ALTERNATE ENERGY

Renewable energy sources are better than nonrenewable energy sources

• Yes

• No

• Some times

In Renewable sources, energy comes from

• Sun

• Coal

• Water

• Petroleum

What is (are) most common benefit(s) of Renewable energy sources

• Low fuel cost

• Less pollution

• Highly available

• Low Setup cost

The main drawback of Hydropower plant is

• Resettlement problem

• Deforestation

• High capital cost

• Dam induced seismicity

The area from which water intake obtained for a hydropower plant is called

• Delta area

• Forest area

• Catchment area

• Eustary

A single solar cell can produce about-----V

• 0.5-0.6

• 1-1.2

• >10

• >30

Where does the heat come from for geothermal energy?

• water

• sun

• atoms

• earth

The most commonly used Geothermal plant is based on

• Dry steam system

• Flash system

• Binary system

• None of these

Potential pollutant that can be released from Geothermal power plant is

• SO2

• CO2

• CO

• H2S

Geothermal power directly can be used for

• Cooking

• Bathing

• Heating homes

• De-ice roads