Lesson Y8-U06-L06

The Energy Mix of the UK Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 12

20 questions

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Lesson Y8-U06-L06, The Energy Mix of the UK: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 12: Year 8: Resources: Feeding and Powering the World, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What does a country's 'energy mix' show?

    • Electricity source shares
    • Population size
    • Daily weather patterns
    • Total water supply

  2. What does the length of each block represent on a divided-bar graph?

    • The exact date
    • Financial cost
    • Geographic area
    • A share of total

  3. Which of these is a fossil fuel?

    • Offshore wind
    • Solar panels
    • Biomass chips
    • Natural gas

  4. Which fuel generated the largest share of UK electricity in 2023?

    • Solar
    • Gas
    • Coal
    • Oil

  5. Roughly what share of UK electricity came from wind in 2023?

    • About 39 percent
    • About 14 percent
    • About 29 percent
    • About 5 percent

  6. Roughly what share of UK electricity was renewable in 2023, counting wind, solar and biomass?

    • About 33 percent
    • About 47 percent
    • About 29 percent
    • About 39 percent

  7. Roughly what share did coal have in the UK mix in 1990?

    • About 39 percent
    • About 1 percent
    • About 65 percent
    • About 28 percent

  8. Roughly what share did renewables have in the UK mix in 1990?

    • About 7 percent
    • About 2 percent
    • About 65 percent
    • About 33 percent

  9. Which of these is the UK's largest renewable source in the 2023 mix?

    • Wind
    • Biomass
    • Nuclear
    • Solar

  10. What does an upward-sloping line on a line graph indicate?

    • A falling value over time
    • A constant unchanging value
    • A rising value over time
    • A sudden complete drop

  11. In 2023, how much bigger was nuclear's share than solar's?

    • About 5 percentage points
    • About 14 percentage points
    • About 29 percentage points
    • About 9 percentage points

  12. Coal fell from about 65 percent in 1990 to about 1 percent in 2023. How large was the fall?

    • About 74 percentage points
    • About 56 percentage points
    • About 64 percentage points
    • About 66 percentage points

  13. Renewables rose from about 2 percent in 1990 to about 39 percent in 2023. What is the size of the increase?

    • About 41 percentage points
    • About 47 percentage points
    • About 37 percentage points
    • About 27 percentage points

  14. Which fuel releases the most carbon dioxide when it is burned to make electricity?

    • Natural gas
    • Coal
    • Offshore wind
    • Solar energy

  15. Why did the UK phase out coal-fired power stations?

    • Lowered wind speeds
    • Cut carbon emissions
    • Boosted coal mining
    • Increased oil supplies

  16. What main factor caused the rapid growth of UK renewable energy?

    • Stricter planning laws
    • Higher fossil prices
    • Decreasing electricity demand
    • Falling technology costs

  17. In which year did the UK's last coal power station close?

    • 2021
    • 2024
    • 2019
    • 2030

  18. Why are offshore wind farms effective locations for generating electricity?

    • Zero wind resistance
    • High fuel consumption
    • Strong steady winds
    • Constant direct sunlight

  19. In the UK energy mix, how did renewables compare to gas recently?

    • Exactly equal share
    • Slightly larger share
    • Zero production share
    • Much smaller share

  20. Why does the UK still rely on gas power alongside renewables?

    • Reliable backup power
    • Lower financial cost
    • Infinite fuel supply
    • Zero carbon emissions

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