APES Energy Quiz

This type of coal has low sulfur content and high energy content (a good thing)

• Bituminous

• Anthracite

• Lignite

• Peat

this abundant type of energy is found in Alberta Canada

• Natural Gas

• Coal

• Tar Sand Oil

• Uranium

The controversial keystone oil pipeline connects......

• the middle east to europe

• Alberta Canada to refineries in near TX and LA

• crosses from Alaska to Seattle Wa

• Chernobyll to Europe

These are the best way to slow a reaction in a nuclear reactor by absorbing neutrons

• containment structure

• coolant

• control rods

• fuel pellets

Fracking injects the following EXCEPT....

• water

• sand

• chemicals

• soaps

These are all drawbacks to using COAL EXCEPT-

• coal ash spills near power plants can leak into water supplies

• creates excessive carbon dioxide

• releases mercury which can biomagnify

• we don't have a lot of this energy source in the US

Net energy yield is.....

• how much energy a resource has

• the total available amount of energy from a resource minus the costs to extract, ship and refine the resource

• NPP-GPP

• the amount of energy that remains after that energy has been used

This energy source is probably the cleanest, cheapest and highest net energy yield

• coal

• tar sands

• natural gas

• oil

While this energy source produces the lowest greenhouse gas emissions it is the most expensive to construct

• natural gas

• coal

• tar sands

• nuclear

This isotope is used to generate fissionable nuclear energy

• U 222

• U 666

• U 235

• Ar 121