Room 32 Renewable Energy Quiz
Room 32 Renewable Energy Quiz
Test your knowledge on renewable energy and its impact on our world with the Room 32 Renewable Energy Quiz! This quiz consists of various question formats, including multiple choice, checkboxes, and fill-in-the-blank questions to keep your learning dynamic and engaging.
Whether you are a student of environmental science or just someone wanting to learn more about sustainable practices, this quiz offers:
- 20 thought-provoking questions
- Essential facts about renewable energy
- Insights into current trends and statistics
1. The term renewable energy means energy derived from natural processes that are replenished at a rate that is equal to or faster than the rate at which they are consumed.
True
False
2. Non-Renewable energy comes from sources that will run out or will not be replenished for thousands or even millions of years. Most sources of non-renewable energy are fossil fuels like coal and oil.
True
False
3. Various forms of renewable energy are: (Check the correct boxes)
Solar
Wind
Geothermal
Hydropower
Coal
Petroleum
Ocean/tidal resources
Biomass
Biogas
Liquid biofuels like hydrogen
4. Including hydroelectricity, renewable energy resources currently provide 18.9 per cent of Canada’s total primary energy supply.
True
False
5. In the New York Times article on renewable energy, ____________________ is on track to produce more electricity this year from renewable power than from coal for the first time on record. (Fill in the blank with the correct country)
6. In 2010, coal provided how much of America's energy capacity"
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
7. Currently, the cost of building wind farms in America has been reduced by:
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
8. Currently, the cost of building solar energy in America has been reduced by:
50%
60%
70%
80%
9. Because of the spread of the coronavirus, demand for electricity has increased/deceased sharply, which has reduced the need for coal energy. (Choose the correct verb)
Increased
Decreased
10. On May 1, 2020, in Texas, wind power alone supplied nearly __________ times as much electricity as coal did.
Two
Three
Four
Five
11. America’s total coal consumption will fall by nearly ___ % this year, dropping coal energy below both nuclear power and renewable power for the first time. (Fill in the blank)
25
50
75
100
12. With the decline of coal energy--the dirtiest fossil fuels, America's carbon dioxide emissions have decreased ___ percent since 2005.
5
10
15
20
13. Daniel Cohan, an associate professor at Rice University noted, “A decade ago, I was teaching my students that coal was the 'baseload'....Now coal’s been pushed to the margins and it’s wind and solar that are the _______________ options.” (Fill in the blank)
Only
Best
Cheapest
Most expensive
None of the above
14. The decline of coal power has created turmoil across the industry including:
Worker layoffs
Closed coal plants
Coal companies going bankrupt
Trucker protests
All the above
15. The financial pain caused by the global coronavirus pandemic may lead utilities to slow down their decisions to retire more coal plants.
True
False
16. An energy analyst estimated that, by 2025, coal could make up just 10% (or less) of the electricity generated in the United States.
True
False
17. Great River Energy, an energy cooperative based in Minnesota, said it planned to close its giant Coal Creek Station and replace it with __________________. (Fill in the blank)
A solar farm
Hydrogen energy
A wind farm
Justin Bieber on a treadmill
None of the above
18. US President Trump came into office vowing to "Make America Great Again" by reviving/dismantling the coal industry in America.
Reviving
Dismantling
19. Check the countries that are reducing their coal consumption in favour of renewable energies.
Canada
France
Italy,
China
USA
Turkey
Australia
United Kingdom
20. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C, a near-total reduction in the use of coal and other fossil fuels for electricity generation by 2050 is necessary if the temperature goal of the Paris Agreement is to be reached, with reductions of approximately two-thirds by 2030. Using stars, rate the importance of America phasing out coal energy to achieve the Paris goal.
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