Question 1

​The United States wastes very little of its commercial energy because of recent advances in energy efficiency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

About 37% of the electricity used in the United States is produced from the fossil fuel called ____________________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of About 37% of the electricity used in...

Question 3

Improvements in energy efficiency could save up to 43% of the energy used in the United States.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

​The heat stored in soil,underground rocks,and fluids in the earth's mantle that we can use for the production of energy is called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

geothermal

Question 5

​Wind farms that are located ____ are more costly to install,but are expected to see increasing use because they can harness stronger winds and thus reduce the cost of producing electricity.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​on mountaintops 
B)  ​offshore 
C)  ​near shorelines 
D)  ​in wide open plains 
E)  ​desert valleys 
A)  ​on mountaintops 
B)  ​offshore 
C)  ​near shorelines 
D)  ​in wide open plains 
E)  ​desert valleys

Question 6

Explain the current problems associated with nuclear fusion.

Accepted Answer

However,in the United States,after more

Question 7

​Discuss one of the three general conclusions of experts regarding the future of energy.

Accepted Answer

The answer can be a variation on any of

Question 8

​What is the byproduct of combing hydrogen and oxygen to produce energy?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​carbon dioxide 
B)  ​smoke 
C)  ​water 
D)  ​hydrogen sulfide 
E)  ​heat 
A)  ​carbon dioxide 
B)  ​smoke 
C)  ​water 
D)  ​hydrogen sulfide 
E)  ​heat

Question 9

Improvements in ____________________ could save at least a third of the energy used in the world and up to 43% of the energy used in the United States.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Improvements in ____________________ could save at least...

Question 10

​Consumers pay a hidden cost of ____ per gallon for gasoline.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​6% 
B)  ​$12.00 
C)  ​10% 
D)  ​$3.00 
E)  ​$8.00 
A)  ​6% 
B)  ​$12.00 
C)  ​10% 
D)  ​$3.00 
E)  ​$8.00

Question 11

​What is the benefit of including the harmful environmental and health costs associated with fossil fuels,nuclear energy,and other nonrenewable resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  It would ensure that renewable energy is competitive with nonrenewable resources in terms of market price.​ 
B)  ​It would make more funding available for cleanup and health care. 
C)  ​It would provide more profit-based incentives for energy production. 
D)  ​It would ensure infinite resources by requiring conservation and higher efficiency. 
E)  It would eliminate the need for subsidies,tax incentives,and government regulations.​ 
A)  It would ensure that renewable energy is competitive with nonrenewable resources in terms of market price.​ 
B)  ​It would make more funding available for cleanup and health care. 
C)  ​It would provide more profit-based incentives for energy production. 
D)  ​It would ensure infinite resources by requiring conservation and higher efficiency. 
E)  It would eliminate the need for subsidies,tax incentives,and government regulations.​

Question 12

The United States has enough wind potential to meet an estimated 16 to 22 times its current electricity needs.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The long-term problem for the United States is that it uses about 20% of the oil produced globally,produces about 10% of the world's oil,and has only 2% of the world's proven crude oil reserves.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Hydropower has a low net energy yield.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Energy sold in the market place is referred to as ____________________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Energy sold in the market place is...

Question 16

​What energy resource has the highest net energy ratio for transportation?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​natural gas 
B)  ​coal liquefaction 
C)  ​gasoline 
D)  ​oil shale 
E)  ​ethanol from sugar cane residue 
A)  ​natural gas 
B)  ​coal liquefaction 
C)  ​gasoline 
D)  ​oil shale 
E)  ​ethanol from sugar cane residue

Question 17

​What resource is used to generate about 40% of the electricity generated in the United States in 2013?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​coal 
B)  ​nuclear 
C)  ​renewables 
D)  ​oil 
E)  ​natural gas 
A)  ​coal 
B)  ​nuclear 
C)  ​renewables 
D)  ​oil 
E)  ​natural gas

Question 18

​Aside from increasing energy efficiency,what energy resource has the highest net energy ratio for space heating?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​oil 
B)  ​active solar 
C)  ​passive solar 
D)  ​electric resistance heating 
E)  ​wind 
A)  ​oil 
B)  ​active solar 
C)  ​passive solar 
D)  ​electric resistance heating 
E)  ​wind

Question 19

​The most common reactors,called ____________________ produce 100% of the United States' nuclear-generated electricity.

Accepted Answer

light-water reactors

Question 20

Outline three things that you can do to shift toward more sustainable energy use.​

Accepted Answer

Possible answers include any variation o

The United States wastes very little of its commercial energy because of recent advances in energy efficiency.

About 37% of the electricity used in the United States is produced from the fossil fuel called ____________________.

Improvements in energy efficiency could save up to 43% of the energy used in the United States.

The heat stored in soil,underground rocks,and fluids in the earth's mantle that we can use for the production of energy is called ____________________.

Wind farms that are located ____ are more costly to install,but are expected to see increasing use because they can harness stronger winds and thus reduce the cost of producing electricity.

Explain the current problems associated with nuclear fusion.

Discuss one of the three general conclusions of experts regarding the future of energy.

What is the byproduct of combing hydrogen and oxygen to produce energy?

Improvements in ____________________ could save at least a third of the energy used in the world and up to 43% of the energy used in the United States.

Consumers pay a hidden cost of ____ per gallon for gasoline.

What is the benefit of including the harmful environmental and health costs associated with fossil fuels,nuclear energy,and other nonrenewable resources?

The United States has enough wind potential to meet an estimated 16 to 22 times its current electricity needs.

The long-term problem for the United States is that it uses about 20% of the oil produced globally,produces about 10% of the world's oil,and has only 2% of the world's proven crude oil reserves.

Hydropower has a low net energy yield.

Energy sold in the market place is referred to as ____________________.

What energy resource has the highest net energy ratio for transportation?

What resource is used to generate about 40% of the electricity generated in the United States in 2013?

Aside from increasing energy efficiency,what energy resource has the highest net energy ratio for space heating?

The most common reactors,called ____________________ produce 100% of the United States' nuclear-generated electricity.

Outline three things that you can do to shift toward more sustainable energy use.

Environmental Problems - Their Causes - and Sustainability

Science - Matter - and Energy

Ecosystems - What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity - Species Interactions - and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Ecosystem Approach

Food - Soil - and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution Climate Change and Ozone Depletion

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Environmental Economics Politics and Worldviews

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Exam 13: Energy

​The United States wastes very little of its commercial energy because of recent advances in energy efficiency.

About 37% of the electricity used in the United States is produced from the fossil fuel called ____________________.​

Improvements in energy efficiency could save up to 43% of the energy used in the United States.​

​The heat stored in soil,underground rocks,and fluids in the earth's mantle that we can use for the production of energy is called ____________________.

​Wind farms that are located ____ are more costly to install,but are expected to see increasing use because they can harness stronger winds and thus reduce the cost of producing electricity.

Explain the current problems associated with nuclear fusion.

​Discuss one of the three general conclusions of experts regarding the future of energy.

​What is the byproduct of combing hydrogen and oxygen to produce energy?

Improvements in ____________________ could save at least a third of the energy used in the world and up to 43% of the energy used in the United States.​

​Consumers pay a hidden cost of ____ per gallon for gasoline.

​What is the benefit of including the harmful environmental and health costs associated with fossil fuels,nuclear energy,and other nonrenewable resources?

The United States has enough wind potential to meet an estimated 16 to 22 times its current electricity needs.​

The long-term problem for the United States is that it uses about 20% of the oil produced globally,produces about 10% of the world's oil,and has only 2% of the world's proven crude oil reserves.​

Hydropower has a low net energy yield.​

Energy sold in the market place is referred to as ____________________.​

​What energy resource has the highest net energy ratio for transportation?

​What resource is used to generate about 40% of the electricity generated in the United States in 2013?

​Aside from increasing energy efficiency,what energy resource has the highest net energy ratio for space heating?

​The most common reactors,called ____________________ produce 100% of the United States' nuclear-generated electricity.

Outline three things that you can do to shift toward more sustainable energy use.​

Environmental Problems - Their Causes - and Sustainability

Science - Matter - and Energy

Ecosystems - What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity - Species Interactions - and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Ecosystem Approach

Food - Soil - and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution Climate Change and Ozone Depletion

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Environmental Economics Politics and Worldviews

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The United States wastes very little of its commercial energy because of recent advances in energy efficiency.

About 37% of the electricity used in the United States is produced from the fossil fuel called ____________________.

Improvements in energy efficiency could save up to 43% of the energy used in the United States.

The heat stored in soil,underground rocks,and fluids in the earth's mantle that we can use for the production of energy is called ____________________.

Wind farms that are located ____ are more costly to install,but are expected to see increasing use because they can harness stronger winds and thus reduce the cost of producing electricity.

Discuss one of the three general conclusions of experts regarding the future of energy.

What is the byproduct of combing hydrogen and oxygen to produce energy?

Improvements in ____________________ could save at least a third of the energy used in the world and up to 43% of the energy used in the United States.

Consumers pay a hidden cost of ____ per gallon for gasoline.

What is the benefit of including the harmful environmental and health costs associated with fossil fuels,nuclear energy,and other nonrenewable resources?

The United States has enough wind potential to meet an estimated 16 to 22 times its current electricity needs.

The long-term problem for the United States is that it uses about 20% of the oil produced globally,produces about 10% of the world's oil,and has only 2% of the world's proven crude oil reserves.

Hydropower has a low net energy yield.

Energy sold in the market place is referred to as ____________________.

What energy resource has the highest net energy ratio for transportation?

What resource is used to generate about 40% of the electricity generated in the United States in 2013?

Aside from increasing energy efficiency,what energy resource has the highest net energy ratio for space heating?

The most common reactors,called ____________________ produce 100% of the United States' nuclear-generated electricity.

Outline three things that you can do to shift toward more sustainable energy use.