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Be Sustainable with Energy quiz

How much have you learnt about being sustainable with energy?. Have a go at the quiz below and you may even win some great prizes!*(*see our terms and conditions).

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1. True or false: Energy can be transformed, or changed to one form to another. :

True

False

2. Electricity is generated at a...:

Power line

Substation

Power station

3. Which one of these energy resources is non-renewable?:

Geothermal

Wind

Fossil fuels

4. What type of renewable energy is the largest source of electricity generation in New Zealand?:

Wave energy - energy from the movement of tides

Biomass – fuel from food, rubbish and other waste materials

Hydro power – energy of falling water

5. When fossil fuels are burned to produce energy, what type of gas is released in the atmosphere?:

Carbon dioxide

Oxygen

Hydrogen

6. True or false: Trees help remove carbon dioxide in the air and also give back the oxygen that we need to breathe.:

True

False

7. How could you help conserve electricity usage at home?:

Leave the heaters on the whole day

Take shorter showers

Use the dryer instead of the clothesline

8. How could you help your school reduce electricity consumption?:

Turn off lights when not in use

Have the computers on standby

Keep all doors and windows open when heaters are on

9. Where are wind farms typically built?:

Bottom of a valley

Beside a lake

Top of a hill

10. What accounts for 30% of a typical household energy use:

Lighting

Water heating

Cooking

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