Each question in this quiz is timed.
Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?
coal
oil
gas
wind
Fossil fuels are formed from:
water
electricity
dead plans and animals
rocks
Electricity is not a fuel because:
it has to be generated using other energy resources.
it is easy to switch on and off.
it cannot be used to make cars run.
it can burn you.
Which of the following is not true?
Energy can be used to heat things.
Energy can be destroyed.
Energy can be changed.
Energy can be wasted.
Why do we need to save energy?
Fossil fuels are running out.
Electricity is running out.
To pay for new cars.
Energy is cheap.
Which of these would not help us to use less energy for transport?
Using a car that could go further for every litre of petrol.
Using a bus instead of going by car.
Always using the car for short journeys.
Walking to school.
How could we save energy on heating our homes?
Keep the house warmer and open the windows.
Keep the house cooler and wear a jumper.
Make sure we leave the heating on when we are out.
Turn the heat up at night, so we don’t need blankets on the bed.
Which of these things might happen if you walked to school instead of coming by car?
You might get wet if it rained.
It might take you longer to get to school.
You would be healthier and fitter.
All of them.
Which is true?
Renewable energy resources will run out one day.
Renewable energy resources will not run out.
Non-renewable energy resources will not run out.
None of our energy resources will run out.
Which of these is a non-renewable energy resource?
solar
natural gas
moving water
Our bodies get the energy they need from:
food
warm clothes
hot baths
The units for measuring energy are:
horsepower
degrees
joules
newtons
Which statement is true?
Coal has energy because it is black.
Fossil fuels have energy because the animals that became fossils ran around a lot.
Coal has energy because it is warm inside the Earth.
The plants that formed coal got their energy from the Sun.
Which of these energy resources does not originally come from the Sun?
wind energy
solar power
fossil fuels
geothermal energy
Select the fuels which can be used in an oven for cooking.
Wood
Electricity
Nuclear energy
Solar energy
Natural gas
Select fuels which can be stored in tanks and are often used for heating houses.
Coal
Oil
Hydrogen
Gas
Select solid fuels which can be used in a boiler or open fire.
How long ago were fossil fuels formed?
100 years
1000 years
10000 years
Millions of years
