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6.13 Energy Conservation + Math

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A 2000W electric space heater was used for 3 hours and 30 minutes. How much energy did the heater use?

a)

2000W

b)

7000kWh

c)

7kWh

d)

2kWh

e)

6500kWh

2.

Fremont, with a population of 300,000 people, uses 8million Btu of energy each day. The yearly per capita energy consumption in the city is nearest to

a)

10,000BTU

b)

1,000,000Btu

c)

10,000,000Btu

d)

1,000,000,000Btu

e)

10,000,000,000Btu

3.
If Canada has a population of 35 million people and the annual consumption of petroleum in Canada is 12 barrels per capita, the total annual consumption is closest to 
a)
420 million
b)
420 billion
c)
5.4 billion
d)
540 million
4.
If a 100 W incandescent bulb uses 400 kJ of energy per hour. How much would a CFL use that is 3 times as efficient IN 30 MINUTES?
a)
66 kJ
b)
133 kJ
c)
200 kJ
d)
1200 kJ
5.
One gallon of fuel produces 5 lbs of CO2. Two cars drive 100 miles each. The first gets 10 MPG. The second gets 25 MPG. How much LESS CO2 is produced by the second car?
a)
10 pounds
b)
50 pounds
c)
30 pounds 
d)
15 pounds
6.
If the capacity of a power plant is 1,000 MW and its capacity factor is 0.9, how much energy in MWh can the power plant produce in 1 day?
a)
27,000 MWh
b)
26,700 MWh
c)
21,600 MWh
d)
2,160 MWh
7.
Strontium-90 has a half-life of 29 years. If a site held 2000 kg of this isotope, approximately what mass of Strontium-90 would be left after 116 years?
a)
1000 kg
b)
500 kg
c)
250 kg
d)
125 kg
8.

Which is most likely to conserve energy resources?

a)

using public transportation

b)

using nuclear energy instead of solar energy

c)

turning thermostats up higher in winter

d)

burning coal instead of using hydropower

9.

Which method has the least ecological impact when producing electricity?

a)

coal-fired plants

b)

hydro-electric dams

c)

nuclear power plants

d)

solar panels

10.

How is the efficiency of a device calculated?

a)

(useful energy out divided by total energy in ) x 100

b)

(useful energy out x by total energy in ) x 100

c)

(useful energy in divided by total energy out ) x 100

d)

(useful energy x divided by total energy in )divided by 100