APES Unit 6

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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These types of power plants are primarily responsible for acid deposition (including acid rain)

• natural gas
• petroleum
• coal
• nuclear

All of the following are sites are where nuclear accidents have occurred EXCEPT

• Three Mile Island

• Chernobyl

• Fukushima

• Bhopal

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 fuel contains the most SULFUR?

• wood

• oil

• natural gas

• coal

Differences in __________ SEPARATE the various components of crude OIL.

• viscosity

• sulfur

• solubility

• boiling points

The main advantage to using natural gas as a fuel or to power industrial plants is that

• natural gas is more abundant and cheaper to harvest/mine
• it burns cleaner and has less air pollutants
• natural gas is one of the most harmful fossil fuels to the environment
• it is better for the economy than coal or petroleum 

What is the description of a fuel cell car?

• uses waste oil from food industry into ethanol

• uses methane to heat water and steam turns the turbine

• uses hydrogen to generate electricity that runs the motor

• runs off of internal combustion and a battery

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Which of the following releases the least amount of carbon dioxide per unit of energy?

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

• these all produce the same amount

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which type of hydropower diverts water away from a stream or river and then feeds it back into it after a turbine is spun?

• run of the river system
• water impoundment
• PV cells
• geothermal cogeneration plants