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WorksheetsEnergy Sources and Their Carbon Footprint Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which energy source has the lowest total life cycle emissions per kilowatt-hour?
Wind (renewable)
Natural gas (nonrenewable)
Coal (nonrenewable)
Oil (nonrenewable)
During which phase of its life cycle does nuclear energy emit the most greenhouse gases?
One-time downstream
Ongoing noncombustion
Ongoing combustion
One-time upstream
Which renewable energy source emits the most greenhouse gases during its one-time upstream phase?
Photovoltaic
Geothermal
Concentrating solar power
Hydropower
Which nonrenewable energy source emits the least greenhouse gases during its ongoing combustion phase?
Natural gas
Oil
Coal
Nuclear
Which renewable energy source emits the most greenhouse gases during its ongoing noncombustion phase?
Hydropower
Geothermal
Concentrating solar power
Wind
Which energy source emits the most greenhouse gases during its ongoing combustion phase?
Geothermal
Wind
Hydropower
Concentrating solar power
Which renewable energy source has the highest total life cycle emissions per kilowatt-hour?
Wind
Geothermal
Hydropower
Concentrating solar power
Which nonrenewable energy source emits the most greenhouse gases during its one-time upstream phase?
Natural gas
Oil
Coal
Nuclear
Which renewable energy source emits the least greenhouse gases during its one-time downstream phase?
Concentrating solar power
Hydropower
Geothermal
Wind
Which nonrenewable energy source has the highest total life cycle emissions per kilowatt-hour?
Oil
Natural gas
Coal
Nuclear
