7I Quick Quiz

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I On your answer sheet, write in or circle the correct letter for each question.

7Ia 3 How could we save energy on heating our

homes?
1 Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?
A Keep the house warmer and open the
A coal
windows.
B oil
B Keep the house cooler and wear a
C gas jumper.
D wind C Make sure we leave the heating on
when we are out.
2 Fossil fuels are formed from:
D Turn the heat up at night, so we don’t
A water. need blankets on the bed.
B electricity.
C dead plants and animals. 4 Which of these things might happen if
D rocks. you walked to school instead of coming
by car?
3 Electricity is not a fuel because: A You might get wet if it rained.
A it has to be generated using other B It might take you longer to get to
energy resources. school.
B it is easy to switch on and off. C You would be healthier and fitter.
C it cannot be used to make cars run. D All of them.
D it can burn you.
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4 Which of the following is not true?
1 Which is true?
A Energy can be used to heat things.
A Renewable energy resources will run
B Energy can be destroyed. out one day.
C Energy can be changed. B Renewable energy resources will not
D Energy can be wasted. run out.
C Non-renewable energy resources will
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D None of our energy resources will
1 Why do we need to save energy?
run out.
A Fossil fuels are running out.
B Electricity is running out. 2 Which of these is a non-renewable energy
C To pay for new cars. resource?
D Energy is cheap. A solar
B wind
2 Which of these would not help us to use C natural gas
less energy for transport?
D moving water
A Using a car that could go further for
every litre of petrol.
B Using a bus instead of going by car.
C Always using the car for short journeys.
D Walking to school.

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3 Which statement is true? 7Ie I
A Solar panels are used to generate 1 Plants get their energy from:
electricity.
A water.
B Solar cells and solar panels are the
B fertiliser.
same.
C the Sun.
C Solar cells are used to generate
electricity. D the soil.
D Solar cells are used to heat water. 2 Which statement is true?
4 Biomass is: A Coal has energy because it is black.
A a heavy weight. B Fossil fuels have energy because the
animals that became fossils ran around
B any fuel made from plant or animal
a lot.
material.
C Coal has energy because it is warm
C a fuel made from plant material only.
inside the Earth.
D a fuel made from animal material only.
D The plants that formed coal got their
energy from the Sun.
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3 These statements are about
1 Our bodies get the energy they need from:
hydroelectricity. Which one is not true?
A food.
A Reservoirs are filled up by water rising
B water. up from the Earth.
C warm clothes. B Electricity is generated using energy in
D hot baths. falling water.
C Energy from the Sun makes water
2 The units for measuring energy are:
evaporate and form clouds.
A horsepower.
D The energy in hydroelectricity
B degrees. originally came from the Sun.
C joules.
D newtons. 4 Which of these energy resources does not
originally come from the Sun?
3 People who dig holes in the road need a A wind energy
lot of energy in their food because: B solar power
A they have long tea breaks. C fossil fuels
B they always forget their sandwiches. D geothermal energy
C they sometimes have to work in the
rain.
D they use a lot of energy while they
work.

4 You can find out how much energy is in a

peanut by:
A burning it, and seeing how hot it makes
a test tube of water.
B eating it, and seeing how full you feel.
C weighing it.
D seeing what colour it is.

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