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1

Tanya was completing a quiz about electricity. The first question on the test asked what type of energy was used by Aboriginal people for drying and preserving food. What should Tanya's answer be?
A)solar energy
B)fossil fuels
C)wind turbines
D)whale oil
2

What does a photoelectric cell do?
A)takes pictures
B)converts the Sun's energy into electricity
C)creates a grounded electric current
D)provides digital images of electric currents
3

What do we call many photoelectric cells that are connected together?
A)a solar farm
B)a photoelectric panel
C)a solar panel
D)an atomic-electric panel
4

What is the fastest growing source of electricity in the world?
A)hydro-electric power
B)nuclear reaction
C)solar energy
D)wind energy
5

This form of energy is renewable, and does not create pollution or waste. What form of energy is it?
A)hydro-electric energy
B)nuclear energy
C)wind energy
D)tidal energy
6

This form of creating electricity does not produce pollution, but it can damage the ecosystem. What is it?
A)electricity from the Sun
B)tidal energy
C)electricity from wind
D)nuclear reactions
7

Earth's crust contains a great deal of heat energy. What do we call this form of energy?
A)geothermal energy
B)geographical energy
C)geometrical energy
D)thermonuclear energy
8

Biomass energy, or bioenergy, is ____.
A)the energy of weight and mass
B)the energy stored in plant and animal tissue
C)the energy created by natural chemistry
D)the energy of dead and decaying organisms
9

British Columbia has contributed to the field of renewable energy in the form of what new invention?
A)a way to split atoms into smaller pieces
B)a way to paint solar panels
C)a new hydrogen fuel cell that has water as its only waste product
D)a way to make fossil fuel a renewable resource
10

The process of combining two atoms into one larger atom and releasing energy at the same time is called ____.
A)nuclear fusion
B)nuclear fission
C)nuclear power
D)nuclear pollution





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