1. Which of the following is not a fossil fuel? 1.Coal 2.Oil 3.Gas 4.Wind.

1. Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?

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1. Coal2. Oil3. Gas4. Wind

2. Fossil fuels are formed from:

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1. water.2. electricity.3. dead plants and animals.4. rocks.

3. Electricity is not a fuel because:

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1. it has to be generated using other energy resources.

2. it is easy to switch on and off.3. it cannot be used to make

cars run.4. it can burn you.

4. Which of the following is not true?

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heat things.2. Energy can be destroyed.3. Energy can be changed.4. Energy can be wasted.

5. Why do we need to save energy?

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1. Fossil fuels are running out.2. Electricity is running out.3. To pay for new cars.4. Energy is cheap.

6. Which of these would not help us to use less energy for transport?

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1. Using a car that could go further for every litre of petrol.

2. Using a bus instead of going by car.3. Always using the car for short

journeys.4. Walking to school.

7. How could we save energy on heating our homes?

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75%1. Keep the house warmer and open

the windows.2. Keep the house cooler and wear a

jumper.3. Make sure we leave the heating on

when we are out.4. Turn the heat up at night, so we

don’t need blankets on the bed.

8. Which of these things might happen if you walked to school instead of coming by car?

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1. You might get wet if it rained.

2. It might take you longer to get to school.

3. You would be healthier and fitter.

4. All of them.

9. Which is true?

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67%1. Renewable energy resources will

run out one day.2. Renewable energy resources will

not run out.3. Non-renewable energy resources

will not run out.4. None of our energy resources will

run out.

10. Which of these is a non-renewable energy resource?

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1. Solar2. Wind3. natural gas4. moving water

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11. Which statement is true?

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1. Solar panels are used to generate electricity.

2. Solar cells and solar panels are the same.

3. Solar cells are used to generate electricity.

4. Solar cells are used to heat water.

12. Biomass is:

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animal material.3. a fuel made from plant

material only.4. a fuel made from animal

material only.

13. Our bodies get the energy they need from:

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1. food.2. water.3. warm clothes.4. hot baths.

14. The units for measuring energy are:

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1. horsepower.2. degrees.3. joules.4. newtons.

15 People who dig holes in the road need a lot of energy in their food because:

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1. they have long tea breaks.2. they always forget their

sandwiches.3. they sometimes have to work

in the rain.4. they use a lot of energy while

they work.

16 You can find out how much energy is in a peanut by:

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1. burning it, and seeing how hot it makes a test tube of water.

2. eating it, and seeing how full you feel.

3. weighing it.4. seeing what colour it is.

17. Plants get their energy from:

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1. water.2. fertiliser.3. the Sun.4. the soil.

18. Which statement is true?

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1. Coal has energy because it is black.2. Fossil fuels have energy because

the animals that became fossils ran around a lot.

3. Coal has energy because it is warm inside the Earth.

4. The plants that formed coal got their energy from the Sun.

19. These statements are abouthydroelectricity. Which one is not

true?

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1. Reservoirs are filled up by water rising up from the Earth.

2. Electricity is generated using energy in falling water.

3. Energy from the Sun makes water evaporate and form clouds.

4. The energy in hydroelectricity originally came from the Sun.

20. Which of these energy resources does not originally come from the

Sun?

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1. wind energy2. solar power3. fossil fuels4. geothermal energy

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