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Energy Quiz

#1

Which of these is real?

  1. AA sun-powered computer
  2. BA wind-powered homework machine
  3. CA water-powered cell phone
  4. DA dog-powered airplane
The amazing XO laptop is designed for the half-billion kids in the world who have no electricity and it can run very well on solar energy, batteries, electricity or even pedal power!
#2

You can make fuel out of:

  1. ACow poop
  2. BFrench fry oil
  3. CCorn
  4. DAll of the above
These "biofuels" can all be used to create energy and provide great alternatives to using fossil fuels.
#3

Most of the electricity made in the U.S. comes from:

  1. AWind power
  2. BNuclear power plants
  3. CCoal
  4. DGuinea pigs on treadmills
We burn tons of coal — a non-renewable resource that takes MILLIONS of years to make — to create electricity. And burning it creates huge amounts of carbon dioxide that making global warming even warmer.
#4

People can generate power by:

  1. ASitting
  2. BNonstop talking
  3. CCartwheeling continuously down a hill
  4. DPlaying video games
It's true — two researchers created a stool that captured the energy of someone sitting down to power LED lights!
#5

Scientists have some crazy ideas about cooling the earth.
Which of these IS NOT real?

  1. ALaunching 16 trillion Frisbees into the sky to create a sunshade
  2. BPlanting huge fake "trees" to absorb carbon dioxide from the air
  3. CCanceling school when energy usage becomes too high
  4. DPumping iron into the ocean to create carbon dioxide-gulping algae
Scientists are doing just about everything but turning the power off in schools!
#6

The renewable energy source we use most for electricity is:

  1. ADead plants (biomass)
  2. BWater
  3. CWind
  4. DSolar
Water has been used as a power source for thousands of years. Hydropower rocks because it doesn't pollute and it's super-cheap!
#7

Which of these energy sources will never run out?

  1. ACoal from inside the Earth
  2. BOil from inside the Earth
  3. CHeat from inside the Earth
  4. DGas from inside the Earth
Heat is created continuously deep in the center of the Earth and can be used for geothermal energy.
#8

Which of these vehicles has actually been made?

  1. AA flying car like on the Jetsons
  2. BA foot-powered car like on the Flintstones
  3. CA hoverboard like in Back to the Future
  4. DAll of the above
They all exist, but the foot-powered car is the greenest, using human power instead of electricity or gas.
#9

Which watery thing can NOT give us power?

  1. AWaterfalls
  2. BOcean waves
  3. CSwimming pools
  4. DTides
Oceans and rivers are constantly moving, creating hydropower. The pool only moves when someone does a cannonball!
#10

Which of these facts about nuclear power plants is NOT true?

  1. AThey use a nonrenewable resource called uranium.
  2. BIt's easy to safely get rid of the waste they produce.
  3. CHomer Simpson works in one.
  4. DThey are green because they don't produce any carbon dioxide.
Good thing: nuclear power plants don't produce carbon dioxide. Bad: they produce dangerous radioactive waste.

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