Quiz about APES Unit 6 Energy Resources and Consumption

Question 1

A home is built with clear glass panels that allow sunlight to pass through. This is an example of

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Passive solar

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Active solar

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Parabolic collector

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Photovoltaic Cells

Question 2

What is given off as the major waste product in a hydrogen fueled car?

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H2O

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H2

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O2

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H2O2

Question 3

A wheel that changes the force of a moving gas or a liquid into energy

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Turbine

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Fossil Fuels

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Petroleum

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Oil Reserves

Question 4

Fuel cells that use a chemical reaction to generate electricity are using

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hydrogen gas

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methane gas

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water

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oil

Question 5

If a tractor trailer truck is 20% efficient, what happened to the other 80%

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energy is lost as heat

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energy is destroyed

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the 80% is still in the gas tank

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energy is converted into matter

Question 6

How does biomass reduce our carbon footprint by producing less CO2 than fossil fuels?

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Plants absorb the same amount of CO2 that is released when it is burned.

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Plants remove CO2 from the atmosphere and put it permanently into the ground.

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Biomass filters CO2 to make it more environmentally stable.

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Biomass doesn't release any CO2 when burned.

Question 7

Which of the following energy sources has the lowest negative environmental impacts?

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Solar

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Biomass

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Nuclear

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Natural Gas

Question 8

Heating and cooling buildings by exchange with shallow groundwater systems is considered a form of ___ energy.

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geothermal

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solar

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kinetic

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potential

Question 9

All of the following renewable resources are derived from the sun in some way EXCEPT

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geothermal

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biomass

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wind

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hydroelectric

Question 10

What is and example of cogeneration?

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heat energy normally wasted is used to power a turbine

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a power plant that gets energy from both nuclear and hydroelectric

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a type of wind turbine that can be powered by wind or steam

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harvesting natural gas and petroleum from the same field

Question 11

Most of the developing countries in the world depend on _______ for their main source of energy.

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biomass (including wood, manure, etc)

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renewable sources

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nuclear

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coal

Question 12

Which renewable energy does not require spinning a turbine?

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photovoltaic cells

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hydroelectric

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wind

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tidal

Question 13

This fossil fuel is formed from the remains of small organisms that lived in the ocean AND is a thick, black liquid

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oil

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natural gas

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coal

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steam

Question 14

According to the second law of thermodynamics, whenever one form of energy is transformed into another,

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some of the energy is converted to a less usable form, like heat

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all of the energy is put to work

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all of the energy is converted into a less usable form, like heat

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50% of the energy is put to work, the rest is lost as heat

Question 15

The order of grades of coal from lowest energy content to highest energy content is

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lignite, bituminous, anthracite.

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anthacrite, lignite, bituminous.

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anthracite, bituminous, lignite.

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lignite, anthracite, bituminous.

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bituminous, lignite, anthracite.

Question 16

Which of the following is not a biofuel or a biomass?

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methane

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wood

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ethanol from corn

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dung

Question 17

Which conventional fossil fuel resource is in largest supply worldwide?

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Coal

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Biomass

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Natural gas

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Uranium

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Oil

Question 18

The countries with the largest supplies of coal are

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China, the United States, Russia, India

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China, Indonesia, the United States, India

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India, Brazil, Russia, China

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Russia, Indonesia, China, Brazil

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Canada, South Africa, Russia

Question 19

Which type of electricity generating power plant regularly releases toxic metals such as mercury and lead into the atmosphere?

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Coal fired power plant

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Nuclear power plant

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Natural gas fired power plant

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Petroleum fired power plant

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Wind energy power plant

Question 20

Petroleum products are primarily used for

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gasoline for transportation.

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production of kerosene as a fuel source.

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extraction of tar and asphalt.

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production of petrochemicals needed for industry.

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production of plastics.

Question 21

The major petroleum producing countries of the world from the greatest amount produced to the least amount produced are

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Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United States.

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Saudi Arabia, Canada, China

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Saudi Arabia, the United States, Mexico.

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the United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia.

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the United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia.

Question 22

Which resource consists mostly of CH4?

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Natural gas

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Coal

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Oil

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Uranium

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Biofuel

Question 23

Which is the cleanest burning fossil fuel?

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Natural gas

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Coal

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Oil

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Uranium

Question 24

Fossil Fuels are

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fuels that form from the remains of plant and other organisms that were buried and altered over million of years

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pieces of rock that have been compacted many times

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rock that contains 50% plant and animal remains

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metamorphic rock

Question 25

What is a possible downside to hydroelectric energy?

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high startup cost

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generates high levels of pollution

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low functional lifespan

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high operation and maintenance cost

Question 26

The ADVANTAGES of Fossil Fuels include: (Choose ALL that apply)

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low cost

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produce a lot of energy

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cause air pollution

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high cost

Question 27

One of the risks when fracking for natural gas is _________________________

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contamination of drinking water

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spills resulting in kerogen exposure in the ecosystem

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mine collapse

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flooding

Question 28

A resource that is used faster than we can replace it is known as a

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non renewable resource

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renewable resource

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natural resource

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income resource

Question 29

When lighter atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier element

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Nuclear Fusion

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Nuclear Energy

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Nuclear Fission

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Radioactive

Question 30

When the Nuclei of atoms split and release energy

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Nuclear Fission

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Nuclear Energy

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Nuclear Fusion

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Radioactive

Question 31

The energy within the nucleus of an atom

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Nuclear Energy

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Nuclear Fission

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Nuclear Fusion

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Radioactive

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