#13 Energy Use and Conservation

#13 Energy Use and Energy Conservation

Poll

Hows your week going so far?

Poll

After learning about all the different energy resources we use, which do you think offers the best promise for the future?

• Fossil Fuels

• Solar Power

• Nuclear Energy

• Biomass

• Hydropower

Multiple Choice

What city do you think is considered the Energy Capital of the world?

• Dubai

• New York

• Houston

• Tokyo

• Lomdon

As the Energy Capital of the World, Houston is the headquarters and the intellectual capital for virtually every segment of the energy industry including exploration, production, transmission, marketing, supply, and technology. Houston employs nearly a third of the nation's jobs in oil and gas extraction.

GLOBAL ENERGY DEMAND

Multiple Choice

Approximately how much energy does the transportation sector use?

• 27%
• 52%
• 14%
• 8%

Multiple Choice

Which non-renewable resource produces the most air pollution?

• nuclear energy

• wind energy

• coal

Multiple Choice

Which of the following substances is fuel used in nuclear power plants?

• peat

• wood

• uranium

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sources of energy generates emissions during use?

• Natural gas

• Hydropower

• Nuclear

Multiple Choice

what are plastics made of?

• petachemicals

• petrochemicals

• patrochemicals

• petrocemicals

Multiple Choice

True or false: global oil reserves are increasing in our lifetime

• true

• false

What nonrenewable energy source do we use most?

What renewable energy resource is most widely used? Least widely used?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is still most widely used to produce electricity?

• The use of Renewable Resources

• The use of Hydroelectric Power

• The use of Fossil Fuels

Multiple Choice

How has the demand for electricity changed over time?

• it has stayed the same

• it has increased

• it has decreased

Multiple Choice

True or False: Solar power is the only renewable energy source that does not turn a turbine.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: The most common way to create electricity is by turning a turbine.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: The burning of natural gas is the cleanest of the fossil fuels

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: Coal is the most common resource used to burn for electricity.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which non-renewable resource produces the most air pollution?

• nuclear energy

• wind energy

• coal

Multiple Choice

Which of the following energy types is not a fossil fuel?

• Natural gas

• Geothermal

• Petroleum

Multiple Choice

What statement about solar energy is true?

• requires a small amount of space

• it is not considered expensive to setup or maintian

• solar energy can be intermittent (not consistent)

Multiple Choice

Which is FALSE about hydroelectric power?

• Has little or no impact on the environment.

• Energy output can be regulated to meet demand.

• No greenhouse emissions.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sources of energy generates emissions during use?

• Natural gas

• Hydropower

• Nuclear

Multiple Choice

One of the disadvantages of nuclear energy is:

• Nuclear power produces either smoke or carbon dioxide.

• Nuclear power is not reliable.

• The waste produced is dangerous.

Multiple Choice

What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.

• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

Multiple Choice

The area of human activity responsible for the highest greenhouse gas emissions is

• energy supply

• transport

• agriculture

• industrial

Multiple Choice

The graph shows us that

• the earth temperature is always increasing

• the earth's temperature has steadily increased since 1900

• the earth's temperature has steadily rising since the 1960s

Multiple Choice

The greenhouse effect is about

• warming the atmosphere because of increased CO₂ levels

• warming the atmosphere because of decreased CO_{2 }levels

• cooing the atmosphere because of increased CO_{2 }levels

Multiple Choice

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is...

• using bottled water

• burning fossil fuels

• texting on cellphones

• eating meat

Multiple Choice

Most energy in the United States comes from...

• Renewable sources

• Nonrenewable sources

Multiple Choice

Using a refillable water bottle is a way to ______.

• reduce.

• reuse.

Multiple Choice

Recycling is ___________.

• using less waste.

• changing trash into something new.

• using more waste.

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Reusing is ___________.

• using less waste.

• using more waste.

• using it in a different way.

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Reducing is ___________.

• using less waste.

• using more waste.

• using it in a different way.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following cannot be recycled?

• plastic water bottles

• paper products

• oil, fossil fuels

Multiple Choice

What are the 3 r's for recycling?

• reading, writing, and arithmetic

• reduce, reuse, recycle

• recirculate, refresh, reduce

Multiple Choice

Why is reducing your carbon footprint so important?

• Carbon dioxide is the main cause of global warming

• Carbon dioxide helps grow forests and grasslands

• The atmosphere will cool with too little carbon dioxide.

• Sea levels will drop with too much carbon dioxide.

Multiple Choice

In which way do humans have a negative impact on the environment?

• burn fossil fuels

• recycle cans

• reuse a paper bag

Multiple Choice

Should you turn off or unplug large equipment (like printers, televisions, computers etc) at the end of the day?

• Always

• Sometimes

• Never

Multiple Choice

Energy Conservation means reducing energy use.

• True

• False: Energy Efficiency

Multiple Choice

energy generated from moving wind by means of windmills or wind turbines.

• hydropower

• biofuels

• wind energy

Multiple Choice

natural resources that can be replaced in a short period of time, such as living things, water and air.

• hydropower

• nonrenewable resources

• renewable resources

Multiple Choice

resources that cannot be replaced in a short period of time, such as coal, oil and natural gas.

• renewable resources

• wind energy

• nonrenewable resources

Multiple Choice

energy harnessed from the decay of uranium atoms.

• nuclear power

• solar power

• wind energy

Multiple Choice

electricity generated from the energy of moving water through a dam.

• biomass

• nuclear power

• hydropower

Multiple Choice

energy created from the heat beneath the surface of the earth.

• biofuels

• hydropower

• geothermal

Multiple Choice

fuels, such as ethanol, that are created from the fermentation of biomass.

• biofuels

• hydropower

• nuclear power

Multiple Choice

Material derived from living things (plants and animals).

• biofuels

• biomass

• geothermal

Multiple Choice

the ability to do work

• work

• potential energy

• energy