Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Test Review

Solar energy, or energy from the sun, is contained in

• uranium.

• radioactive waste.

• fossil fuels.

• all nonrenewable resources

A fuel’s suitability is dependent on all the following factors except

• energy content.

• availability

• cost

• magnetism

Which country consumes the most energy per person?

• Argentina

• Canada

• Japan

• Switzerland

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Which one of the following states has the most natural coal deposits?

• Florida

• Maine

• Montana

• Texas

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Coal is formed when

• sediments cover dead marine organisms and heat converts them into complex, energy-rich carbon molecules

• deposits of methane are subjected to high pressure until they condense into crystals.

• swamplands are buried by sediment. Then the added weight creates heat and pressure, which converts the plants to coal.

• organic remains become trapped in nonporous rock and merge into large bodies of complex, energy-rich carbon molecules.

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Which of the following is an advantage of using fossil fuels for energy?

• the resulting air pollution

• versatility in its uses

• limited quantities

• toxic by-products

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Which of the following factors does not help predict future oil production?

• the number of oil refineries operating in the past

• changes in technology

• costs of obtaining fuels

• number of oil deposits discovered

During the process of nuclear fission,

• a neutron splits a uranium-235 atom, forming new elements and releasing several neutrons plus energy.

• a neutron splits a “daughter” nucleus, thus creating uranium-234.

• radioactivity causes the neutron of a uranium-235 atom to split in two.

• two lightweight atoms combine to create a single, heavy atom.

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In a nuclear power plant

• three pipe circuits pump water through the reactor, turbine, and cooling tower.

• solid uranium pellets are bombarded with steam in the control rods

• nuclear fusion superheats water in the reactor, causing steam to power the turbine

• solid neutron pellets undergo a chain reaction and release massive amounts of heat

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Which of the following is an advantage of nuclear energy?

• It does not produce solid waste.

• It is cost-efficient.

• It poses no safety risks

• It does not produce air pollution

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