Were you paying attention? Chapter 13 Energy Conclusion

A benefit of coal is that it...

• is abundant

• is clean burning

• is slowly renewable

• is better than hydroelectric

A downside to coal is that...

• it takes fracking to mine it

• mining it releases methane

• mining and burning it harms the environment

• mining it and burning it leaves pollutants in waterways

Which is true about petroleum?

• provides a small fraction of our transportation energy

• burning it creates greenhouse gasses

• it's getting easier to extract

• no one enjoys using petroleum

Which of the following are ALL true about natural gas?

• more abundant than oil / cleaner than coal / may violate public land use laws

• more abundant than oil / storing the waste is difficult / methane release is a problem

• fracking for it makes a mess / cleaner than coal / less abundant than oil

• more abundant than oil / cleaner than coal / fracking for it makes a mess

What energy source gives Homer Simpson a job?

• hydroelectric

• natural gas

• coal mining

• wind farms

• nuclear fission

Which energy source is clean and reliable but the structure can lead to environmental and social problems?

• hydroelectric

• coal

• natural gas

• wind

• nuclear fission

What principles can we apply from this verse about man's responsibility on earth?

Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate it and tend it. -Genesis 2