Energy resources

Worksheet: Energy resources

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Answer the questions.

1. Which of these is a fossil fuel?
   a) Coalb) Sunlightc) Tidal powerd) Wind
2. Fossil fuels were formed mainly from what?
   a) Crushed metal oresb) Frozen seawaterc) Melted volcanic rockd) Remains of ancient plants and animals
3. Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the air.
   a) Trueb) False
4. Which fossil fuel is a liquid that is refined into petrol and diesel?
   a) Coalb) Crude oilc) Natural gasd) Peat
5. Which renewable energy source uses panels to turn sunlight into electricity?
   a) Geothermal powerb) Hydroelectric powerc) Solar powerd) Wind power
6. Hydroelectric power stations make electricity using what?
   a) Burning coalb) Flowing waterc) Hot sunlightd) Splitting atoms
7. What spins the blades of a wind turbine?
   a) Falling rainb) Hot steamc) Moving aird) Ocean waves
8. Why is solar power called a renewable resource?
9. What is a main disadvantage of wind and solar power?
   a) They depend on the weatherb) They need no equipmentc) They release lots of smoked) They use up coal
10. Building a large dam for hydroelectric power can flood land and change habitats.
    a) Trueb) False
11. Give one advantage of fossil fuels compared with some renewables.
12. Why is burning fossil fuels linked to climate change?
    a) It adds greenhouse gases to the atmosphereb) It makes the Sun hotterc) It removes oxygen from oceansd) It slows Earth's spinning
13. Which country gets most of its electricity from hydropower, using its many mountains and rivers?
    a) Australiab) Norwayc) Polandd) Saudi Arabia
14. Every country in the world uses exactly the same mix of energy sources.
    a) Trueb) False
15. Which region has large oil reserves, making oil a major export for many of its countries?
    a) Antarcticab) The Middle Eastc) The Pacific islandsd) Western Europe
16. Why might Iceland use geothermal energy?