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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following characteristics is common to coal and petroleum
Both were formed by the remains of ancient marine organisms
Both release significant amounts of mercury when burned.
Both are considered renewable resources.
both are forms of ancient organic matter buried deep within the earth's crust.
Both require fractional distillation
- 2. Multiple Choice
Nuclear reactors produce energy through the process of
Incineration
Transmutation
Fusion
Breeding
Fission
- 3. Multiple Choice
All of the following are considered to be advantages of nuclear energy EXCEPT
it produces no hazardous waste
it is very efficient when compared to fossil fuels
uranium has a much higher energy content than oil or coal
the technology currently exists to use nuclear fission to produce electricity
- 4. Multiple Choice
A power plant combusts natural gas to turn a gas turbine while the waste heat from this process boils water to turn a steam generator. This is an example of
combined heat and power
cogeneration
combined cycle
capacity factor
- 5. Multiple Choice
To obtain 200J or energy from coal that is extracted using surface mining, 10J is expended. The EROEI of this process is
500
10
2
20
- 6. Multiple Choice
A device that has blades that can be turned by water, wind, steam, or exhaust gas from combustion that turns a generator in an electricity-producing plant.
generator
turbine
energy carrier
energy source
- 7. Multiple Choice
The site of one of the most ecologically destructive oil spills in history is
Chernobyl, Ukraine
Gulf of Mexico, US
Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Shanghai, China
- 8. Multiple Choice
A disadvantage of liquefied natural gas is that it
must be stored and transported at high temperatures.
produces more carbon dioxide than most other fossil fuels.
cannot be used in conventional power plants.
must be stored and transported at high pressure.
is less efficient than most other fossil fuels.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the most likely to lead to acid rain?
the release of carbon dioxide from a coal-fired power plant
the release of carbon monoxide from automobiles.
the release of sulfur dioxide from a coal-fired power plant
The release of methane from a cattle feedlot
the release of particulates from a coal-fired power plant
- 10. Multiple Choice
A 2000W electric space heater was used for 3 hours and 30 minutes. How much energy did the heater use?
2000W
7000kWh
7kWh
2kWh
6500kWh
- 11. Multiple Choice
Fremont, with a population of 300,000 people, uses 8million Btu of energy each day. The yearly per capita energy consumption in the city is nearest to
10,000BTU
1,000,000Btu
10,000,000Btu
1,000,000,000Btu
10,000,000,000Btu
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the 3 main fossil fuels?Coal, Oil, and GasolineCoal, Oil, and Natural GasElectricity, Gasoline, PetroleumCoal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources
- 13. Multiple ChoiceFossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......require expensive equipmenttake millions of years to replacecan be found all overprovide all the energy we use
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is coal made of?decomposed animal and plant remainswaterelectricityall of the above
- 15. Multiple ChoiceCrude oil is also called what?biomassfossilscoalpetroleum
- 16. Multiple Choice
A machine that converts mechanical energy, or motion, into electrical energy
Fossil Fuels
Electric generator
Petroleum
Oil Reserves
- 17. Multiple Choice
When lighter atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier element
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Fusion
Radioactive
- 18. Multiple Choice
What conditions are needed to form coal?
Heat and pressure and time
Sea or Ocean
Oxygen
Cool and moist
- 19. Multiple ChoiceNuclear power uses ____ for fuel.steelcoaluraniumhydrogen
- 20. Multiple ChoiceNuclear energy uses _____ to turn turbines to power a generator.windwatersteamsolar
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