1) The burning of coal in a furnace involves which type of energy transformation?
Electrical Energy to Mechanical Energy
Thermal Energy to Mechanical Energy
Chemical Energy to Thermal Energy
Mechanical Energy to Chemical Energy
2) A wind turbine converts
Chemical Energy to Electrical Energy
Thermal Energy to Electrical Energy
Nuclear Energy to Electrical Energy
Mechanical Energy to Electrical Energy
3)A power plant burns 7000 Toe of coal on a given day. 30 % of the energy contained in coal is converted to electrical energy. How much electrical energy is generated by this power plant over a day in MW-hr unit? (Choose the number closest to your calculation)
24,000 MW-hr
12,000 MW-hr
36,000 MW-hr
48,000 MW-hr
4) Which of these are renewable energy technology? (Choose all that apply)
Hydro power
Coal power
Solar power
Nuclear power
5) The fastest growing regions with regards to primary energy supply over the last 50 years have been
OECD countries
African countries
China and non OECD Asia
Non OECD Europe and Eurasia
6) In 2019, all renewable energy sources together supply about
14 % of total energy in the world
24 % of total energy in the world
34 % of total energy in the world
4 % of total energy in the world
7) The largest fraction of electricity generated in the world in 2019 comes from which of these sources?
Hydro
Coal
Natural gas
Nuclear
State True or False.
8) The human development index of a nation will always increase linearly as the energy consumption increases for the country.
True
False
9) Nuclear fission is the major energy transformation process happening within the sun.
True
False
10) Waste – to – energy is a type of renewable energy technology.
True
False
11) Modern renewables like solar and wind still provide only a small fraction of the energy consumed by the world.
True
False
12) India is largely dependent on external imports to meet her primary energy demands.
True
False