What is the purpose of the chain reaction in a nuclear power plant?

to produce the heat and steam that turn the turbine

to produce neutrons that turn the generator

to cause steam to condense into liquid water

to reduce the temperature in the cooling tower

Coal deposits that are deep underground must be extracted by subsurface mining rather than by strip-mining because strip-mining would

require removal of large amounts of rock and soil.

require that removed rock and soil be put back into the hole.

One of the main disadvantages of nuclear power is that it

produces too little electricity.

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum

Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

take millions of years to replace

Which of the following accurately describes the use of fossil fuels for energy?

Burning fossil fuels releases large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

At the present rate, we will run out of fossil fuels in about 250 years.

Fossil fuels account for 69 percent of the electricity generated in the United States.

Storage sites for nuclear wastes

should be located only in areas that are extremely geologically stable.

can only be located only in mountain ranges.

will always leak lethal amounts of radioactivity.

should be able to undergo the process of transmutation.

Which of the following is an advantage of nuclear energy?

It does not produce air pollution.

It does not produce solid waste.

Much of the oil and natural gas in the United States is located in

Alaska, Texas, California, and the Gulf of Mexico.

Alaska, Minnesota, New York, and Texas.

Alaska, California, Michigan, and Nevada.

Texas, Colorado, New York, and the Gulf of Mexico.

Oil production is still increasing, but it

is increasing much more slowly than it did in the 1960s.

will start decreasing in the next year.

is increasing much more dramatically than it did in the past.

will start decreasing in the next five years.

What is an advantage of nuclear energy?

it is the safest way to make energy

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1 min • 1 pt

a type of mining in which layers of surface soil and rocks are removed from large areas to expose the resources

subsurface mining

strip mining

minecraft

room & pillar mining

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Pollution caused when sulfuric acid and dangerous dissolved materials such as lead, arsenic, and cadmium wash from coal and metal mines into nearby lakes and streams.

garbage dump

oil shale

acid drainage

petrochemicals

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

nuclear fission

a reaction in which two nuclei combine to form a nucleus with the release of energy

when hydrogen atoms fuse together to make helium producing energy

Potential Energy stored in the Nucleus of an Atom

a device in which a nuclear reaction is maintained and controlled for the production of nuclear energy

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT caused by the burning of fossil fuels?

air pollution

water pollution

release of carbon dioxide

meltdown

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

All of the following are examples of nonrenewable energies EXCEPT

coal

natural gas

solar power

oil

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Coal was formed from plant remains subjected to high heat and pressures over millions of years

true

false

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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If fossil fuels continue to be used at their current rate, which will probably be used up first?

coal

oil

natural gas

methane hydrate

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Chapter 17 - NonRenewable Energy

a type of mining in which layers of surface soil and rocks are removed from large areas to expose the resources

Pollution caused when sulfuric acid and dangerous dissolved materials such as lead, arsenic, and cadmium wash from coal and metal mines into nearby lakes and streams.

nuclear fission

Which of the following is NOT caused by the burning of fossil fuels?

All of the following are examples of nonrenewable energies EXCEPT

Coal was formed from plant remains subjected to high heat and pressures over millions of years

If fossil fuels continue to be used at their current rate, which will probably be used up first?

What is the purpose of the chain reaction in a nuclear power plant?

The energy trapped in fossil fuels came from the energy plants converted during photosynthesis. This trapped energy is

Coal deposits that are deep underground must be extracted by subsurface mining rather than by strip-mining because strip-mining would

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