Apes Non-Renewable Energy

Which of the following is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?

• Not easily available

• causes pollution when burned

• only available at certain times

• creates long lasting waste

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

Which of the following is nonrenewable

• Solar

• Wind

• Hydroelectric

• Nuclear

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Of the four common classes of coal, which is generally the lowest energy content?

• Subbituminous

• Lignite

• Bituminous

• Anthracite

The recovery of oil and gas by injecting large amounts of fluids under high pressure into a single well as the surrounding rock is broken up is called:  

• pressure drilling

•  hydraulic fracturing

• deep will drilling

• disruptive recovery

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Why is petroleum the primary fuel used for transportation in the United States?
I. It has a high energy value per unit volume.
 II. It has quick start and stop times for providing energy.
III. It produces a low amount of pollution per Joule.

• I and II only

• I, II, and III

• I, and III only

• II, and III only

The following sequence of activities: mining, enrichment, use, reprocessing, and disposal, is characteristic of:

• a radioactive decay chain

• beta decay

• the nuclear fuel cycle

• the half-life of uranium

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Which of the following is an advantage of nuclear energy?

• does not produce solid waste

• does not produce air pollution

• it is cost effective

• can convert uranium into natural gas

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

What two things are required to turn decaying plant material into coal?

• Heat and Moisture

• Pressure and Moisture

• Heat and Pressure

• Heat and Gravity

Which type of coal has a higher carbon content?

• Bituminous

• Sub-bituminous

• Anthracite

• Lignite

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Use Figure. The graph projects the smallest rise from 2008 to 2035 in the use of

• Coal

• Liquids

• Natural Gas

• Nuclear