As countries become more developed, the demand for

commercial energy sources increases.

subsistence energy sources increases

nuclear energy sources decreases.

commercial energy sources decreases.

Scrubbing is a technique used by utilities companies to:

decrease the sulfur oxide content in the exhaust gases generated from coal combustion

increase the sulfur content in the exhaust gases generated from coal combustion

increase the nitrogen oxide content in the exhaust gases generated from coal combustion

decrease the water content in the exhaust gases generated from coal combustion

The total estimated resource of oil shale could yield approximately 2 to 5 trillion barrels of oil worldwide. This tremendous resource currently is not exploited because:

the cost of extraction is not presently competitive with the cost of crude oil or other conventional fossil fuels.

current technology cannot separate the useful energy product from the rock

the extraction process uses up all the energy in the oil and makes it useless

the oil from oil shale is very low grade

The Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) has made headlines because:

of proposals to explore for oil there

it is the leading source of coal in North America

it is the proposed site for disposal of high-level nuclear waste

further oil migration there is blocked by a trap

Problems with exploiting oil shale and tar sand deposits as an alternative to crude oil include all of the following except:

the deposits are usually deeply buried and difficult to extract

the conversion process to fuel requires a lot of energy

the mining and conversion process requires a lot of water

mining would involve widespread disruption of the land surface

The countries with the largest supplies of coal are

China, the United States, Russia, India

China, Indonesia, the United States, India

Russia, Indonesia, China, Brazil

The figure demonstrates that in the United States (since 1950), energy intensity (measured by energy use per dollar of GDP) has

increased and then remained steady.

Which is NOT a disadvantage of using nuclear energy?

The amount of CO 2 released by the reactors

Possible terrorist use of nuclear weapons

The major petroleum producing countries of the world from the greatest amount produced to the least amount produced are

Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United States.

Saudi Arabia, the United States, Mexico.

the United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia.

Which is not an environmental cost associated with natural gas?

Trace metals released during combustion

Pipelines built through environmentally sensitive areas

The release of methane into the atmosphere

How is nuclear waste currently stored?

Waste is contained in drums and stored on the ocean floor.

Waste is stored in a geologically stable site away from human habitation.

Waste is sent into space on a rocket.

Which location saw the most damaging nuclear accident?

Three Mile Island, United States

Nuclear fusion promises to be a virtually limitless supply of energy. However at present, it is not used to produce any electricity at all, because:

current technology is insufficient

environmental sentiment has put nuclear power into disfavor

there are no safe sites to store the highly toxic waste produced by fusion

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 considered the role of nuclear power in the U.S. energy mix. Its recommendation was to:

resume building new nuclear power plants in the U.S.

halt to construction of all new nuclear power plants in the U.S.

temporarily hold construction of new nuclear power plants until the Yucca Mountain site is operational

replace all existing nuclear reactors in the U.S. by pebble-bed reactors by 2010

Exactly how does a commercial nuclear power plant convert the energy of atomic nuclei into electricity?

the heat produced by radioactive decay boils water, which drives a turbine generator

spontaneous decay of radioisotopes creates a strong magnetic field

thermoelectric cells in the core convert heat into electricity

alpha decay emits electrons, which are collected by the control rods

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What is the difference between crude oil and petroleum

Petroleum is a fossil fuel crude oil is not

Petroleum is found in nature, crude oil is generated in industry

Crude oil is made of dead plants/animals from millions of years ago petroleum is made of gases in the atmosphere

Crude oil is a fossil fuel found in nature in luqid form, petroleum is generated from crude oil

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Which disaster led to the Oil Pollution Act in 1990

Deep Horizon drilling rig

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Alaska

California Coast Oil Spill of 2000

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A resource that is used faster than we can replace it is known as a

renewable resource

non renewable resource

natural resource

income resource

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Which of the following is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?

Not easily available

causes pollution when burned

only available at certain times

creates long lasting waste

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Which of the following is nonrenewable

Solar

Wind

Hydroelectric

Nuclear

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Which fossil fuel has the least amount of pollution produced?

Coal

Oil

Natural Gas

Solar

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How do we produce energy from fossil fuels?

Burning it

Melting it

Using it to turn a turbine

Decaying it

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APES Non Renewable Energy Resources

What is the difference between crude oil and petroleum

Which disaster led to the Oil Pollution Act in 1990

A resource that is used faster than we can replace it is known as a

Which of the following is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?

Which of the following is nonrenewable

Which fossil fuel has the least amount of pollution produced?

How do we produce energy from fossil fuels?

Which energy source is considered nonrenewable? I. Solar energy II. Nuclear energy III. Fossil fuel

As countries become more developed, the demand for

Scrubbing is a technique used by utilities companies to:

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