This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 10 > Science > Sources Of Energy > Class 10 Science Chapter 14 Sources Of Energy – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 Science Chapter 14 Sources Of Energy Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Hydroelectric power is electricity created by A) Water. B) Burning coal. C) The sun. D) Burning wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 2. Acid rain happens because A) Sun leads to heating of upper layer of atmosphere. B) Burning to fossil fuels release oxides of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur in the atmosphere. C) Electrical charges are produced due to friction amongst clouds. D) Earth atmosphere contains acids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burning to fossil fuels release oxides of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur in the atmosphere. 3. What is the primary source of energy for the Earth's climate system? A) Tidal energy. B) Solar energy. C) Geothermal energy. D) Wind energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar energy. 4. Which of the following is used for produce biogas from biomass? A) Aerobic treatment. B) Fermentation. C) Anaerobic treatment. D) Pyrolysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaerobic treatment. 5. What is the primary source of all light energy on earth? A) Lightning. B) The Moon. C) Volcanoes. D) The Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Sun. 6. Fossil Fuel are? A) A group of energy resources that were formed from ancient plants and organisms. B) A group of dinosaur fossils. C) A type of gas used for planes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A group of energy resources that were formed from ancient plants and organisms. 7. Is the type of energy an object has because of its motion; many of the forms of energy fall under this type of energy, such as mechanical energy, thermal energy, and radiant energy. A) Chemical Energy. B) Kinetic Energy. C) Electrical Energy. D) Potential Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kinetic Energy. 8. What is the primary environmental concern associated with nuclear energy? A) Air pollution. B) Deforestation. C) Radioactive waste. D) Water contamination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radioactive waste. 9. Tidal energy is harnessed by constructing A) Pipe. B) Bridge. C) Road. D) Dam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dam. 10. What is an ethical liability of using nuclear power? A) It releases radiation as a byproduct. B) It produces a lot of energy really fast. C) It needs motion to turn turbines. D) It is dependent on weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It releases radiation as a byproduct. 11. Which energy source is generated from the heat from within the Earth A) Wind. B) Hydropower. C) Geothermal. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geothermal. 12. Geothermal energy is A) Heat energy naturally produced in earthquakes. B) Is heat naturally produced in space. C) Is heat naturally produced within Earth. D) Is heat energy naturally produced in the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is heat naturally produced within Earth. 13. Is the output energy in solar panels A) Chemical energy. B) Heat energy. C) Solar energy. D) Electric energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electric energy. 14. Which energy source produces the least amount of carbon dioxide when burned? A) Natural gas. B) Coal. C) Biomass. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural gas. 15. Which of the following is not the conventional source of energy? A) Nuclear Energy. B) Fossil Fuels. C) Hydropower Energy. D) Wind Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear Energy. 16. What is a renewable resource? A) A resource you can reuse. B) An object you cannot replace. C) Fossil fuels. D) Polluted resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A resource you can reuse. 17. Are located in hilly areas where dams can be built and large water reservoir can be obtained. A) Gas turbine power station. B) Steam power station. C) Hydroelectric power station. D) Nuclear power station. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydroelectric power station. 18. Geothermal energy uses heat from ..... to produce electricity. A) Crude oil. B) The Moon. C) Coal. D) The Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Earth. 19. In hydropower project A) Kinetic energy possessed by stored water is converted into potential energy. B) Water is converted into steam to produce electricity. C) Potential energy possessed by stored water is converted into electricity. D) Electricity is extracted from water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Potential energy possessed by stored water is converted into electricity. 20. The source of energy in nuclear power reactor is: A) Controlled nuclear fission chain reaction. B) Exothermic chemical reaction. C) Nuclear fusion reaction. D) Nuclear fission reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Controlled nuclear fission chain reaction. 21. What are the two types of energy sources? A) Solar and wind. B) Fossil and nuclear. C) Natural and artificial. D) Non-renewable and renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Non-renewable and renewable. 22. What generates hydroelectric power? A) Moving water. B) The sun. C) Dead plants and animals. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moving water. 23. The speed of electromagnetic radiation: A) Is 6.626 x 10$^{-34}$ J x s. B) Depends on the form of radiation. C) Is always 3 x 10$^{8}$ m/s, regardless of the type. D) Decreases as distance increases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is always 3 x 10$^{8}$ m/s, regardless of the type. 24. What is an ethical liability of using coal as an energy source? A) It releases radiation as a byproduct. B) It is inexpensive. C) Mining can damage the environment. D) There is lots of it everywhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mining can damage the environment. 25. Geothermal Power is a ..... energy resource A) Renewable. B) Non-renewable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable. 26. Percentage of methane in biogas A) 70. B) 100. C) 30. D) 75. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 75. 27. Which of the following is not an example of a biomass energy source A) Dung gas. B) Coal. C) Wood. D) Nuclear energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear energy. 28. ..... act as a "nodal industry" . A) Petroleum refineries. B) Hydel Power plants. C) Thermal power plants. D) Coal mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petroleum refineries. 29. In order to make efficient solar cooker, the cover of the cooker box should be made of A) Shining aluminium sheet. B) Butter paper sheet. C) Transparent plastic sheet. D) Transparent glass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transparent glass. 30. What type of energy transformation occurs in a hydroelectric power plant? A) Thermal to Mechanical. B) Chemical to Electrical. C) Kinetic to Electrical. D) Nuclear to Thermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kinetic to Electrical. 31. The value of solar constant is A) 1. Speech/what. B) 1. C) 1.4 C/Ma. D) 1.ACO/what. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1.4 C/Ma. 32. She ..... (read) novels at the moment. A) Is reading. B) Read. C) Reads. D) Are reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is reading. 33. Renewable sources will never run out. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 34. Nonrenewable resources are natural resources, such as fossil fuels, that will eventually be used up and can never be replaced A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. How is nuclear energy released? A) By moving turbines. B) By atoms fusing together or splitting apart. C) By burning fuel. D) By chemicals mixing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By atoms fusing together or splitting apart. 36. The materials which on burning produces heat energy are called as A) Nuclear plants. B) Generator. C) Fuels. D) Power plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fuels. 37. Water is also used to generate electricity. A) True. B) Talk. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. What is geothermal energy primarily derived from? A) Solar radiation. B) Water flow. C) Wind currents. D) Earth's internal heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earth's internal heat. 39. The process of producing energy by utilizing heat trapped inside the earth surface is called A) Solar energy. B) Wave energy. C) Hydrothermal energy. D) Geothermal energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geothermal energy. 40. Biogas is used for: A) Cooking. B) Operating engine. C) Burning gas stoves. D) All are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are correct. 41. Renewable energy means we will not run out. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 42. Dribbling a basketball is an example of A) Stored energy. B) Potential energy. C) Temperature. D) Kinetic energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kinetic energy. 43. Which of these is biogas A) Spoil. B) Butestine. C) Methane. D) Hydrogen and helium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Methane. 44. What is the primary advantage of using wind energy over fossil fuels? A) Consistent energy output. B) Lower initial cost. C) Renewable and sustainable. D) Requires less land space. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable and sustainable. 45. ..... is energy that comes from the sun. A) Electrical Energy. B) Nuclear Energy. C) Solar Energy. D) Chemical Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar Energy. 46. What are the advantages and disadvantages of biofuels? A) They are cheap and energy efficient. B) They release more greenhouse gases than regular diesel. C) They use up food producing land and produce greenhouse gases. D) They are expensive to set up and waste water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They use up food producing land and produce greenhouse gases. 47. The material used for interconnection the solar cells in the solar panel is A) Silver. B) Aluminium. C) Silicon. D) Copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silver. 48. Petroleum is called liquid gold because A) It is rock oil. B) It is a complex mixture of hydrocarbon compouds. C) Found in underground reservoirs in sedimentary rocks. D) Every part of crude petroleum is utilised. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Every part of crude petroleum is utilised. 49. These are the features of good fuel A) Should be easily available. B) Should be easily collected and transported. C) Should be more efficient. D) Should be non-polluting. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 50. Which continent produces more than half of the world's tin. A) Asia. B) America. C) Australia. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asia. 51. What is the main source of energy in Mindanao? A) Hydropower. B) Windmill. C) Nuclear. D) Fossil Fuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydropower. 52. Biogas is produced by A) Anaerobic fermentation. B) Destructive distillation. C) Fractional distillation. D) Crystallisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaerobic fermentation. 53. The use of biomass energy has the potential to greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 54. The major problem in harnessing nuclear energy is how to A) Split nuclei. B) Convert nuclear energy into electrical energy. C) Sustain the reaction. D) Dispose off spent fuel safely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dispose off spent fuel safely. 55. Nuclear energy involves A) Building dams. B) Cutting down trees. C) Mining for coal. D) Breaking apart an atom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Breaking apart an atom. 56. Solar energy the universal source of energy. It is converted into chemical energy by A) Green plants. B) Solar concentrators. C) Solar cooker. D) Photovoltaic cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Green plants. 57. What is a major advantage of nuclear fuels? A) Little pollution. B) Requires fossil fuels. C) Danger of radiation. D) Expensive to build. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Little pollution. 58. What do geothermal and solar energy have in common? A) Both rely on the movement of turbines. B) Neither is expensive. C) Neither produces greenhouse gases. D) Sunlight is needed for both. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither produces greenhouse gases. 59. Natural gas mainly consist of A) Propane. B) Ethane. C) Butane. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Methane. 60. An ideal source of energy must be A) Economical. B) Easy accessible. C) Pollution-free. D) All of the above. 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