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WorksheetsEnergy Switch Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are the advantages of Norway's hydropower system?
Near zero carbon emissions
Renewable supply of energy source
Easily duplicated around the world
Easy construction (quick to set up) compared to other renewables
What are some of the advantages of coal power?
cheap resource
abundant supply (more than hundred years remaining)
clean emissions
easy to capture carbon completely
Choose the true statements about oil for transportation (check all that apply)
World consumption has reached 1 tanker ship each day
World consumption has reached 1 tanker ship every 13 minutes
Gasoline has an energy density that is double hydrogen (rocket fuel)
Gasoline has an energy density that is four times greater than hydrogen (rocket fuel)
Gasoline has more energy per unit of weight than batteries
Which types of energy would be considered renewable? (check all that apply)
Windmills
Solar panels
Natural gas
Coal
Geothermal
What is the challenge facing India and China in the years to come?
Running out of coal reserves
Providing power to a such a large population in a sustainable way
Finding a market to purchase their excess energy exports
Persuading more of their population to use modern services
Natural gas (& Liquified natural gas) can be described as (check all that apply)
more polluting than coal
less polluting than coal
free of any carbon emissions
a very significant part of energy production
a tiny part of energy production
Solar can be described as
Expensive at the start, but cost effective over time
Cheap to start, but costly to keep running
The most powerful type of powerplant for its size
Which country has demonstrated that nuclear power can be the primary method for all electrical generation?
England
France
Italy
United States
Iceland
Radiation exposure to workers inside a nuclear power plant is
Triple the levels outside
Double the levels outside
No worse than levels outside
Some key advantages of nuclear power (check all that apply)
essentially zero carbon emissions
inexpensive to build the nuclear powerplant
compact waste product
very powerful compared to other types of power
simple to maintain and control (ask Homer Simpson)
Which types of energy will likely be required to replace coal in our energy future? (check all that apply)
increase in natural gas
increase in nuclear power
increase in renewables (solar, wind, geothermal)
increase in petroleum use
What is the most important factor that will lead to global energy sustainability?
Personal choices toward efficiency
Finding more petroleum reserves
Discovering a new energy technology
Figuring out how fusion can be harnessed
