This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 10 > Class 10 Science Chapter 14 Sources Of Energy – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 Science Chapter 14 Sources Of Energy Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 1 nanometer is equal to: A) 1 billionth of a meter. B) 10 billionths of a meter. C) 1, 000 meters. D) 1 million meters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 billionth of a meter. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. What is a disadvantage of using biofuels? A) Trees chopped down. B) Guaranteed market for grain. C) Expensive. D) Good for livestock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trees chopped down. 5. Minerals are renewable resources. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. All of the following types of energy are renewable except ..... A) Nuclear. B) Solar. C) Hydroelectric. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear. 7. Which form of energy leads to least pollution? A) Solar. B) Nuclear. C) Chemical energy in petrol. D) Chemical energy in diesel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar. 8. Renewable energy resources produce less ..... than fossil fuels. A) Pollution. B) Energy. C) Wind. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pollution. 9. 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. 10. What are some ways in which you can encourage people to use renewable energy? A) Ignore the benefits of renewable energy. B) Decrease funding for renewable energy projects. C) Increase taxes on non-renewable energy. D) Make the access to renewable energy harder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increase taxes on non-renewable energy. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. What is a major disadvantage of wind energy? A) Requires sunlight. B) Dependent on wind speed. C) Expensive to maintain. D) Produces noise pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent on wind speed. 14. Wind power involves structures with A) Long pipes that extend deep into mines. B) Panels to absorb sunlight. C) Turbines that spin with the air. D) Dams to block water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turbines that spin with the air. 15. What is one advantage of using hydroelectricity as an energy source? A) Heat is captures under the earth. B) It might change the migration patterns of salmon. C) Reservoirs can be used to irrigate crops. D) It doesn't need motion to turn turbines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reservoirs can be used to irrigate crops. 16. Cannot create energy and cannot be rhythm but it can be switched from one form to another A) Heap-conservation rule. B) Energy conservation law. C) Sensation rule. D) The rule that indicates the power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energy conservation law. 17. 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 promote environmental sustainability. C) Non-renewable energy sources help reduce pollution. D) Non-renewable energy sources have no impact on the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-renewable energy sources harm the environment by releasing harmful pollutants. 18. What is a non-renewable resource? A) Solar energy. B) A resource that cannot be reused/ recycled. C) Wind energy. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A resource that cannot be reused/ recycled. 19. Which of the following categories does tidal energy fall into? A) Solar. B) Hydrothermal. C) Hydropower. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydropower. 20. 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. 21. Uranium atoms are split to create a tremendous amount of heat in a ..... power plant. A) Biomass. B) Geothermal. C) Nuclear. D) Hydroelectric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuclear. 22. Which of the following is not the advantage of wind energy? A) Cost-effective. B) Recyclable. C) A large area of landscape. D) Pollution-free. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A large area of landscape. 23. What sector of the Indian economy consumes most of nation's petroleum? A) Residential. B) Commercial. C) Industrial. D) Transportation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transportation. 24. Why is the increase of greenhouse gases a major issue? A) It leads to more factories. B) It causes a decrease in human population size. C) It leads to more greenhouse gases forming. D) It causes climate change by increasing the global temperatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It causes climate change by increasing the global temperatures. 25. Petrol is also called as Black Gold A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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