
woodin a wood furnace.what are the enviroffnentaladvantages
stepscould you taketo conserveelectricity?

expensiveandpolluting?
57. If hydrogenis the mostconrmonelementon Eartb,what makesgeneratinghydrogen
What is; possiblesolutionthat would geireratehydrogenwithout polluting the environment?