APES Semester 2 Review

Which of the following is an advantage of using nuclear energy?

• It produces radioactive waste
• It is very efficient 
• It is nonrenewable
• It can be very dangerous to use

Which of the following is a disadvantage to using nuclear energy?

• It produces a large amount of greenhouse gasses
• It is expensive to build the power plants
• It is renewable 
• Using nuclear energy increases our dependency on fossil fuels

Petroleum and natural gas form from...

• strong winds
• cooled magma
• radioactive materials
• remains of plants and animals 

The careful use of a resource is....

• recycling
• pollution
• depositing
• conservation

The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ______.

• coal
• oil
• wind
• natural gas

What percentage of energy consumption comes from nonrenewable resources?

• 7%
• 93%
• 23%
• 27%

Stored energy in water behind a dam falls and changes into mechanical energy that turns a turbine that turns coils in a generator that produces electrical energy.  What is this?

• Fossil Fuel Power Plant
• Nonrenewable Power Plant
• Nuclear Power Plant 
• Hydroelectric Power Plant

Hydropower 

• produces no air pollution
• can be built in any location
• has no construction costs
• uses a nonrenewable resource

Energy Source A

- Stored energy in particles of uranium

- Energy released when particles are split or combined

Energy Source B

-Stored energy from buried plants and animals millions of years old

- Includes coal, oil, and natural gas

What do these have in common?

• Fossil fuels

• Renewable resorurces

• Nonrenewable resources

• Inexhaustible

Which is an advantage of installing solar panels?

• Reduced amount of air polllution
• High cost to install
• Number of cloudy days
• Use of nonrenewable resources