APES Nonrenewable Energy

Which of the following characteristics is common to coal and petroleum

• Both were formed by the remains of ancient marine organisms

• Both release significant amounts of mercury when burned.

• Both are considered renewable resources.

• both are forms of ancient organic matter buried deep within the earth's crust.

• Both require fractional distillation

Nuclear reactors produce energy through the process of

• Incineration

• Transmutation

• Fusion

• Breeding

• Fission

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All of the following are considered to be advantages of nuclear energy EXCEPT

• it produces no hazardous waste

• it is very efficient when compared to fossil fuels

• uranium has a much higher energy content than oil or coal

• the technology currently exists to use nuclear fission to produce electricity

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A power plant combusts natural gas to turn a gas turbine while the waste heat from this process boils water to turn a steam generator. This is an example of

• combined heat and power

• cogeneration

• combined cycle

• capacity factor

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To obtain 200J or energy from coal that is extracted using surface mining, 10J is expended. The EROEI of this process is

• 500

• 10

• 2

• 20

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A device that has blades that can be turned by water, wind, steam, or exhaust gas from combustion that turns a generator in an electricity-producing plant.

• generator

• turbine

• energy carrier

• energy source

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The site of one of the most ecologically destructive oil spills in history is

• Chernobyl, Ukraine

• Gulf of Mexico, US

• Yucca Mountain, Nevada

• Kuwait City, Kuwait

• Shanghai, China

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A disadvantage of liquefied natural gas is that it

• must be stored and transported at high temperatures.

• produces more carbon dioxide than most other fossil fuels.

• cannot be used in conventional power plants.

• must be stored and transported at high pressure.

• is less efficient than most other fossil fuels.

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Which of the following is the most likely to lead to acid rain?

• the release of carbon dioxide from a coal-fired power plant

• the release of carbon monoxide from automobiles.

• the release of sulfur dioxide from a coal-fired power plant

• The release of methane from a cattle feedlot

• the release of particulates from a coal-fired power plant

A 2000W electric space heater was used for 3 hours and 30 minutes. How much energy did the heater use?

• 2000W

• 7000kWh

• 7kWh

• 2kWh

• 6500kWh

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