Energy Quiz

Most of the energy we use originally came from:

• The sun

• The air

• The soil

• The oceans

Electrical energy can be produced from:

• Mechanical energy

• Chemical energy

• Radiant energy

• All of the above

Which uses the most energy in American homes each year?

• Lighting

• Water heating

• Heating and cooling rooms

• Refrigeration

The U.S. consumes lots of energy. Which fuel provides the most energy?

• Petroleum

• Coal

• Natural gas

• Solar

Coal, petroleum, natural gas, and propane are fossil fuels. They are called “fossil fuels” because:

• They are burned to release energy, and they cause air pollution.

• They were formed from the buried remains of plants and tiny animals that lived hundreds of millions of years ago.

• They are nonrenewable and will run out.

• They are mixed with fossils to provide energy.

Gasoline is produced by refining which fossil fuel?

• Natural gas

• Coal

• Petroleum

• Propane

Propane is used instead of natural gas on many farms and in rural areas. Why is propane often used instead of natural gas?

• It’s safer

• It’s portable

• It’s cleaner

• It’s cheaper

What sector of the U.S. economy consumes most of the nation’s petroleum?

• Residential

• Commercial

• Industrial

• Transportation

Natural gas is transported by:

• Pipelines

• Trucks

• Barges

• All three equally

Global warming focuses on an increase in the level of which gas in the atmosphere?

• Ozone

• Sulfur dioxide

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrous oxide