WorksheetsChapter 12
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is NOT a nonrenewable energy resource?
Oil
Coal
Wind
Nuclear fuels
The fact that global transfer of energy from fuels to electricity is about 35% efficient is mostly a consequence of
the Hubbert Curve
the law of conservation of matter
the first law of thermodynamics
the second law of thermodynamics
the law of limiting factors
Which of the following is the most fuel-efficient mode of transportation in terms of joules per passenger-kilometer?
Train
Bus
Airplane
Car with one passenger
Car with three passengers
Which of the following is NOT associated with the surface extraction of coal
Low death rates among miners
Relatively low economic costs
Large piles of tailings
Underground tunnels and shafts
Acid runoff into streams
Which of the following statements regarding petroleum are correct? Select all that apply.
It is formed from the decay of woody plants
It contains natural gas as well as oil
It migrates through pore spaces in rocks
Nuclear power plants produce electricity using energy from the radioactive decay of
Uranium 235
Uranium 238
Uranium 239
Plutonium 235
Plutonium 238
Currently, most high-level radioactive waste from nuclear reactors in the United States is
stored in deep ocean trenches
reprocessed into new fuel pellets
chemically modified into safe materials
stored at the power plant that produced it
use to make super heros like spiderman
A radioactive isotope has a half-life of 40 years and a radioactivity level of 4 curies, How many years will it take for the radioactivity level to become 0.25 curies?
80
120
160
200
240
Which of the following energy sources is responsible for the largest fraction of electricity generation in the United States?
Natural Gas
Coal
Uranium
Oil
In 1969, M. King Hubbert published a graph known as the Hubbert curve. This graph shows
The amount of nuclear fuel available in North America
the amount of nuclear fuel available in the world
the point at which world oil production will reach a maximum and the point at which we will run out of oil
the point at which world oil production will increase
the coal reserves found in the United States, China, and Russia
