WorksheetsClaudia & Isa Chapter 12 APES
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which fossil fuel is used more worldwide?
Oil
Natural Gas
Coal/peat
Nuclear
Which country has the highest anual energy consumption per capita?
China
United States
India
Canada
Which area in the United States have the highest energy consumption?
Industrial
Commercial
Residential
Transportation
Which is more efficient to generate electricity?
Cogeneration
Steam heating
Power Plant
Which are the three primary sources of energy?
Coal, Natural Gas, Wind
Coal, Power Plant, Hydroelectric Power
Hydroelectric Power, Power Plant, Wind
Coal, Hydroelectric Power, Natural Gas
Which fossil fuel is known as the "work horse" of the fossil fuels in the United States?
Coal
Natural Gas
Nuclear
Oil
Which is not a disadvantage of coal?
Creates tailings from surface mining
Contains sulfur that is released when burned
Easy to exploit by the surface mining
Creates residual ash from coal combustion
According to the US Department of Energy, is oil and crude oil the same?
Yes
No
Which fossil fuel has the highest risk of licking?
Natural Gas
Nuclear
Coal
Petroleum
The availability of petroleum may become more ______ in this century as the supplies ______.
Cheap, swell
Limited, diminished
Excessive, increase
Difficult, swell
This process is called _____ and is used for ______
Nuclear Fission, Nuclear Energy
Atoms Fission, Nuclear Energy
Radioactive Fussion, Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Fussion, Nuclear Energy
Disadvantages of nuclear energy...
high energy density
plants are very expensive
meltdown is very catastrophic
all of the above
Fuel rods remain a threat to human health for how many half-lives
10 or more
6 or less
8 or more
5 or less
What are the three types of radioactive waste created by nuclear energy?
high-level, low-level, uranium mine tailings
uranium mine tailings, sulfur mine tailings, contaminated items
high-level, low-level, mid-level
There is no waste
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true
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