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WorksheetsAPES Ch 12
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
The above bell-shaped curve representing global oil production is known as the
Hubbert curve
bell curve
Allen curve
production curve
peak oil curve
The curves predict that oil production
will remain constant
will increase, decrease, then increase again
is not affected by the amount of oil reserves
will increase exponentially for the foreseeable future
will reach a peak, then decrease
Based on the curve, finding new petroleum reserves
will have no effect on the amount of time it will take to use up all available reserves
will slightly increase the amount of time it will take to use up all available reserves
will greatly decrease the amount of time it will take to use up all available reserves
will slightly decrease the amount of time it will take to use up all available reserves
will greatly increase the amount of time it will take to use up all available reserves
Why is petroleum the primary fuel used for transportation in the United States?
I. It has a high energy value per unit volume
II. It has quick start and stop times for providing energy
III. It produces a low amount of pollution compared to all other fossil fuels
I only
III only
I and II only
II only
I, II, and III
When supplies of a particular energy type are finite, it is known as a
renewable resource
potentially renewable resource
nondepletable resource
perpetual resource
nonrenewable resource
Which energy source is considered nonrenewable?
I. Solar energy
II. Nuclear energy
III. Fossil fuel
I, II, and III
I only
II and III
II only
I and III
Which is NOT a fossil fuel energy resource?
Uranium
Natural gas
Petroleum
Oil
Coal
As countries become more developed, the demand for
fossil fuel decreases
subsistence energy sources increases
commercial energy sources increases
commercial energy sources decreases
nuclear energy sources decreases
In the use of coal to produce energy, which does NOT decrease the energy efficiency of the process?
Energy required to build the power plant
The removal of the waste products
Extracting the coal from the ground
Waste heat
Cogeneration
Which would be the most energy efficient?
Coal
Oil
Onshore natural gas
Nuclear power
Offshore natural gas
Which represents the correct sequence of increasing energy resource use in the United States from the late 1800s to the 1950s?
Wood, coal, natural gas, oil
Coal, natural gas, oil, wood
Coal, wood, natural gas, oil
Wood, oil, natural gas, coal
Wood, coal, oil, natural gas
The energy expenditure value of traveling by car is 3.6 MJ/passenger-kilometer. The value for traveling by train is 1.1 MJ/passenger-kilometer. For one person making a trip of 1,000 km, the train is
approximately 3 times more efficient
approximately ? more efficient
approximately 30 times more efficient
approximately 2 times more efficient
not more efficient
What is the best way to increase the efficiency of traveling by car?
Increase the number of passengers
Increase the gas mileage
Use a different energy source
Reduce the number of miles traveled
Purchase a less expensive vehicle
Most power plants heat water into steam which then turns
cooling towers
power grids
turbines
cogenerators
a generator
Which energy source can provide the greatest amount of electricity generation in the United States because of its abundance?
Oil
Nuclear
Hydroelectric
Natural gas
Coal
The order of grades of coal from lowest energy content to highest energy content is
lignite, bituminous, anthracite
bituminous lignite, anthracite
anthracite, bituminous, lignite
lignite, anthracite, bituminous
anthracite, lignite, bituminous
The countries with the largest supplies of coal are
China, Indonesia, United States, India
India, Brazil, Russia, China
China, United States, Russia, India
Canada, South Africa, Russia
Russia, Indonesia, China, Brazil
Petroleum products are primarily used for
production of plastics
extraction of tar and asphalt
gasoline for transportation
production of petrochemicals needed for industry
production of kerosene as a fuel source
If an average refrigerator uses 500 watts of energy when running one hour and your energy cost is $0.11 per kWh, approximately how much does the energy used by the refrigerator cost per month?
$55
$13
$1.30
$132
$40
If ANWR (the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge) yields a projected peak amount of approximately 330 million gallons of oil per year and the United States uses roughly 110 billion gallons of oil per year, what percent of the oil used per year would ANWR provide?
0.003%
3%
0.03%
30%
0.3%
Which is NOT a disadvantage of using nuclear energy?
Reactor accidents
The amount of CO2 released by the reactors
Possible terrorist use of nuclear weapons
Mining uranium
Radioactive waste disposal
Uranium-235 is considered ideal for use in nuclear reactors because
it produces minimal radioactive waste
it is highly fissionable
it is a stable isotope
it is a widely distributed resource
it has a high EROEI
Which is NOT a low level radioactive waste?
Rags used to clean water from the reactor
Tools used in nuclear plant maintenance
Spent fuel rods
Contaminated protective gear worn by nuclear plant workers
Radioactively contaminated clothing
A sample of U-235 has a half-life of 700 million years. What fraction of the parent material will remain after 2800 million years?
1/8
1/2
1/4
1/32
1/16
