Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
(10 × 1 = 10 marks)
1. Where do people usually place wind turbines?
a) Next to big houses
b) On top of a mountain
c) Near farms
d) On top of a steady hill
2. What can be found in space, and convert light energy from the sun
into electrical energy?
a) Solar Panels
b) Solar Energy
c) Solar Space
d) Solar Cells
3. What are tides?
a) Tides are water.
b) Tides are a certain type of water which originated from the
moon.
c) Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels.
d) Tides are machines which create energy.
4. What is a sluice gate?
a) A gate which is used to control the flow of water.
b) A gate which is used to control the flow of energy.
c) A gate which is used to slow down the flow of energy.
d) A gate which can be used to pump more water.
5. Why are there rarely any solar panels at people's homes?
a) Because we’re Asian.
b) Because solar panels are expensive and hard to come by these
days.
c) Because there are rarely any solar panels which can be bought
at any random store.
d) Because Solar Panels are dangerous.
6. Why are there barely any wave energy converters?
a) Because there are barely any suitable locations for the wave
energy converters.
b) Because Wave Energy Converters are non-renewable energy
which is not consistent.
c) Because Wave Energy Converters need a barrage which is
hard to find at any store for energy.
d) Because Wave Energy Converters need sunlight which is hard
as if its night there will be hardly anything to convert the
energy.
7. How can wind be renewable energy?
a) Because of the solar energy of the air particles.
b) Because of the number of winds there are.
c) Because of windmills.
d) Because the kinetic energy of the air particles can be turned
into energy.
8. What are Windmills usually used for?
a) Windmills are used to gather more energy.
b) Windmills are used for grinding grain or pumping water.
c) Windmills are used to gather more water.
d) Windmills are used to amplify the Earth’s gravity causing to
more energy.
9. What buildings help with hydro energy?
a) Tidal Water Converters
b) Tidal Energy Station
c) Tidal Power Station
d) Tidal Water Station
10. What is the main use of Wave Energy Converters?
a) To get energy from the waves.
b) To gather and generate electricity and power.
c) To waste as many money as you can.
d) To amplify the energy created from the waves.
Essay
(Number of marks are already given)
1. Based on your answers in the table, explain how geothermal energy
is non-renewable/renewable. (1 mark for correct explanation, 1 mark
for correct classification. Two marks in total.)
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2. Explain how Solar Cells and Solar Panels work. Write at least 3
sentences. (1 mark for three or more sentences, 1 mark each for correct
explanation. Three marks in total.)
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