Chapter 13:
Energy Resources
Practice Test
1.
What is a generator?
a.
a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
b.
energy into electrical energy
c.
a combustion chamber
d.
an outlet
Hint
2.
Which device converts high-energy electricity into lower-energy electricity used by homes, schools, and businesses?
a.
wire
b.
outlet
c.
transformer
d.
electric meter
Hint
3.
What must be true of a rock so that oil and water can flow through it?
a.
It must be shale.
b.
It must be dense.
c.
It must contain fossil fuels.
d.
It must contain interconnected holes.
Hint
4.
Which of the following is an example of chemical potential energy?
a.
solar radiation
b.
winds
c.
coal
d.
turbines
Hint
5.
What did most oil and natural gas form from?
a.
the remains of land plants
b.
the remains of marine plants and animals
c.
the remains of coal
d.
the remains of dinosaurs
Hint
6.
Which region consumes more energy than it produces?
a.
Middle East
b.
Africa
c.
Western Europe
d.
Central America
Hint
7.
More than half of the electric power plants in the United States rely on which resource for fuel?
a.
coal
b.
natural gas
c.
animal remains
d.
dinosaur fossils
Hint
8.
Where is electricity generated?
a.
electric power plant
b.
outlet
c.
transmission line
d.
transformer
Hint
9.
What happens when a coil of wires rotates within a magnetic field?
a.
Steam flows along the wires.
b.
Electrons move through the wires.
c.
The wires block the magnetic field.
d.
Outlets create electricity.
Hint
10.
Approximately one-quarter of the world's energy is produced by which region?
a.
Asia and the Pacific Rim
b.
Africa
c.
North America
d.
Western Europe
Hint
11.
When steam from boiling water turns the blades of a wheel, what is happening?
a.
Electrical energy is converted into thermal energy.
b.
Thermal energy is converted into mechanical energy.
c.
Water energy is converted into thermal energy.
d.
Boiling water is converted into electrical energy.
Hint
12.
Which material is produced as a consequence of burning fossil fuels?
a.
acid rain
b.
carbon dioxide
c.
Water energy is converted into thermal energy.
d.
all of the above
Hint
13.
Select an example of an energy reserve.
a.
a known supply of coal
b.
an undiscovered coal seam
c.
an abandoned oil well
d.
an amount of coal burned to produce a kilowatt-hour of power
Hint
14.
Which is an example of a renewable resource?
a.
shale
b.
coal
c.
oil
d.
wood
Hint
15.
Select, from the following, the substance that forms at the greatest temperatures and pressures.
a.
anthracite
b.
peat
c.
lignite
d.
bituminous coal
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