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Energy is defined as |
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| | A) | the potential to do work. |
| | B) | calorie consumption per hour. |
| | C) | any kind of molecule that has the ability to cause objects to move. |
| | D) | force exerted per unit of time. |
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2 | |
All of the following are examples of fossil fuels except |
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| | A) | coal. |
| | B) | biomass. |
| | C) | oil. |
| | D) | natural gas. |
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3 | |
The U.S. imports about __________ percent of its oil. |
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| | A) | 10 |
| | B) | 25 |
| | C) | 50 |
| | D) | 75 |
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4 | |
About _____________ percent of commercial energy used in the world is provided by fossil fuel. |
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| | A) | 25 |
| | B) | 45 |
| | C) | 65 |
| | D) | 85 |
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5 | |
A number of European countries have higher standards of living than the U.S. and consume ___________ Americans do. |
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| | A) | half the energy |
| | B) | about the same amount of energy that |
| | C) | marginally less energy than |
| | D) | more energy than |
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6 | |
The Bush administration energy policy is to |
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| | A) | maximize efforts at improving energy efficiency. |
| | B) | increase supplies of fossil fuels. |
| | C) | maximize reliance on renewable energy sources. |
| | D) | maximize reliance on environmentally clean energy sources. |
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7 | |
By far the greatest amount of proven natural gas reserves are found in |
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| | A) | Alaska. |
| | B) | Canada. |
| | C) | the Middle East. |
| | D) | Africa. |
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8 | |
From an environmental perspective the most desirable fuel of those listed is |
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| | A) | coal. |
| | B) | petroleum. |
| | C) | natural gas. |
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9 | |
The greatest amount of energy in the U.S is used for |
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| | A) | industrial uses. |
| | B) | transportation. |
| | C) | heating and cooling buildings. |
| | D) | commercial uses. |
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10 | |
___________ is by far the most plentiful of the fossil fuels. |
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| | A) | Coal |
| | B) | Petroleum |
| | C) | Natural gas |
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11 | |
Coal burning releases |
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| | A) | radioactive material. |
| | B) | substantial amounts of carbon dioxide. |
| | C) | toxic metals including mercury. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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12 | |
________ is associated with the greatest number of human deaths of those listed. |
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| | A) | Coal mining and burning |
| | B) | Petroleum extraction and processing |
| | C) | Biomass production and use |
| | D) | Uranium mining and nuclear power generation |
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13 | |
Mining and extraction of oil from oil shale may never be environmentally and economically acceptable. Associated problems include |
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| | A) | its high cost. |
| | B) | its high potential for air pollution. |
| | C) | its high potential for water pollution. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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14 | |
If the U.S. stopped importing oil and used only its current proven reserves, we would run out of oil in about ________ years. |
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| | A) | 10 |
| | B) | 50 |
| | C) | 250 |
| | D) | 500 |
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15 | |
Natural gas deposits associated with coal beds in the western states |
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| | A) | would be much cheaper to recover than from other gas sources. |
| | B) | would produce disastrous water pollution. |
| | C) | contain many times more energy than the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. |
| | D) | are characterized by all of the above. |
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16 | |
Methane hydrate is |
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| | A) | found in permafrost and beneath deep ocean deposits. |
| | B) | present in incredibly large quantities. |
| | C) | difficult to exploit as an energy source. |
| | D) | characterized by all of the above. |
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17 | |
Methane hydrate deposits are worrisome because |
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| | A) | they contain twice as much carbon as that found in all the coal, oil, and natural gas combined. |
| | B) | global warming could cause this material to melt accelerating even more global warming. |
| | C) | the methane that would be released upon melting is ten times as powerful a greenhouse gas as is carbon dioxide. |
| | D) | of all of the above. |
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18 | |
The chain reaction utilized in nuclear power generation refers to |
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| | A) | a neutron emitted by one atom striking another causing release of other neutrons which in turn strike other atoms which release even more neutrons and so on. |
| | B) | atoms forcefully combining with each other progressively producing ever larger atoms, ultimately producing plutonium. |
| | C) | the series of events from mining to concentrating to fuel rod assembly and ultimately to power generation. |
| | D) | the ultimate safety failure of a nuclear power generator where heat causes atoms ultimately to explode. |
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19 | |
Concerns about nuclear power generation include |
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| | A) | the excessive cost of construction, operation, and eventually closure of such a plant compared to other options. |
| | B) | the difficulty of safely disposing of long-lived radioactive materials. |
| | C) | risks associated with power plant accidents. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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20 | |
Arguments in support of nuclear power include |
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| | A) | it causes fewer annual deaths and disease than does coal mining. |
| | B) | it produces substantially less air pollution than fossil fuel fired power plants. |
| | C) | its use has no significant effect on global warming. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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21 | |
There is a positive correlation between standard of living and per capita energy consumption. |
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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22 | |
Air hand dryers in restrooms, by avoiding manufacture, use, and disposal of paper towels, are truly pollution-free. |
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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23 | |
Proven reserves of fossil fuels are those demonstrable to be economically recoverable. |
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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24 | |
Commercially useful nuclear energy is produced when the nuclei of two very small atoms combine to form a single larger atom causing the release of a large amount of energy. |
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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25 | |
The main concern over nuclear power plant safety is that if safety equipment malfunctions, such plants would explode like small nuclear bombs. |
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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26 | |
Coal is considerably more polluting than the other fossil fuels. |
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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27 | |
Breeder reactors, because they produce more nuclear fuel than they consume, are regarded as the ultimate solution to our energy problems. |
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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28 | |
Public interest in nuclear power as an energy source has grown in recent years. |
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |