Geothermal Energy(Renewable Energy ) Questions and Answers

Question 1. Which of the following is a thermal application of solar energy?
  1.    Photovoltaic
  2.    Concentrating collectors
  3.    Solar cell
  4.    Electricity
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Concentrating collectors
Answer: (b).Concentrating collectors
Question 2. What is a solar collector?
  1.    A device that generates current
  2.    A device that collects and stores sunlight
  3.    A device that collects and concentrates sunlight
  4.    A device that filters sunlight
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> A device that collects and concentrates sunlight
Answer: (c).A device that collects and concentrates sunlight
Question 3. What is a non-concentrating solar collector?
  1.    Collects and stores sunlight
  2.    Collects and concentrates sunlight
  3.    Reflects sunlight
  4.    Directly uses the incoming global radiation
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Directly uses the incoming global radiation
Answer: (d).Directly uses the incoming global radiation
Question 4. Which of the following is not a renewable source of energy?
  1.    Fossil fuels
  2.    Sun
  3.    Biomass
  4.    Wind
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Fossil fuels
Answer: (a).Fossil fuels
Question 5. What is a concentrating solar collector?
  1.    Collects and concentrates sunlight on an absorber
  2.    Collects and concentrates sunlight on a reflector
  3.    Reflects sunlight
  4.    Directly uses the incoming global radiation
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Collects and concentrates sunlight on an absorber
Answer: (a).Collects and concentrates sunlight on an absorber
Question 6. Which of the following is a problem with a geothermal resource?
  1.    Noise pollution
  2.    Low greenhouse gas emission
  3.    Polluting water
  4.    Reversing damage to wildlife habitat
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Noise pollution
Answer: (a).Noise pollution
Question 7. Geothermal plants use about 20L of fresh water per MWh.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    May be True or False
  4.    Can't say
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> True
Answer: (a).True
Question 8. Why do binary power plants emit less amounts of pollutants?
  1.    Because they release steam into the atmosphere
  2.    Because they release steam into a local water body
  3.    Because they inject water back into the ground without any atmospheric exposition
  4.    Because they inject water back into the ground after atmospheric exposition
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Because they inject water back into the ground without any atmospheric exposition
Answer: (c).Because they inject water back into the ground without any atmospheric exposition
Question 9. Which of the following best describes the cause for noise pollution due to a geothermal power plant?
  1.    Emission of gases
  2.    Ecological destruction
  3.    Damaging wildlife habitat
  4.    Drilling wells
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Drilling wells
Answer: (d).Drilling wells
Question 10. Which of the following gases are released by a geothermal power plant?
  1.    Carbon
  2.    Sulphur
  3.    Sulphate
  4.    Argon
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Sulphur
Answer: (b).Sulphur
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