P3 - Energy Resources

Question 1

Most of the Energy we use are from Fossil ______.

Answer 1

Fuels.

Question 2

Burning Fuel Heats Water in a _________ producing Steam.

Answer 2

Boiler.

Question 3

How is Methane Gas Collected?

Answer 3

From Cows or Animal Manure.

Question 4

What is Biofuel?

Answer 4

Any Fuel taken from Living or Recently Living Organisms.

Question 5

What are the Two Characteristics of Biofuel?

Answer 5

It is Renewable and Carbon-Neutral.

Question 6

Nuclear Fuels takes Energy from ______.

Answer 6

Atoms.

Question 7

Every Atom contains a Positively Charged __________ surrounded by Electrons.

Answer 7

Nucleus.

Question 8

Fuel in a Nuclear Power Station is __________.

Answer 8

Uranium.

Question 9

The Nucleus of Uranium Atom is ___________.

Answer 9

Unstable.

Question 10

What is a Wind Turbine?

Answer 10

An Electricity Generator on top of a Tall Tower.

Question 11

Waves Generate Electricity by turning a Floating ____________.

Answer 11

Generator.

Question 12

Hydroelectricity Generators are turned by _______ running Downhill.

Answer 12

Water.

Question 13

A Tidal Power Station Traps each High Tide and uses it to turn _____________.

Answer 13

Generators.

Question 14

What are the Pros of Solar Energy?

Answer 14

They are useful where only Small Amounts of Electricity are Needed.

Question 15

What are the Cons of Solar Energy?

Answer 15

They are very Expensive and lots of them are Needed.

Question 16

What are Solar Cells?

Answer 16

Flat Solid Cells that use the Sun’s Energy to Generate Electricity.

Question 17

Solar Heating Panels use the Sun’s Energy to Heat _______.

Answer 17

Water.

Question 18

Geothermal Energy comes from Energy Released by ______________ Substances within the Earth.

Answer 18

Radioactive.

Question 19

Water Pumped into Hot Rocks Underground produces Steam to Drive ___________ at the Earth’s __________ that Generate Electricity.

Answer 19

Turbines…Surface…

Question 20

When Fossil Fuels are Burnt, Greenhouses Gases like _________ ___________ are Released.

Answer 20

Carbon Dioxide.

Question 21

Burning Fossil Fuels could Produce Sulphur _________.

Answer 21

Dioxide.

Question 22

Sulfur Dioxide causes _____ Rain.

Answer 22

Acid.

Question 23

Fossil Fuels are Non-____________.

Answer 23

Renewable.

Question 24

Nuclear Fuels Produce Radioactive _______.

Answer 24

Waste.

Question 25

What are the Two Advantages of Nuclear Power?

Answer 25

No Greenhouse Gases and much more Energy is Transferred.

Question 26

What are the Two Disadvantages of Nuclear Power?

Answer 26

Fuel Rods contain Radioactive Waste and an Explosion could Release Radioactive Material.

Question 27

What are Two Advantages of Renewable Energy?

Answer 27

They don’t Produce Greenhouse Gases and don’t create Radioactive Waste Products.

Question 28

What are Two Disadvantages of Renewable Energy?

Answer 28

Wind Turbines create a Noise which Annoys People and Renewable Energy Sources cannot yet reach the World’s demand.

Question 29

The Demand for Electricity is Higher in the _________ rather than the Summer.

Answer 29

Winter.

Question 30

Renewable Energy Sources are _____________.

Answer 30

Unreliable.

Question 31

Gas-Fired Power Stations and Pumped-Storage ___________ can meet Variations in Demand.

Answer 31

Stations.

Question 32

Nuclear Power Stations are ____________ to Build and Run.

Answer 32

Made.

Question 33

Renewable Energy Resources are Cheap to Run but ______________ to Install.

Answer 33

Expensive.