Energy Review assessment

A heavily wooded area needs additional solar collectors to meet energy demand. Which statement describes a possible environmental consequence of adding these collectors?

• The amount of air pollution will increase

• The amount of water pollution will increase

• More trees will need to be planted to insulate the solar collectors

• Trees will need to be cleared for the solar collectors to work efficiently.

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Which would least likely have an impact on global climate changes?

• producing energy using hydroelectric plants

• producing energy using coal

• producing energy using oil

• producing energy using natural gas

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Which is a possible disadvantage of using flowing water to produce electricity?

• ecosystem damage and loss of land

• reduced carbon dioxide emission

• only suitable for industrial use

• creates reservoirs

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Which is a problem with using wind turbines to produce energy?

• Wind turbines are efficient only in certain areas

• Wind turbines occupy a small area of land

• Wind turbines produce a large amount of energy

• Wind turbines create a large amount of pollution

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Which form of energy production creates the most air pollution?

• hydroelectric

• coal

• nuclear

• wind

If significant amounts of fossil fuels continue to be used to support energy needs, what will be a negative impact for our planet?

• decreased oxygen levels, leading to lower air quality

• increased air pollution, leading to better human health

• decreased water quality, leading to increases in marine diversity

• increased levels of carbon dioxide, leading to warmer global climates

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Which type of energy would most likely create the worst environmental disaster from an accident or spill?

• solar energy

• nuclear energy

• geothermal energy

• hydroelectric energy

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Which is most likely to be polluted first when transforming the chemical energy stored in coal?

• air

• soil

• trees

• water

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Which environmental factor is most associated with extensive deforestation of the rain forests?

• decrease in global warming

• increase in available ground water

• increase in soil erosion

• decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide

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Which is a potential hazard involved in transporting petroleum for energy production worldwide?

• oil spills

• air pollution

• deforestation

• radiation pollution