This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 10 > Science > Sources Of Energy > Class 10 Science Chapter 14 Sources Of Energy – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 Science Chapter 14 Sources Of Energy Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The oil bearing layer is a porous ..... through which oil may flow A) Limestone. B) Shale. C) Basalt. D) Granite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limestone. 2. What is Wind Energy? A) A colorless, odorless fossil fuel made mostly of methane. B) Energy from the heat within Earth. C) Energy that come from the force of falling water. D) Energy in moving air. E) A fossil fuel that looks like a thick, black liquid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Energy in moving air. 3. Energy in rays from the Sun. A) Wind. B) Solar. C) Natural Gas. D) Hydropower. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar. 4. What is a disadvantage of wind power? A) Companies charge too much to make the wind blow. B) It is not always windy in some places. C) The sun is not always out. D) We have too many rainy days in US. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is not always windy in some places. 5. In hydroelectric power, what is necessary for the production of power throughout the year? A) High amount of air. B) Nuclear power. C) Dams filled with water. D) High intense sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dams filled with water. 6. Which of the following is not a quality of a good fuel? A) End products are non radio-active. B) Produces less smoke during combustion. C) High calorific value. D) High ignition temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High ignition temperature. 7. Which is the clean fuel among the following fuels? A) Coal. B) LPG(Lpg). C) ChiG.G.(CNG). D) Petrol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ChiG.G.(CNG). 8. Which energy source is known for its high carbon footprint? A) Geothermal. B) Solar. C) Wind. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal. 9. Which is the most productive oilfield in India? A) Digboi. B) Mumbai High. C) Cambay. D) Kalol oil field. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mumbai High. 10. What type of rock is coal categorized as? A) Sedimentary. B) Igneous. C) Metamorphic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sedimentary. 11. The major component of LPG is A) Butane. B) Ethane. C) Methane. D) Mercaptan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Butane. 12. The major ethical liability of using fossil fuels is A) Garbage produced. B) Air pollution. C) Burning trees. D) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air pollution. 13. Electrical sources can be broken down into THREE major groups A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. By building huge dams A) Greenhouse gas is released. B) Rehabilitation problem. C) Flora. D) The destruction of the ecosystem. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 15. What is Solar Energy? A) Energy from the sun. B) Any organic matter that can be used as an energy source such as wood or crops. C) The fuel used by nuclear power plants to produce steam. D) A solid black fossil fuel that formed from the remains of plants that lived and died millions of years ago. E) A colorless, flammable gas refined from petroleum and natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy from the sun. 16. Which energy sources are non-renewable? You can choose more than one. A) Hydroelectric power. B) Fossil fuels. C) Wind power. D) Solar power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fossil fuels. 17. Energy that uses heat from within the earth is ..... A) Wind. B) Solar. C) Nuclear. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geothermal. 18. What is an advantage of hydropower? A) Disrupts ecology of rivers. B) No pollution. C) Expensive to build. D) May cause flooding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No pollution. 19. What are the disadvantage of solar energy A) A large surface area is required for solar farms. B) Highly hazardous toxic material is used in the manufacturing of solar panels. C) It is expensive to set up. D) All of the above are disadvantages. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above are disadvantages. 20. Who discovered solar cells? A) Albert Einstein. B) Jan Czochraiski. C) Edmund Becquerel. D) Charles Fritts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Edmund Becquerel. 21. The advantage of using black paint inside the solar cooker is A) A black surface absorb less heat. B) A black surface absorb more heat. C) Black paint is cheaper. D) Black colour is attractive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A black surface absorb more heat. 22. Which state benefits the most from the Hirakud Dam? A) Punjab. B) West Bengal. C) Odisha. D) Jharkhand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Odisha. 23. The main source of life in India is- A) Remedies of plants and animals. B) Remnant of goods in plottics. C) The residue of the vehicle. D) Remedulation of the electronics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Remedies of plants and animals. 24. 1 nanometer is equal to: A) 1 million meters. B) 1, 000 meters. C) 10 billionths of a meter. D) 1 billionth of a meter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1 billionth of a meter. 25. A group of solar cells is called a solar cell panel. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 26. The reason behind the thermal power project is: A) Fuel is burnt to produce thermal power and is then converted into electricity. B) Electricity is generated by burning fuel and then converted to heat energy. C) Founds are burning and generating hydropower energy. D) Fuel is burned to produce jewelery energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fuel is burnt to produce thermal power and is then converted into electricity. 27. What is a disadvantage of using biofuels? A) Guaranteed market for grain. B) Expensive. C) Good for livestock. D) Trees chopped down. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trees chopped down. 28. Minerals are renewable resources. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. All of the following types of energy are renewable except ..... A) Solar. B) Hydroelectric. C) Nuclear. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuclear. 30. Which form of energy leads to least pollution? A) Chemical energy in diesel. B) Nuclear. C) Solar. D) Chemical energy in petrol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar. 31. Renewable energy resources produce less ..... than fossil fuels. A) Energy. B) Wind. C) Pollution. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollution. 32. Choose the incorrect statement regarding ideal fuel from the following A) Produce more energy. B) Easily available and easy to transport. C) Release less smoke. D) Cause pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cause pollution. 33. What are some ways in which you can encourage people to use renewable energy? A) Increase taxes on non-renewable energy. B) Ignore the benefits of renewable energy. C) Decrease funding for renewable energy projects. D) Make the access to renewable energy harder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase taxes on non-renewable energy. 34. What happens to the carbon bonds in coal as it ages? A) Just gets older with compression. B) The bonds get weaker with compression. C) The bonds get tighter with compression. D) The bonds explode and cause rampant destruction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bonds get tighter with compression. 35. An advantage of using biomass is- A) It causes some pollution. B) Decreases waste products from municipal and agricultural sources. C) It uses some fossil fuels to convert. D) It smells good. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decreases waste products from municipal and agricultural sources. 36. What is a major disadvantage of wind energy? A) Dependent on wind speed. B) Expensive to maintain. C) Produces noise pollution. D) Requires sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent on wind speed. 37. Wind power involves structures with A) Panels to absorb sunlight. B) Turbines that spin with the air. C) Dams to block water. D) Long pipes that extend deep into mines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Turbines that spin with the air. 38. Cannot create energy and cannot be rhythm but it can be switched from one form to another A) Sensation rule. B) The rule that indicates the power. C) Energy conservation law. D) Heap-conservation rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy conservation law. 39. What does non-renewable energy does to our environment? A) Non-renewable energy sources harm the environment by releasing harmful pollutants. B) Non-renewable energy sources have no impact on the environment. C) Non-renewable energy sources help reduce pollution. D) Non-renewable energy sources promote environmental sustainability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-renewable energy sources harm the environment by releasing harmful pollutants. 40. What is a non-renewable resource? A) Biomass. B) Solar energy. C) A resource that cannot be reused/ recycled. D) Wind energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A resource that cannot be reused/ recycled. 41. Which of the following categories does tidal energy fall into? A) Solar. B) Hydropower. C) Hydrothermal. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydropower. 42. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of using wind energy? A) Renewable source of energy. B) One of the most cost effective source of electricity. C) Energy is inexpensive to harness. D) Reliant on weather and therefore cannot produce electricity 24/7. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reliant on weather and therefore cannot produce electricity 24/7. 43. Uranium atoms are split to create a tremendous amount of heat in a ..... power plant. A) Geothermal. B) Hydroelectric. C) Nuclear. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuclear. 44. What sector of the Indian economy consumes most of nation's petroleum? A) Industrial. B) Commercial. C) Transportation. D) Residential. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transportation. 45. Why is the increase of greenhouse gases a major issue? A) It causes a decrease in human population size. B) It leads to more greenhouse gases forming. C) It leads to more factories. D) It causes climate change by increasing the global temperatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It causes climate change by increasing the global temperatures. 46. Petrol is also called as Black Gold A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 47. Choose the incorrect statement regarding wind power A) Larger amount of potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. B) More water molecules dissociates into ions. C) Its temperature increases. D) The electricity content of water increases with height. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Larger amount of potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. 48. Energy from flowing water. A) Uranium. B) Hydropower. C) Propane. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydropower. 49. Dead organisms are transformed into petroleum and natural gas in A) Presence of air. B) Absence of air. C) Presence of sunlight. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absence of air. 50. Energy sources are of two general types:nonrenewable and renewable. Energy sources are considered nonrenewable if they cannot be replenished (made again) in a short period of time. Examples of renewable energy sources are: A) Natural Gas, Propane, and Coal. B) Uranium and Solar. C) Solar, Wind, and Hydropower. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar, Wind, and Hydropower. 51. Which of the following is an example of a renewable energy source? A) Coal. B) Gasoline. C) Solar power. D) Fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar power. 52. The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans can see is called: A) Radio waves. B) Gamma rays. C) X-rays. D) Visible light. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Visible light. 53. As a renewable resource, hydroelectricity is generating more attention as environmental concerns rise. What is one advantage of using this as an energy source? Hydroelectric energy- A) Reservoirs can be used for irrigation of crops. B) May divert water and alter normal water flow. C) Might disrupt the movements of migrating salmon. D) Sometimes causes flooding in surrounding areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reservoirs can be used for irrigation of crops. 54. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using wood as a renewable energy source? A) It uses up food producing land and produces greenhouse gases. B) It is cheap and energy efficient. C) It releases more greenhouse gases than regular diesel. D) It is expensive to set up and wastes water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is cheap and energy efficient. 55. Nonrenewable resources are natural resources, such as fossil fuels and electrochemical (batteries), that will eventually used up and can never be replaced A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 56. What is the main source of energy for solar power? A) Wind. B) Water. C) Sun. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sun. 57. When is kinetic energy transferred from object to object? A) When those objects collide. B) When the first object has more potential energy than the second object. C) When those objects pass one another. D) When the first object outweighs the second object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When those objects collide. 58. What is the first wind farm in South Africa located? A) Mossel Bay. B) Darling. C) Johannesburg. D) Cape Town. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Darling. 59. Which type of energy has the highest energy output? A) Water energy. B) Solar energy. C) Fossil fuels. D) Nuclear energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear energy. 60. Thermal power plant is used since fuel is burnt to produce ..... A) Potential energy. B) Heat energy. C) Wind energy. D) Electrical energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heat energy. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesClass 10 QuizzesClass 10 Science Chapter 14 Sources Of Energy Quiz 1Class 10 Science Chapter 14 Sources Of Energy Quiz 2Class 10 Science Chapter 14 Sources Of Energy Quiz 3Class 10 Science Chapter 14 Sources Of Energy Quiz 4Class 10 Science Chapter 14 Sources Of Energy Quiz 6Class 10 Science Chapter 14 Sources Of Energy Quiz 7Class 10 Science Chapter 14 Sources Of Energy Quiz 8Class 10 Science Chapter 14 Sources Of Energy Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books