energy

energy

Multiple Choice

Which statement is the most true?

• Nuclear power is only used to generate electric power

• The most used source of energy is natural gas

• The sector that requires more energy is transportation

• Most of renewable energy is used for the residential and commercial sector

Multiple Choice

Which is the top country producer and consumer of oil?

• Russia

• USA

• Saudi Arabia

• China

Multiple Choice

One pellet of Enriched Uranium can produce the equivalent energy of 1 ton of coal

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Which is the most used renewable energy in the US?

• Solar

• Hydropower

• Geothermal

• Wind

Multiple Choice

Which is the most common method used to extract coal?

• Drilling

• Fracking

• Subsurface mining

• Surface mining

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct order of non-renewable energy resources from the dirtiest to the cleanest in terms of emissions.

• Coal, Petroleum, Natural Gas, Nuclear

• Nuclear, Natural Gas, Petroleum, Coal

• Petroleum, Coal , Natural Gas, Nuclear

• Nuclear, Coal, Petroleum, Natural Gas

Multiple Choice

What is the main reason for the increment in the use of wind energy?

• The general understanding that clean energy is fundamental for a sustainable use of resources

• Policies encouraging the use of renewable energy

• Because wind turbines have an aesthetic benefit to the landscape

• The reduced costs of energy production from wind

Multiple Choice

Accidents and spills can create severe problems to ecosystems, especially in the marine environment. One of the most recent and impacting disasters happened in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.

• wind

• nuclear

• hydropower

• petroleum

• coal

Multiple Choice

When burned, it produces emission of CO2, Nitrogen Dioxides, Heavy metals, Sulfur Dioxides. It is the most impacting source of energy.

• wind

• nuclear

• hydropower

• petroleum

• coal

Multiple Choice

It generates radioactive wastes, the most dangerous hazardous type of waste produced by humans.

• wind

• nuclear

• hydropower

• petroleum

• coal

Multiple Choice

It can cause problems for migrating birds

• wind

• nuclear

• hydropower

• petroleum

• coal

Multiple Choice

It causes problems to migrations of aquatic animals, such as salmon.

• wind

• nuclear

• hydropower

• petroleum

• coal

Multiple Choice

Like healthy ecosystems, a balanced atmosphere provides society with ecosystem services. Which of the following statements best describes the benefits we receive from a healthy balanced ecosystem?

• There are no benefits

• . Prevents light energy from the sun from reaching the surface

• Protects us from damaging UV and x-ray radiation. AND Maintains a temperature that allows life on Earth to exists.

Multiple Choice

Changes that occur in wind, temperature, humidity at any given time.

• weather

• climate

Multiple Choice

What you expect of a given region based on the statistics of at least 30 years

• weather

• climate

Multiple Choice

Which is the most abundant greenhouse gas originated from the anthropogenic activity?

• Water Vapor

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Sulfur Dioxide

Multiple Choice

Which is the main cause of ozone depletion in the stratosphere?

• CFC

• Fluorinated gasses

• Carbon Dioxide

• UV rays

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT an expected effect of climate change?

Question options:

• Sea levels rising

• Reduction in the frequency of extreme weather events

• Ocean acidification

• Increasing the number of refugees

Multiple Choice

Rising houses in coastal towns

• Mitigation

• Adaptation

Multiple Choice

Phasing out the use of fossil fuels

• Mitigation

• Adaptation

Multiple Choice

Finding ways to reduce the effect of climate change

• Mitigation

• Adaptation

Multiple Choice

Finding ways to cope with climate change

• Mitigation

• Adaptation