APES Energy (12+13)

Type of fuel source that causes DEFORESTATION

• Solar energy

• Nuclear fission

• Geothermal

• Biomass

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Which of the following 2 use PASSIVE solar energy?

• south-facing room with windows

• solar oven

• solar panels

• photovoltaic cells

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Fuel with the GREATEST net-energy potential

• petroleum

• nuclear energy

• natural gas

• coal

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Differences in __________ SEPARATE the various components of crude OIL.

• viscosity

• sulfur

• solubility

• boiling points

What is used to generate solar energy on a commercial scale?

• photovoltaic cells

• passive solar system

• large mirrors to concentrate sunlight

• flat-panel solar collector system

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All of the following are non renewable energy sources EXCEPT

• uranium

• coal

• natural gas

• biomass

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Renewable energy sources can best be defined as

• resources that will regenerate in a million or more years

• resources that will regenerate in a generation or less

• resources that will regenerate in 10-20 million years

• resources that do not have the ability to regenerate

In a thermal power plant, coal, oil, natural gas or uranium are used to heat what?

• water

• oil

• air

• the turbine

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The main reason(s) fossil fuels are the primary source of energy in the developed world is

• infrastructure is in place that already uses this and it would be costly to change

• fossil fuels produce high energy quickly

• fossil fuels are readily available

• all of these are reasons

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Which of the following is NOT a true statement?

• The most widely used sources of energy globally are fossil fuels

• As developing countries become more developed, their reliance on fossil fuels for energy increases.

• Government regulations do not influence which energy sources people use and how they use them.

• As the world becomes more industrialized, the demand for energy increases.

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