chapter 12–13 Test

Indicate whether the statement is true or false: Many countries began to phase out their plans for nuclear power as a result of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Indicate whether the statement is true or false: Improving energy efficiency means using less energy to provide the same amount of work.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

Indicate whether the statement is true or false: Very little commercial energy is wasted in U.S. industries because the United States is a world leader in energy efficiency.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-PS3-3

Indicate whether the statement is true or false: The United States is the world’s largest producer of biofuels.

• True

• False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false: Gasoline prices often influence how motivated U.S. buyers are to choose fuel-efficient cars.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question: Nuclear plant operators use control rods in a nuclear fission reactor to ____.

• slow down or speed up reactions

• provide fuel for nuclear reactions

• cool the core and prevent meltdowns

• keep radioactive materials from escaping

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question: Currently, alternative fuel vehicles such as hybrid and electric cars are more expensive because ____.

• their hydrogen fuel has a negative net energy

• they don’t receive government subsidies

• their batteries are expensive

• they include full-cost pricing

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question: The world’s top consumer of crude oil is ____.

• Saudi Arabia

• China

• Venezuela

• the United States

Which of the following will be key to transitioning to a sustainable energy future?

• improvements in car battery technology

• lower fuel-efficiency standards

• shifts toward centralized power systems

• lowered costs for fossil fuels

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-2

The second law of thermodynamics helps explain why an energy resource ____.

• is considered renewable

• is or is not sustainable

• is considered nonrenewable

• has a certain net energy

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2