TBSHS GCSE Geography. Energy Quiz 5 - Germany

In 2020, what percentage of Germany's energy mix was produced from renewable resources?

• 10

• 15

• 28

• 33

Germany plans to have closed all of its nuclear power stations by 2022.

What significant event in 2011 prompted Germany to speed up the closure process?

• The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

• The Chernobyl nuclear reactor explosion

• The Fukushima tsunami and subsequent nuclear accident

• The construction of the Three Gorges Dam

National scale targets for greenhouse gas emissions are measured against 1990 levels.

Germany has committed to reducing greenhouse emissions by ___ % by 2050.

• 30

• 40

• 60

• 80

Germany's energy plan up until 2050 includes TWO main strategies:

• Increase nuclear capacity

• Drive down energy consumption

• Increase supply from renewables

• Promote clean coal technology

When the government pays producers of renewable energy, e.g. homes and businesses, for the electricity they produce.

• Unsustainable energy production

• Sustainable energy production

• Feed-out tariffs

• Feed-in tariffs

The Bavaria Solarpark uses nearly 60,000 photovoltaic panels.

The project is anticipated to reduce CO₂ emissions by _____________ tonnes over the next 30 years.

• 1000

• 10,000

• 100,000

• 1 million

In 2014, Germany was producing approximately 8% of its electricity from wind turbines.

In 2020, this figure was almost...

• 20%

• 25%

• 30%

• 40%

Developing wind power

TWO strategies promoted by the German government:

• Replacing old wind turbines with new, more efficient designs to increase energy production

• Build more onshore wind farms in urban locations close to the consumers

• All new homes to include a wind turbine to take advantage of feed-in tariffs

• Build new wind farms in offshore locations to increase sustainable energy output

Which energy resource is Germany planning to phase out by 2038?

• Natural gas

• Oil

• Coal

• Nuclear

In 2014, Germany produced around 30% of its electricity from renewables.

In 2020, this figure was around...

• 25

• 40

• 50

• 60