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Chapter 13 Achieving Energy Sustainability

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 37mins

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Class
Date
1.

the total energy of an isolated system is constant; energy can be transformed from one form to another, but can be neither created nor destroyed.

a)

First Law of Thermodynamics

b)

Second Law of Thermodynamics

c)

Third Law of Thermodynamics

d)

Law of Energy Renewal

e)

Law of Energy Recyclization

2.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a way people can conserve energy

a)

Replace single pane windows with double or triple pane windows

b)

Ride a bike to school or work

c)

Replace a 25 year old air conditioning unit with a new one

d)

Punch the gas to hear their exhaust pipes roar.

e)

Reduce phantom drain

3.

Whenever energy is converted from one form into another, some energy is lost

a)

Second Law of Thermodynamics

b)

First Law of Thermodynamics

c)

Law of Conservation

d)

Law of Tropospheric Energy

e)

Law of Energy Conservation

4.

Construction designed to take advantage of solar radiation without active technology.

a)

Conservation Energy

b)

Passive solar design

c)

Tiered rate system

d)

Thermal Mass

e)

Active solar design

5.

A property of a building material that allows it to maintain heat or cold

a)

Conservation Energy

b)

Passive solar design

c)

Tiered rate system

d)

Thermal Mass

e)

Active solar design

6.

Which is an energy efficiency improvement?

a)

Riding a bike

b)

adjusting the thermostat in a building

c)

using a power strip

d)

using cold water instead of hot water

e)

replacing incandescent bulbs with LEDs

7.

Liquid fuel created from processed or refined biomass

a)

BioFuel

b)

Crude Oil

c)

Petroleum

d)

Biodiesel

e)

Natural Gas

8.

An activity that does not change atmospheric CO2 concentrations.

a)

BioFuel

b)

Crude Oil

c)

Modern Carbon

d)

Fossil Carbon

e)

Carbon Neutral

9.

Carbon in biomass that was recently in the atmosphere

a)

BioFuel

b)

Crude Oil

c)

Modern Carbon

d)

Fossil Carbon

e)

Carbon Neutral

10.

A diesel substitute produced by extracting and chemically altering oil from plants.

a)

BioFuel

b)

Crude Oil

c)

Petroleum

d)

Biodiesel

e)

Natural Gas

11.

If an Energy Star refrigerator cost 2 cents less per hour to run, and if it runs for 16 hours a day, how much will it save in a year?

a)

$44

b)

$82

c)

$117

d)

$174

e)

$236

12.

Which statement is NOT TRUE about Thermal Mass?

a)

Thermal mass is a property that allows a building material to retain heat or cold.

b)

Materials with high thermal mass stay hot once they have been heated.

c)

Stone and concrete have a high thermal mass

d)

Wood and glass have low thermal mass

e)

Materials with a positive thermal mass will stay cooled for a very short amount of time.

13.

Which of the following is NOT a major form of Biomass energy?

a)

wood and charcoal

b)

animal products and manure

c)

plant remains and MSW

d)

ethanol and biodiesel

e)

Municipal Solid Waste and Fossil Fuels

14.

Why is energy from modern carbon potentially carbon neutral?

a)

The carbon in biomass fuels may have been captured through photosynthesis as recently as a few months ago, in the case of a corn plants, or up to several hundred years ago, in the case of wood from a large tree.

b)

Burning biomass should result in a net increase in atmospheric CO2 concentrations because the carbon it releases has recently been in the atmosphere.

c)

O2 will be taken up by plants and not be released back into the atmosphere.

d)

Biomass combustion emits more carbon monoxide which balances the carbon dioxide given off by plants making the atmosphere carbon neutral.

15.

How can water be used as a renewable energy resource?

a)

Moving water, either falling over a vertical distance or flowing with a river or tide, contains kinetic energy; turbines are turned by kinetic energy.

b)

A Hydroelectric plant releases potential energy from moving water causing steam to turn turbines in a coal fueled power plant.

c)

Water contains bioorganisms that over years pile up, decay and become crude oil.

d)

Dammed water holds potential energy causing flooding and running water after rain.

16.

What are the two types of hydroelectricity?

a)

run-of-the-river system and water impoundment system

b)

Reverse Stream Flow System and Dam Water System

c)

Hydro Kinesis System and Hydroflow Rate System

d)

MSW and Hydroenergy System

17.

Which of the following is NOT a way that humans capture solar energy for their use?

a)

Passive energy systems

b)

Active energy systems

c)

Photovoltaic energy systems

d)

Solar thermal power plants

e)

Solar Heat Exchanger

18.

As water runs into an area that has been dammed it carries sediments that build up in the still waters near the dam called silt. Silt builds up and reduces the generating capacity and the lifespan of a dam.


How can siltation be fixed?

a)

Silt removal is the only way to reverse excess siltation through dredging from behind the dam, using large equipment to dig it out.

b)

Silt is biodegradable and over time will reduce opening the dam area.

c)

The addition of fish to the impounded area will keep the bottom stirred up reducing the build up of silt near the dam area.

d)

Opening the dam, allowing water to flow through, stirs up silt reducing sediment accumulation.

e)

Aquatic plants use nutrients in silt reducing the amount of silt impaction.

19.

The most common method of hydroelectric generation is

a)

run-of-the river

b)

tidal

c)

water impoundment

d)

gorge dams

e)

siltation

20.

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage to photovoltaic cells?

a)

Manufacturing materials require high input of metals and water

b)

No plan in place to recycle solar panels

c)

Geographically limited

d)

High initial cost

e)

Nondepletable resource

21.

An efficient, self-regulating electricity distribution network that accepts any source of electricity and distributes it automatically to end users.

a)

Smart grid

b)

Electrolisis

c)

Peak demand

d)

Flex Fueling

e)

Tiered Rate System

22.

Which is NOT an advantage of liquid biofuels?

a)

Potentially renewable

b)

Can reduce our dependence on fossil fuels

c)

Reduce trade deficit

d)

More environmentally friendly than fossil fuels

e)

increase of greenhouse gas emissions

23.

What is the EPA?

a)

Environmental Protection Agency

b)

Emergency Protection Agency

c)

Environmental Protection Act

d)

Emergency Protection Act

24.

The practice of limiting the use of a resource.

a)

consideration

b)

conservation

c)

local sourcing

d)

sustainability

25.

What term is given to the class of gases that contribute to global warming?

a)

fossil fuel gases

b)

charcoal gases

c)

greenhouse gases

d)

global warming gases

26.
Hydroelectricity is power through
a)
wind
b)
sun
c)
water
27.
Geothermal Power is made from 
a)
pumping water into the earth to create steam that powers a turbine
b)
smashing rocks into little bits to make oil
c)
the sun
d)
burning leftover potatoes
28.
Biomass energy ________.
a)
requires fossil fuel input to produce
b)
produces no greenhouse gases when burned
c)
can be created by microbial action or burned directly as wood or dung
d)
is a form of fossil fuel
29.
Currently, the fastest‑growing source of electricity generation using new renewable sources is ________. 
a)
hydro
b)
solar
c)
coal
d)
wind
30.
The most commonly used approach to solar energy collection is ________, in which buildings are designed and building materials chosen to maximize their direct absorption of sunlight in winter, even as they keep the interior cool in the heat of summer.
a)
Active
b)
Passive
31.
All of the following renewable resources are derived from the sun in some way EXCEPT
a)
biomass
b)
wind
c)
hydroelectric
d)
geothermal
32.
Which region would have the greatest potential for solar technology?
a)
10 degrees north latitude
b)
40 degrees south latitude
c)
35 degrees north latitude
d)
50 degrees south latitude
33.

An accurate definition of Sustainability is

a)

meeting population needs

b)

meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to survive

c)

meeting the needs of the future without worrying about todays

d)

meeting the food needs of animals

34.

Solar photovoltaic panels on homes and other building areas create ?

a)

Heat energy

b)

Polaroids

c)

Electrical energy

35.

Heat energy is also called ______ energy.

a)

chemical

b)

electrical

c)

mechanical

d)

thermal

36.
The process of energy changing from one form into another
a)
efficency
b)
law of conservation of energy
c)
energy transformation
d)
thermal energy
37.
A material that reduces or prevents the transfer of energy.
a)
conductor
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
insulator
38.
A material that transfers energy easily.
a)
insulator
b)
heat
c)
conduction
d)
conductor
39.
What energy source has recently become the main one in the US?
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Biomass 
c)
Geothermal Energy
d)
Hydroelectric Power
40.
To increase the EFFICIENCY of energy use, we could...
a)
Turn off lights when not in use
b)
Keep the car running as you go into the store
c)
Water the plants in a drought
41.
Another way to save energy is to...
a)
Conserve it
b)
Waste it
c)
Use it
42.
What is energy conservation?
a)
Adding up all your energy use
b)
Reducing energy use
43.
Hydroelectric dams and tidal power both use what to turn turbines?
a)
water pumped uphill
b)
flowing water
c)
electricity to split water
d)
steam
44.
Carpooling, weather stripping, and turning off lights are examples of what?
a)
cogeneration
b)
efficiency
c)
conservation
45.
Constantly forming energy sources that are still in the research and development stage are classified as  ______.
a)
nonrenewable
b)
renewable
c)
alternative
d)
funkadelic
46.
This energy comes from heat, such as geysers, beneath earth’s surface.  
a)
Biomass 
b)
Geothermal 
c)
Solar
d)
Oil
47.
This energy comes from splitting Uranium atoms.
a)
Nuclear
b)
Petroleum
c)
Natural Gas
d)
Wind
48.
These power plants are located at large rivers, dams, and waterfalls.
a)
Wind 
b)
Biomass
c)
Hydroelectric 
d)
Propane
49.
Wood, crops, garbage and other biotic material all belong in this category of energy sources.
a)
Wind 
b)
Nuclear 
c)
Biomass
d)
Hydroelectric
50.
Which of the following energy transformations occur when a lamp that is plugged into a wall socket is functioning correctly?
a)
Chemical to light
b)
Electrical to chemical
c)
Electrical to light
d)
Chemical to electrical
51.
Electrical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Thermal
b)
Solar
c)
Electrical
d)
None
52.
In energy transformations, "wasted energy" usually takes what form?
a)
heat
b)
chemical energy
c)
light
d)
sound waves
53.
Match the definition to the term:
an organic compound that contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms
a)
petroleum
b)
hydrocarbon
c)
fossil fuel
d)
biomass fuel
54.

Match the definition to the term:

energy source that is incapable of being used up

a)

nondepletable resource

b)

nonrenewable resource

c)

natural resource

d)

renewable resource

55.
Match the definition to the term:
a resource that is not replaced within a useful time frame
a)
inexhaustible resource
b)
nonrenewable resource
c)
natural resource
d)
renewable resource
56.
Match the definition to the term:
energy that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a short time
a)
inexhaustible resource
b)
nonrenewable resource
c)
natural resource
d)
renewable resource
57.
Match the definition to the term:
the splitting of an atom's nucleus into 2 smaller nuclei and neutrons, releasing a large quantity of energy
a)
solar energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
hydroelectric power
d)
nuclear fission
58.

Type of fuel source that causes DEFORESTATION

a)

Solar energy

b)

Nuclear fission

c)

Geothermal

d)

Biomass

59.

Which of the following 2 use PASSIVE solar energy?

a)

south-facing room with windows

b)

solar oven

c)

solar panels

d)

photovoltaic cells

60.

How does CO-GENERATION increase efficiency of a power plant

a)

it uses two fuel sources

b)

it uses steam generated for thermal energy

c)

it uses alternative sources for energy

d)

it doubles the capacity of a power plant

61.
How does biomass reduce our carbon footprint by producing less CO2 than fossil fuels?
a)
Plants absorb the same amount of CO2 that is released when it is burned.
b)
Plants remove CO2 from the atmosphere and put it permanently into the ground.
c)
Biomass filters CO2 to make it more environmentally stable.
d)
Biomass doesn't release any CO2 when burned.
62.
Which of the following DOES NOT use a turbine?
a)
Hydroelectric
b)
Wind
c)
Solar
d)
Nuclear
63.
What is a possible downside to hydroelectric energy?
a)
generates high levels of pollution 
b)
high startup cost
c)
low functional lifespan
d)
high operation and maintenance cost 
64.
a downside to relying on biomass as a primary fuel source for a nation is that
a)
it can cause soil erosion, water pollution, and habitat loss
b)
it requires little land use
c)
it produces no pollution
d)
it produces more pollution than coal 
65.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of solar energy?
a)
It can only be used effectively in certain regions and certain times of day
b)
It produces greenhouse gases during use
c)
It is a nonrenewable energy source
d)
It is inexpensive compared to other sources

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