AP Environmental Science Energy

Passive solar design includes all of the following except

• large windows on the south side of the house

• floor and walls that will store heat in the winter

• overhang that blocks the sun in the summer, but allows it inside in the winter

• trees that block the sun for the entire year

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a downside to relying on biomass as a primary fuel source for a nation is that

• it can cause soil erosion, water pollution, and habitat loss

• it requires little land use

• it produces no pollution

• it produces more pollution than coal 

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Ultimately, all biofuels are ________, because they are the result of ________.

• geological; sedimentation

• solar; photosynthesis 

• inefficient; decomposition by microorganisms

• synthetic; chemical manipulation of hydrocarbons

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According to the second law of thermodynamics, whenever one form of energy is transformed into another,

• all of the energy is put to work

• all of the energy is converted into a less usable form, like heat

• some of the energy is converted to a less usable form, like heat

• 50% of

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Which of the following is a disadvantage of solar energy?

• It can only be used effectively in certain regions and certain times of day

• It produces greenhouse gases during use

• It is a nonrenewable energy source

• It is inexpensive compared to other sources

Which of the following is NOT one of the disadvantages of water impoundment?

• CO₂ emission from cement manufacture to build the impoundment

• lowered siltation 

• methane released as organic matter decomposes once covered by water

• loss of habitat 

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All of the following renewable resources are derived from the sun in some way EXCEPT

• biomass

• wind

• hydroelectric

• geothermal

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Most of the developing countries in the world depend on _______ for their main source of energy.

• renewable sources

• nuclear

• biomass (including wood, manure, etc)

• coal

Which of the following best describes net energy?

• Waste heat energy from a coal-burning power plant used to heat greenhouses.

• Total energy available, minus the energy needed to find, extract, process, and deliver the energy.

• Total energy produced from refined petroleum products.

• Energy used to move control rods in a light water nuclear reactor.

• Total energy collected in the filters of emissions towers in coal-fired power plants.

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With an estimated U.S population of 325 million people, if per capita energy consumption is approximately 3.5 x 10^8 BTU, how much energy does the entire population consume?

• 14 X 10^8 BTU

• 1.4 X 10^14 BTU

• 1.14 X 10^15 BTU

• 1.14 X 10^16 BTU

• 1.4 X 10^17 BTU

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