6th Interventions Jackson
  • 1. What is an example of biomass energy?
A) An automobile that operates on fuel cells
B) A gasoline burning automobile
C) A wood burning stove
D) A coal burning generator
  • 2. Which of these is not currently a source of useable energy?
A) Heat from within the Earth's crust
B) The sun
C) The moon
D) Running water
  • 3. What is weather?
A) The amount of moisture in the air
B) The state of the atmosphere at any particular time
C) The number of clouds in the sky
D) The speed of the wind
  • 4. The sun's radiation is responsible for the Earth's ___________ ?
A) Magnetic Field
B) Atmosphere
C) Rotation
D) Temperature
  • 5. What is the relationship between the sun and life on Earth?
A) The sun protects life on Earth
B) The sun damages life on Earth
C) The sun powers life on Earth
D) The sun causes plants to wither and die
  • 6. What causes the seasons?
A) The Earth's rotation
B) The tilt of the Earth on it's axis
C) The Earth's changing distance from the sun
D) Changes in the sun's intensity
  • 7. Why does the moon appear to shine?
A) Because it reflects sunlight
B) It reflects light from stars
C) It reflects light from Earth
D) It makes it's own light
  • 8. What are the dark patches on the moon's surface?
A) Deep craters
B) Sunken plains, or seas
C) Mountains
D) High plateaus
  • 9. Photovoltaic cells convert sunlight into _________ ?
A) Heat
B) Light
C) Motion
D) Electricity
  • 10. What two forces can turn fossils into fossil fuels?
A) Lift and thrust
B) Temperature and pressure
C) Motion and time
D) Wind and rain
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