1.

After energy conversions, you end up with the same total amount of energy as the original
amount of potential energy. Which law explains this rule?

a. law of energy changes c. law of power and energy

b. law of conservation of energy d. law of potential energy

2. You turn on a lamp and the light bulb becomes warm. Which energy conversion causes
this heating of the light bulb?

a. thermal energy to electrical energy c. electrical energy to thermal energy

b. light energy to thermal energy d. electrical energy to light energy

3. Which law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed?

a. law of conservation of power c. law of changing energy

law of energy changes
b. law of conservation of energy d.

4. Identify the non-renewable energy resource from the following:

(a) Coal (b) Solar energy

(c) Wind energy (d) Tidal energy

5. Which of the following is a disadvantage of most of the renewable energy sources?

(a) Highly polluting (b) High waste disposal cost

(c) Unreliable supply (d) High running cost

6. Photovoltaic energy is the conversion of sunlight into:

(a) Chemical energy (b) Biogas

(c) Electricity (d) Geothermal energy

7. Which among the following is not an adverse environmental impact of tidal power
generation?

(a) Interference with spawing and migration of fish

(b) Pollution and health hazard in the estuary due to blockage of flow of polluted water into
the sea

(c) Navigational hazard (d) None of the above

8. Both power and manure is provided by:

(a) Nuclear plants (b) Thermal plants

(c) Biogas plants (d) Hydroelectric plant

9. Common energy source in Nigeria is:

(a) Electricity (b) Coal

(c) Sun (d) Wind

10. The one thing that is common to all fossil fuels is that they:

(a) Were originally formed in marine environment (b) Contain carbon

(c) Have undergone the same set of geological processes during their formation

(d) Represent the remains of one living organisms

11. Most of the energy used for lighting such as bulbs, tube lights etc. is converted to:

(a) Light energy b) Sound energy

(c) Heat energy d) Electrical energy

12. The potential energy of a freely falling object decreases continuously. What happens
to the loss of potential energy?

a) It is continuously converted into sound energy b) It is continuously converted into

kinetic energy c) It is continuously converted into electric energy d) None of the
above

13. Geothermal energy is clean and efficient because:

a. It requires lots of fossil fuels. b. The heat energy from the sun is always available to
us.

c. It isn’t clean or efficient. d. It doesn’t pollute the environment.

14. Which is NOT an example of renewable energy?

a. Solar panels b. Wind turbines c. Natural Gas d. Geothermal

15. Wind turbines, solar panels, and geothermal are examples of “renewable” energy
because:

a. Because they do not work together. b. Energy from the wind, sun, or ground does
not run out. c. You have to “renew” it, because it gets old. d. None of the above

16. “Geothermal” means:

a. “Geo” means “Fossil” and “Thermal” means “Fuel”

b. “Geo” means “Plants” and “Thermal” means “Oil”

c. “Geo” means “Earth” and “Thermal” means “Heat”

d. “Geo” means “Oil” and “Thermal” means “Drill”

17. Which of the following shows energy changes that takes place when a glowing a bulb
using a battery?

a) Chemical ‐> Electrical ‐> heat ‐> Light energy

b) Electrical ‐> Chemical ‐> Light ‐> heat energy

c) Chemical ‐> Electrical ‐> Heat energy

d) Electrical ‐> Chemical ‐> Light energy

18. Which of the following is a nonrenewable energy resource?

a) Sola b). Wind c). Fossil d). Geothermal

19. Whenever one form of energy is converted into another, some of the original energy
is always converted into which type of energy?

a. light c. kinetic

b. thermal d. sound

20. In a hair dryer, electrical energy is changed into which type of energy that is used to dry your
hair?

a. light c. thermal

b. nuclear d. chemical