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Renewable Energy Practice Test: Classification of Energy Resources
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Energy resources can be classified into three categories: Renewable: Resources that can be replenished through natural or human efforts, or have inexhaustible reserves. Examples include wind energy, geothermal energy, and photovoltaics. Fossil: Resources that come from dead plants and animals. Fossil fuels are a type of fossil energy resource, and are typically categorized as coal, oil, and natural gas. Nuclear: A type of energy resource.  Energy resources can also be classified as conventional or non-conventional: Conventional: Energy resources that have been used for a long time, such... Show more
Renewable Energy Practice Test: Classification of Energy Resources
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1. Which of these is the major contributor to world pollution?
2. Which of these is the major contributor to world pollution?
3. Half of the world’s energy needs are fulfilled by renewable energy sources.
4. A new renewable energy system is designed to harvest energy from wind. The total energy required to build the system is 240 kJ. The energy yield ratio of the system is 14:3. The total energy provided by the system over its lifetime is _____
5. Which of the following is not a type of primary resource?
6. Energy Resources which are being used for many decades are known as _____
7. Which of these resources does not produce CO2 during electricity generation?
8. On the basis of long-term availability, resources are classified into____
9. Which of these resources does not produce CO2 during electricity generation?
10. On the basis of long-term availability, resources are classified into____
11. Which of the energy resources were considered for large scale use after the oil crisis of 1973?
12. Half of the world’s energy needs are fulfilled by renewable energy sources.
13. Which of the following is not a type of primary resource?
14. On the basis of origin, energy resources are classified into natural and artificial resources.
15. Energy Resources which are being used for many decades are known as _____