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Science: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Energy Resources (Questions)

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Fossil fuels are a type of energy resource. The use of energy has been crucial in the development of the human society by helping it to control and adapt to the environment. Managing the use of energy is inevitable in any functional society.

Try this Science quiz on energy resources.

1. The original source of the energy resources on Earth is .......
[ ] coal
[ ] oil
[ ] plants
[ ] the sun
2. Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?
[ ] Coal
[ ] Electricity
[ ] Gas
[ ] Oil
3. A non-renewable energy resource is .......
[ ] one that is continually being replaced
[ ] one that is produced by photosynthesis
[ ] one that will not run out
[ ] one that will one day run out
4. Coal was formed .......
[ ] hundreds of years ago
[ ] millions of years ago
[ ] when the big bang happened
[ ] when the solar system formed
5. Which of the following is NOT a renewable energy resource?
[ ] Tidal
[ ] Uranium
[ ] Wave
[ ] Wind
6. Which of the following energy resources does NOT depend on photosynthesis?
[ ] Biomass
[ ] Coal
[ ] Food
[ ] Wind
7. Which of the following energy resources relies on burning to produce heat?
[ ] Biomass and gas
[ ] Biomass and hydroelectric
[ ] Geothermal and coal
[ ] Geothermal and oil
8. In a coal fired power station, coal is burned to produce .......
[ ] chemical energy
[ ] heat and light energy
[ ] heat energy
[ ] light energy
9. A coal fired power station produces .......
[ ] chemical energy
[ ] electrical energy
[ ] nuclear and chemical energy
[ ] nuclear energy
10. Which one of the following is decreased when coal is burned?
[ ] Air pollution
[ ] Carbon dioxide levels
[ ] Oxygen levels
[ ] None of these
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Science: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Energy Resources (Answers)
1. The original source of the energy resources on Earth is .......
[ ] coal
[ ] oil
[ ] plants
[x] the sun
2. Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?
[ ] Coal
[x] Electricity
[ ] Gas
[ ] Oil
Electricity is not a fuel
3. A non-renewable energy resource is .......
[ ] one that is continually being replaced
[ ] one that is produced by photosynthesis
[ ] one that will not run out
[x] one that will one day run out
4. Coal was formed .......
[ ] hundreds of years ago
[x] millions of years ago
[ ] when the big bang happened
[ ] when the solar system formed
Coal was formed from the remains of plants and trees
5. Which of the following is NOT a renewable energy resource?
[ ] Tidal
[x] Uranium
[ ] Wave
[ ] Wind
Uranium is a nuclear fuel and is non-renewable
6. Which of the following energy resources does NOT depend on photosynthesis?
[ ] Biomass
[ ] Coal
[ ] Food
[x] Wind
All the others involved plants at some stage
7. Which of the following energy resources relies on burning to produce heat?
[x] Biomass and gas
[ ] Biomass and hydroelectric
[ ] Geothermal and coal
[ ] Geothermal and oil
8. In a coal fired power station, coal is burned to produce .......
[ ] chemical energy
[ ] heat and light energy
[x] heat energy
[ ] light energy
The heat energy is used to produce steam
9. A coal fired power station produces .......
[ ] chemical energy
[x] electrical energy
[ ] nuclear and chemical energy
[ ] nuclear energy
10. Which one of the following is decreased when coal is burned?
[ ] Air pollution
[ ] Carbon dioxide levels
[x] Oxygen levels
[ ] None of these
Carbon dioxide and air pollution levels both increase