Classification of Energy Resources

Q.

On what basis would you classify energy sources?

Q. Those resources which have limited stock and which takes thousands of years to get renewed or replenished are called

1. Community owned resource
2. Biotic resource
3. Renewable resource
4. Non renewable resource

Q. Which of the following are the disadvantages of using firewood?

1. Harmful to environment
2. Deforestation
3. Not easily available
4. Emits smoke

Q. Which among the following is not a conventional source of energy?

1. Solar
2. Petroleum
3. Natural Gas
4. Coal

Q. Why are non-renewable resources available in limited quantity?

1. Non-renewable energy resources cannot be renewed or replenished in short duration.
2. Non-renewable energy resources have limited stock
3. Non-renewable energy resources can be renewed or replenished in short duration.
4. Non-renewable energy resources are those that derive energy from artificial resources.

Q. What are the major advantages of process-based energy resources?

1. Can be reused
2. Availability is unlimited
3. All of the above
4. Pollution-free

Q. Which of the following statements are correct about the conservation of fossil fuels?

1. Discovery of fossil fuels has helped massively in the development of the world.
2. We should try to shift our usage from non-conventional to conventional sources of energy.
   
3. Burning of fossil fuels has increased pollution levels in the world.
   
4. We should try to minimize the use of motor vehicles like cars and bikes.
   

Q.

Sun, water, and wind are non-renewable sources of energy.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which among the following is not a classification of energy resources?

1. Conventional and Non-conventional
2. Renewable and Non-renewable
3. Solid and liquid
4. Substance-based and Process-based

Q. Out of the following, which is the non-renewable source of energy?

1. Petroleum
2. Tides
3. Wind
4. Sun

Q. Which among the following is/are correctly mapped about process-based and substance-based energy resources?

1. Process-based - Non-conventional
   Substance-based - Conventional
   
2. Process-based - Conventional
   Substance-based - Non-conventional
   
3. Process-based - Unlimited availability
   Substance-based - Limited availability
4. Process-based - Limited availability
   Substance-based - Unlimited availability

Q.

What are non-renewable sources of energy? Give two examples?

Q. Explain solar energy.

Q. The power resources that have been used for a very long time are called __________.

1. conventional power resources
2. non-conventional power resources
3. renewable power resources
4. non-renewable power resources