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- 1. Multiple Choice
Define: Renewable resources
Resources that are used faster than they form
Resources that can replenish themselves over time
Resources that formed over millions of years
Resources that exist only in rural areas
- 2. Multiple Choice
According to the graph, identify the recyclable material that would reduce the largest portion of America’s trash.
Metals
paper
plastics
Yard trimmings
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which term describes the practice which involves the global management of Earth’s natural resources to meet current and future energy needs?
species introduction
sustainable energy development
habitat fragmentation
biomagnification
- 4. Multiple Choice
Resources that are obtained from the earth...
global warming
pollution
natural resources
nature's bounty
- 5. Multiple Choice
Very little commercial energy is wasted in U.S. industries because the United States is a world leader in energy efficiency.
True
False
- 6. Multiple Choice
Improving energy efficiency means using less energy to provide the same amount of work.
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choice
____ is used to produce two useful forms of energy from the same fuel source, such as when steam in a power plant is used to heat nearby buildings.
cogeneration
energy efficiency
smart grid
superinsulation
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why aren’t hybrid and all-electric vehicles more widely used?
Hybrid and all-electric vehicles are still very __1. __ because the batteries that fuel them are expensive. They must be replaced every few ___2. ___ If such batteries could be designed to last longer and provide energy for __3. ___ trips, hybrid and all-electric vehicles would be more affordable. Building more __4. ___ stations would also make these vehicles more practical.
1. affordable 2. months 3. quick 4. work
1. expensive 2. years 3. long-distant 4. re-charging
1. affordable 2. years 3. short 4. re-fueling
1. expensive 2. months 3. long-distant 4. re-charging
- 9. Multiple Choice
Identify the most widely used energy source in the United States.
Petroleum
Coal
Natural gas
Solar
- 10. Multiple ChoiceReducing energy usage through behavioral changes.conservationefficiencycogenerationcapacity
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