Environmental Science Chapter 18 Renewable Energy Alternatives

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produces electricity chemically

• a. alternative energy

• b. fuel cell

• c. energy efficiency

• d. energy conservation

• e. ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)

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energy sources that are still in development

• a. alternative energy

• b. fuel cell

• c. energy efficiency

• d. energy conservation

• e. ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)

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includes lifestyle changes

• a. alternative energy

• b. fuel cell

• c. energy efficiency

• d. energy conservation

• e. ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)

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produces electricity using the temperature difference between two layers of water

• a. alternative energy

• b. fuel cell

• c. energy efficiency

• d. energy conservation

• e. ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)

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percentage of energy that does useful work

• a. alternative energy

• b. fuel cell

• c. energy efficiency

• d. energy conservation

• e. ocean thermal energy

  conversion (OTEC)

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A hybrid car uses

• a. an efficient gasoline engine and an electric motor.

• b. an efficient gasoline engine and a fuel cell.

• c. a fuel cell and a solar cell.

• d. a photovoltaic cell and an electric motor.

Compared to washing clothes in warm water, washing clothes in cold water uses

• a. much more energy.

• b. the same amount of energy.

• c. much less energy.

• d. a little more energy.

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Hydrogen could be used as a fuel source in the future because it

• a. is abundant.

• b. can be burned as fuel.

• c. is used in fuel cells.

• d. All of the above

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OTEC works because water boils at low temperatures when

• a. in a high-pressure chamber.

• b. cooled in a vacuum chamber.

• c. under low pressure in a vacuum chamber.

• d. pumped from the ocean.

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Which of the following is an example of cogeneration?

• a. driving a fuel-efficient car

• b. using the waste heat from a furnace to power a steam turbine

• c. using ocean thermal energy conversion to run a turbine

• d. using tidal power to generate electricity

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