This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 10 > Science > Sources Of Energy > Class 10 Science Chapter 14 Sources Of Energy – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 Science Chapter 14 Sources Of Energy Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which energy source has the least negative environmental impact? A) Solar. B) Natural Gas. C) Biomass. D) Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar. 2. The biomass does not include A) Wood. B) Gobar gas. C) Animal and plant waste. D) Nuclear energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear energy. 3. When energy is generated from the burning of wood or other organic matter, we call it ..... A) Solar Energy. B) Biomass Energy. C) Thermal Energy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biomass Energy. 4. A major advantage of nuclear power is A) Generate a small amount of energy. B) No greenhouses gases or pollution are produced. C) The by product is radiation. D) It can be disposed of easily. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No greenhouses gases or pollution are produced. 5. What is the primary advantage of using solar panels for energy production? A) They are expensive to install. B) They produce greenhouse gases. C) They provide a renewable source of energy. D) They require a lot of maintenance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They provide a renewable source of energy. 6. How is biogas from an anaerobic digester collected? A) In a compressor. B) In a storage tank. C) In the pipelines. D) In inverted drum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the pipelines. 7. Solar, wind, hydoelectric, geothermal and biomass are all A) Renewable sources. B) Natural resources. C) Non renewable resources. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable sources. 8. Unit of calorific value of a substance is A) J kg. B) J/kg. C) Kcal. D) Joules. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) J/kg. 9. In thermal power plants the fuel used is A) Coal. B) Oil. C) Gas. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All. 10. Gasoline is produced by refining which fossil fuel? A) Natural gas. B) Propane. C) Coal. D) Petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Petroleum. 11. Where does solar power get its energy from? A) From the burning of fossil fuels like coal. B) Moving water sources like rivers. C) The rays of the Sun. D) The internal heat of the Earth. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The rays of the Sun. 12. Nuclear power comes from ..... A) Nitrogen. B) Hydrogen. C) Uranium. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uranium. 13. What structure or equipment harvests wind power? A) Hydroelectric dams. B) Panels. C) Drilling rigs. D) Power plants. E) Wind turbines. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Wind turbines. 14. What type of energy is primarily harnessed from the sun? A) Nuclear. B) Geothermal. C) Biomass. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar. 15. A quarter of our energy requirements in India is met by ..... A) Nuclear Power plant. B) Tidal energy. C) Wind energy. D) Hydro power plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydro power plant. 16. In power plants for generating electricity the sources of energy used mostly are A) Nuclear fuels. B) Bio mass. C) Fossil fuels. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil fuels. 17. The minimum speed of the air needed to operate the air machine A) 20 kilometers. B) 5 kilometers. C) 8 kilometers. D) Not none of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not none of the above. 18. What does non-renewable mean? A) CanNOT be replaced easily. B) To take something from nature. C) Can be replaced easily. D) To make. E) The ability to do work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CanNOT be replaced easily. 19. Artificial satellites and space probes are electrified using A) Wind mill. B) Hydro power plant. C) Thermal power plant. D) Solar cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar cell. 20. Which renewable resource gets its direct energy from the sun? A) Wind. B) Geothermal. C) Hydrogen. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar. 21. What do you call a device that transforms mechanical energy into electrical energy? A) Electrical generator. B) Electrical charge. C) Electrical current. D) Electrical motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electrical generator. 22. Which of the following does not conserve energy? A) Using night lights. B) Unplugging devices. C) Using LEDs. D) Turning off lights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using night lights. 23. Energy produced by burning organic matter such as wood, food scraps, and animal matter is called ..... energy. A) Biomass. B) Thermal energy. C) Solar. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biomass. 24. Solar energy is ..... A) Plentiful. B) Infinite. C) Clean and safe. D) All are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are correct. 25. The common Name of a biogas is A) Dung gas. B) Cow dung cake. C) Methane gas. D) Dung gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dung gas. 26. Which of the given is not the conventional sources of energy? A) Hydroelectric power plant. B) Fossil fuels. C) Biomass. D) Solar energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar energy. 27. Which type of coal is found in the north eastern states of Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland. A) Gunnaani. B) Tertiary. C) Carboniferous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tertiary. 28. Which of the following is more environment friendly A) Burning of coal. B) Burning of diesel. C) Burning of charcoal. D) Burning of fire wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Burning of charcoal. 29. Which energy source is best for a city that has a limited amount of open space? A) Solar. B) Natural gas. C) Wind. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural gas. 30. Of the various non-conventional energy sources that are being tapped, which has the largest potential? A) Biomass power. B) Wind power. C) Solar power. D) Water power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar power. 31. Which of the following process is used in a turbine? A) Converting fuel into heat. B) Converting thermal energy in steam to mechanical energy. C) Converting electrical energy into mechanical energy. D) Electromagnetic induction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Converting thermal energy in steam to mechanical energy. 32. What is a disadvantage of hydro-electricity? A) Simple design. B) Expensive to develop. C) Constant availability. D) No waste materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expensive to develop. 33. What is the environmental impact of biofuels? A) They are expensive to set up and waste water. B) They release less carbon dioxide and monoxide than regular diesel. C) They are cheap and energy efficient. D) They use up food producing land and produce greenhouse gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They use up food producing land and produce greenhouse gases. 34. Which of these used to run turbine in thermal power plant A) Wind. B) Uranium. C) Coal. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal. 35. What is the energy obtained by the difference in the temperature of the water at the surface and the water in deeper sections of the ocean. A) Ocean Thermal Energy. B) Tidal Energy. C) Wave Energy. D) Geothermal Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ocean Thermal Energy. 36. The source of energy that is possible for energy is called the source of: A) Fossil fuels. B) Renewable energy sources. C) Entrepreneurial energy sources. D) Fuel the decaying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable energy sources. 37. Identify Renewable source of energy A) Diesel. B) Petrol. C) Coal. D) Wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wood. 38. Is is the energy generated and stored in the Earth. A) Biomass. B) Hydro. C) Geothermal. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geothermal. 39. Which energy source depends on the weather? A) Wind. B) Hydropower. C) Solar. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar. 40. It is also called electrochemical cells, they are devices that store and convert chemical energy into electrical energy. A) Fossil Fuel. B) Batteries. C) Geothermal. D) Solar Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Batteries. 41. ..... is a form of kinetic energy that an object has because of its motion or its position; Movement energy (Example:wind makes a windmill's arm turn and creates electricity). A) Radiant Energy. B) Solar Energy. C) Nuclear Energy. D) Mechanical Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mechanical Energy. 42. It is the energy created from flowing water, which can be captured and turned into electricity. A) Hydro. B) Tidal energy. C) Geothermal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydro. 43. In kudankulam nuclear power plant we produce the electricity level is ..... A) 3000 MW. B) 2009 MW. C) 1800 MW. D) 2000 MW. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2000 MW. 44. Biogas is a better fuel than animal dung cake because A) Biogas has lower calorific value. B) Animal dung cake has high calorific value. C) Biogas bums smoke and leaves no residue. D) Biogas is used as a fuel for cooking only wheareas dung cake can be used for cooking, illuminant the lanterns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biogas bums smoke and leaves no residue. 45. Which energy source is primarily harnessed from the sun? A) Geothermal. B) Wind. C) Hydro. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar. 46. Uses Uranium in ..... power station. A) Wave. B) Oil. C) Nuclear. D) Hydroelectric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuclear. 47. What does renewable mean? A) The ability to do work. B) Can be replaced easily. C) To make. D) CanNOT be replaced easily. E) To take something from nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can be replaced easily. 48. What is the main environmental benefit of using wind energy? A) Increases fossil fuel consumption. B) Generates radioactive waste. C) Requires large amounts of water. D) Reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reduces greenhouse gas emissions. 49. What are the 3 fossil fuels? A) Coal, oil, uranium. B) Coal, hydroelectric, oil. C) Natural gas, oil, coal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural gas, oil, coal. 50. Sunlight, water, and wind are examples of inexhaustible forms of energy. What does inexhaustible mean? A) We will run out in 20 years. B) We will run out at any minute. C) We will never run out. D) We will run out in 100 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We will never run out. 51. What are fossil fuels? A) Coal, oil, natural gas. B) Oil, natural gas, uranium. C) Coal, oil, uranium. D) Geothemals, coal, natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal, oil, natural gas. 52. Energy from moving air. A) Uranium. B) Hydropower. C) Natural Gas. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind. 53. Which is an example of renewable energy? (a) A) A. Hydropower. B) Coal. C) Natural Gas. D) Petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Hydropower. 54. Which is a primary energy source used by power plants to generate electricity? A) Wood. B) Batteries. C) Coal. D) Gasoline. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal. 55. ..... is the type of energy that is stored in an object; energy that an object has because of its position relative to other objects. (Example:pulled back rubber band) A) Solar Energy. B) Potential Energy. C) Mechanical Energy. D) Kinetic Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Potential Energy. 56. The amount of electrical energy that can be generated by a hydroelectric power plant depends upon A) Efficiency of Alternator. B) Quantity of water. C) Specific weight of water. D) Head of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quantity of water. 57. Energy is the capacity of a physical system to perform work. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 58. What is the primary advantage of using wind turbines for energy production? A) They require fossil fuels to operate. B) They generate electricity without emitting carbon dioxide. C) They produce noise pollution. D) They are only effective in urban areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They generate electricity without emitting carbon dioxide. 59. The domestic gas cylinders such as Indane contains mainly A) Propane. B) Ethane. C) Butane. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Butane. 60. We can protect the environment by using ..... of energy. A) Non-renewable sources. B) Renewable sources. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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