Survey and Results

We conducted a survey on 25 different people in Singapore. In this webpage, you will find out about the survey questions as well as what the people answered. Our survey was made into a quiz as it is meant to test the awareness as well as the general knowledge of the people. Before reading the results and questions of the survey, you might want to try our game which is based on the survey itself, by clicking Here. You can also compare how will you fare with other people in our game.

1. How many types of energy sources besides fossil fuels do you know of?

One Energy Source - 1 people

Two Energy Sources - 2 people

Three Energy Sources - 6 people

Four Energy Sources - 2 people

Five Energy Sources - 4 people

Six Energy Sources - 6 people

Seven Energy Sources - 4 people

Average Number: 2 or 3

2.Which of the following materials is an important component of a solar panel?

Salt - 0 people

Silicon - 22 people

Mercury - 3 people

Chlorine - 0 people

Correct Answer: Silicon

3. Which of these plants is widely used in the United States to produce biofuel?

Corn - 13 people

What - 2 people

Alfalfa - 8 people

Bamboo - 2 people

Correct Answer: Corn

4. What is the name of the major nuclear disaster that occured in 1979?

Krakotoa Nuclear Disaster - 3 people

Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster - 19 people

Three Mile Island Nuclear Disaster - 2 people

The Slotin Criticality Accident - 1 people

Correct Answer : Three Mile Island Nuclear Disaster

5. What is mostly responsible for the methane gas produced in reservoirs created for the harnessing of hydroelectric power?

Algae - 6 people

Fish - 0 people

Anaerobic Bacteria - 19 people

Lichen - 0 people

Correct Answer: Anaerobic Bacteria

6. What type of alternative energy source is used to power the capital of Iceland?

Nuclear energy - 1 people

Geothermal energy - 19 people

Hydroelectric energy - 4 people

Solar energy - 1 people

Correct Answer: Geothermal Energy

7. Which of the alternative energy sources listed below may result in the production of greenhouse gases?

Hydroelectric energy - 5 people

Nuclear energy - 17 people

Solar energy - 1 people

Tidal energy - 2 people

Correct Answer: Nuclear Energy

8. What type of current does a conventional solar panel produce?

AC Current - 13 people

DC Current - 12 people

Correct Answer: DC Current

9. Where is the Three Gorges Dam situated?

India - 6

Africa - 1

South America - 5

China - 13

Correct Answer : China

10. Which of the listed countries produces large amounts of bioethanol?

China - 12 people

Australia - 4 people

Vietnam - 2 people

Brazil - 7 people

Correct Answer: Brazil