APES Ch. 12 Quiz

Which energy source does not originate from the Sun?

• Coal

• Solar

• Oil

• Nuclear

Traveling alone in a car uses 3.6 MJ of energy per kilometer. If 4 people go on a trip of 400 miles, what is the MJ used per person?

• 200 MJ

• 320 MJ

• 580 MJ

• 860 MJ

The major source of energy in the United States is

• natural gas.

• coal.

• oil.

• nuclear.

Which is an example of a secondary energy source?

• Solar

• Coal

• Electricity

• Heat

Cogeneration is

• the use of two or more energy sources to generate electricity.

• the use of two separate turbines to generate electricity.

• a method of increasing a power plant's capacity factor.

• the use of a fuel to generate heat and electricity.

Which type of coal has the highest density?

• Lignite

• Peat

• Antracite

• Subbituminous

What makes petroleum convenient to use as fuel for transportation?

I. Heat energy density

II. Clean burning

III. Its liquid state

• I only

• I and II only

• II and III only

• I, II, and III

Natural gas is primarily

• ethane.

• propane.

• butane.

• methane.

Bitumen is

• a form of liquid coal.

• a degraded type of petroleum.

• a by-product of natural gas extraction.

• a petroleum product used for plastic production.

The Hubbert curve predicts that

• peak oil will occur once half of the supply is used up.

• finding additional reserves could greatly increase the time to peak oil.

• natural gas will be cheaper than oil by the early twenty-first century.

• coal will run out faster than oil.