This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 10 > Science > Sources Of Energy > Class 10 Science Chapter 14 Sources Of Energy – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 Science Chapter 14 Sources Of Energy Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The main source of energy is: A) Sun. B) Air. C) Moon. D) The water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 2. Water energy is one of energy. A) Renewable energy sources. B) The source of decay. C) Entrepreneurial energy sources. D) The source of the volatile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable energy sources. 3. ..... is considered an environment friendly fuel A) Diesel. B) Natural Gas. C) Petroleum. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural Gas. 4. Assertion:coke is a better fuel than coalReason:burning of coke cause air pollution A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of the A. C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A is true but R is false. 5. Why is it helpful to use natural gas even though it's nonrenewable? A) It releases less pollution than any other fossil fuel. B) We have an endless supply. C) It takes a while to make. D) There is a limited supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It releases less pollution than any other fossil fuel. 6. Ozone layer absorbs A) UV rays. B) IR rays. C) X-rays. D) Gamma rays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UV rays. 7. How can you conserve energy resources? A) Do not recycle plastic bottles. B) Always wear a seatbelt. C) Leave the water running while brushing your teeth. D) Carpool, bicycle or walk whenever possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carpool, bicycle or walk whenever possible. 8. What is a common challenge associated with the use of biofuels? A) High greenhouse gas emissions. B) Food supply competition. C) Requires large land areas. D) Limited technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Food supply competition. 9. What is Uranium? 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: C) The fuel used by nuclear power plants to produce steam. 10. The minimum speed of wind to maintain the required speed of turbine is A) 15 km/ hr. B) 1.5 km/hr. C) 15 m/hr. D) 1.5 m/hr. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 15 km/ hr. 11. A flammable, yellow to black liquid composed of hydrocarbons occurring naturally beneath Earth's surface A) Petroleum (oil). B) Biomass. C) Wind. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petroleum (oil). 12. Where is the largest coalfield in India located? A) Sighbhum in Odisha. B) Raniganj in West Bengal. C) Cambay in Gujarat. D) Jharia in Jharkhand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jharia in Jharkhand. 13. Which energy source is considered the cleanest? A) Coal. B) Natural gas. C) Oil. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar. 14. What do you call an energy converting system that transforms electrical energy into mechanical movement? A) Electric motor. B) Electric plasma. C) Electric generator. D) Electric field. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electric motor. 15. Cow-dung is popularly known as ..... A) Dung gas. B) Urea gas. C) Methane gas. D) Volatile compounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dung gas. 16. Which source of energy is the most used in India A) Nuclear. B) Coal. C) Petroleum. D) Hydropower plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 17. BONUS:How many pounds of trash can 1 person throw away in 1 year? A) 1000. B) 10. C) 100. D) 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1000. 18. 1 Solar Cell's quantity of electricity that can produce (power capacity) A) 0.5 W. B) 5 W. C) 0.7 W. D) 1 W. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 0.7 W. 19. Which of the following is a common method for harnessing geothermal energy? A) Biomass combustion. B) Heat pumps. C) Wind turbines. D) Solar panels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heat pumps. 20. What is crude oil primarily used for in South Africa? A) Cooking food. B) Generating electricity. C) Manufacturing petrol and diesel. D) Heating homes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manufacturing petrol and diesel. 21. What is the primary component of biomass energy? A) Minerals. B) Fossil fuels. C) Organic materials. D) Metals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organic materials. 22. Energy from any material that comes from plants of dead organisms is called A) Biomass. B) Fossil fuels. C) Geothermal. D) Hydroelectric. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biomass. 23. Which device finally converts wind energy to electrical energy. A) Boiler. B) Transmitter. C) Generator. D) Condenser. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Generator. 24. Which energy is harnessed from molten rocks near volcanic regions? A) Batteries. B) Biomass. C) Fossil Fuel. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geothermal. 25. The rise of sea water during high tide is caused by the gravitational pull of the A) Mars. B) Moon. C) Sun. D) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moon. 26. Coal most easily available in India A) Anthracite. B) Bituminous. C) Peat. D) Lignite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bituminous. 27. Fossil fuels are nonrenewable resources because they A) Take millions of years to form. B) Are easily replaced. C) Are in high demand. D) Don't pollute the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take millions of years to form. 28. Where is the windmill situated in Tamilnadu? A) Truuchrapalli. B) Kanchipuram. C) Tucticin. D) Madurai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tucticin. 29. Which continent is the leading producer of iron-ore in the world. A) Europe. B) Asia. C) Africa. D) North America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Europe. 30. What does natural decay of biomass produces? A) HYDROGEN. B) METHANE. C) ETHANOL. D) OZONE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) METHANE. 31. The sun produces energy using ..... A) Geothermal. B) Biomass. C) Fission. D) Fusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fusion. 32. Which renewable energy source is derived from the heat stored beneath the Earth's surface? A) Geothermal Energy. B) Solar Energy. C) Wind Energy. D) Hydroelectric Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geothermal Energy. 33. What will it ..... by its owner? A) Be called. B) Be calling. C) Call. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be called. 34. What is the speed of light? A) 3 x 10$^{8}$ m/s. B) It depends on the type of electromagnetic radiation. C) 3 x 10$^{-34}$ m/s. D) 500 km/s. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3 x 10$^{8}$ m/s. 35. Green house effect is the main responsibility- A) Methane. B) Betain. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Ethane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon dioxide. 36. All matter is made up of atoms that are constantly moving A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 37. These fuels are made from living things such as leaves, food wastes, and manure. A) Geothermal fuels. B) Hydrogen fuels. C) Biomass fuels. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomass fuels. 38. Rock from which minerals are mined are known as ..... A) Energy. B) Ferrous. C) Ores. D) Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ores. 39. Assertion:The major constituent of biogas is methane.Reason:Biogas is produced by the aerobic degradation by animal wastes like cow ding in the presence of water. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A is true but R is false. 40. ..... is the main source in solar energy A) Air. B) Radiation. C) Dust party. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sun. 41. Which form of energy uses water moving through a dam? A) Nuclear. B) Solar. C) Geothermal. D) Hydropower. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydropower. 42. Which of the following answer choices are true about renewable resources A) Wind, solar and hydroelectric energy using the same type of equipment. B) Produces too much green house gases. C) Biomass is non-renewable because of dead organisms. D) Equipment use to harness energy from renewable resources are expensive to build. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Equipment use to harness energy from renewable resources are expensive to build. 43. Wind speeds of winds- A) More than 5 km. B) More than 3 km. C) More than 10 km. D) More than 15 km. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More than 15 km. 44. The power of the most energy energy we use is the stored solar energy.Which of the following is not based on solar energy? A) The organic material. B) Nuclear Energy. C) Gorder Power. D) The power of air. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuclear Energy. 45. Global warming focuses on an increase in the level of which gas in the atmosphere? A) Ozone. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Sulfur dioxide. D) Nitrous oxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide. 46. Hydroelectric power is generated by converting the energy of moving water into what form of energy? A) Electrical energy. B) Thermal energy. C) Chemical energy. D) Mechanical energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electrical energy. 47. Stored energy is called (a) energy. A) A. potential. B) Mechanical. C) Thermal. D) Kinetic. E) Chemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. potential. 48. I ..... English at this time tomorrow. A) Will be taught. B) Will be teaching. C) Will teach. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be teaching. 49. She ..... (not listen) to music now. A) Didn't listen. B) Doesn't listen. C) Aren't listening. D) Isn't listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Isn't listening. 50. Black rock burned to make electricity A) Geothermal. B) Biomass. C) Coal. D) Petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal. 51. Nam ..... (talk) about pollution to his teacher at present. A) Talks. B) Is talking. C) Talked. D) Talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is talking. 52. Wind Energy is ..... A) Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air. B) A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy. C) Fuel from plant material. D) Energy that comes from the Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air. 53. The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ..... A) Carbon dioxide gases. B) Methane. C) Global warming. D) Greenhouse effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Global warming. 54. Which is the oldest type of coal? A) Anthracite. B) Lignite. C) Diamond. D) Sub-bituminous. E) Bituminous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthracite. 55. Energy from wood, waste, and garbage. A) Coal. B) Biomass. C) Wind. D) Propane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biomass. 56. On which of the sources of energy, India's energy consumptions depends? A) Hydropower Energy. B) Biomass. C) Fossil Fuels. D) Wind Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil Fuels. 57. The exploitation of ..... as a sources of energy made the industrial revolution. A) Diesel. B) Coal. C) Acids. D) Petrol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 58. The device which convert solar energy to electrical energy is A) Solar cooker. B) Solar cells. C) Solar dryer. D) Solar water heater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar cells. 59. Which of the following best describes renewable energy? A) Energy from fossil fuels. B) Energy that is generated by burning up something. C) An energy source that is not used up. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the Above. 60. Thermal energy is the ..... energy of moving particles A) Average potential. B) Total potential. C) Average kinetic. D) Total kinetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Total kinetic. ← 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 5Class 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books