The Environment and Climate Change

Are fossil fuels unlimited in supply and located in every region throughout the world?

• Yes

• No

Waste products from fossil fuels heat the earth's atmosphere and pollute the earth's supply.

• True

• False

There is no economic reason to develop alternative energy sources.

• True

• False

The world needs a power source that has low pollutant emissions, is energy efficient, and has unlimited supply for a rising population.

• True

• False

Which energy source is not an alternative renewable source?

• Wind

• Solar

• Coal

• Hydrogen

The use of fossil fuels has ____________ since the 1970s.

• stay the same

• declined

• doubled

• quadrupled

What is the unit of energy used in power, steam generation and heating and air conditioning industries?

• ohm

• BTU

• watt

• amp

How do you calculate the average annual growth rate (AAGR)?

• Add the rate of each day and divide by 365.

• Multiply the rate in July by 12 and divide by the rate from December.

• Take the difference in growth rate per year.

• Take the arithmetic mean of the growth rate per year.

What is global warming?

• A significant increase in the Earth's temperature over a short period of time due to the result of human activities.

• A significant decrease in the Earth's fossil supply over a short period of time due to the result of excavation.

• A significant increase of the sun supply due to less clouds in the sky.

• Large part of the population using outdoor heaters in the winter to melt their driveways.

Natural changes in climate such as volcanic activity and radiation from the sun take thousands of years to change. How much is expected?

• 5 C

• Only 1 C.

• 10 C

• 15 C