Energy sources and transfers quiz

Thermal energy is the transfer of

• sound

• heat

• motion

• light

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When thermal energy is transferred to an object

• the object gets colder

• the object gets bigger

• the object gets warmer

• the object get smaller

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Thermal energy moves from something

• warmer to something colder

• lighter to something darker

• taller to something shorter

• faster to something slower

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What is the main difference between hydroelectricity and tidal energy?

• hydro electricity is safe on the environment and tidal power is not.

• One pollutes the air and one does not

• There is no difference; they are the same

• Tidal power works rather like a hydro-electric scheme, except that the dam is much bigger.

True or False. Renewable sources will never run out.

• True

• False

Which form of energy uses water moving through a dam?

• Geothermal

• Nuclear

• Solar

• Hydropower

Energy that uses heat from within the earth is ____.

• Nuclear

• Geothermal

• Wind

• Solar

What is a disadvantage of using coal as an energy source?

• There is lots of it everywhere

• It releases radiation as a byproduct

• It is inexpensive

• Mining can damage the environment

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Which energy source uses turbines that spin in open air?

• Nuclear

• Hydropower

• Wind

• Geothermal

Which of these is NOT a fossil fuel?

• Natural gas

• Nuclear

• Oil

• Coal