Book Quiz: Alternative Fuel Cars

Why is solar energy a good

way to power machines?

• It does not get used up

  like oil does.

• Solar panels can be put

  up in many places.

• No pollution is released

  when using solar energy.

• All of the above

As compared to today, how

will life be different in 2056

if something isn’t done to

reduce the use of gasoline?

• There will be no cars.

• There will be fuel shortages.

• There will not be any

  pollution.

• The weather is likely

  to be colder.

What is an alternative fuel?

• something unusual

• a different kind of fuel

• a fuel made from grass

• a way to get oil from rock

What is holding people back

from using solar energy more?

• The heat from the Sun

  is too great.

• There’s no sunlight in

  many places.

• The cost of making the

  solar cells is too great.

• Solar cells are made from

  a very rare ingredient.

Where do scientists hope to

get hydrogen to use in cars?

• from space

• from water

• from rocks

• from plants

Why can’t people just keep

consuming gasoline at the

rate they are today?

• The world’s supply of gas

  is limited.

• Gasoline engines will not

  be built after 2015.

• Gasoline will not be used

  as much in the future.

• Gasoline will not be able

  to be manufactured.

Fuel cells that would store

hydrogen in cars are similar

to

• a battery

• a gas tank

• a water tank

• a solar panel

What is the main advantage

of ethanol over gasoline?

• It is cheaper to produce

  than gasoline.

• It comes from a renewable

  source.

• It changes plant matter

  into sugar.

• All of the above

What is the result of the

pollution that comes from

burning gasoline?

• Earth is warming.

• Glaciers are melting.

• Weather patterns

  are changing.

• All of the above

What is an atom?

• a type of fuel

• a source of gasoline

• the animal that

  releases ethanol

• the smallest unit of

  a chemical element