Question 1

The main pollutant released by coal burning is

Accepted Answer

A)  Mercury vapor 
B)  Methane 
C)  Sulfur oxides 
D)  Volatile organic compounds 
E)  NOx 
A)  Mercury vapor 
B)  Methane 
C)  Sulfur oxides 
D)  Volatile organic compounds 
E)  NOx

Question 2

Uranium fuel is ____________ before it can be put into a reactor.

Accepted Answer

A)  Extensively processed to clean and purify it 
B)  Found in concentrated form in the Earth and then washed 
C)  Produced by bombarding it with electrons from radioactive plutonium 
D)  Extensively processed in order to change it to a safer form 
E)  None of these is correct 
A)  Extensively processed to clean and purify it 
B)  Found in concentrated form in the Earth and then washed 
C)  Produced by bombarding it with electrons from radioactive plutonium 
D)  Extensively processed in order to change it to a safer form 
E)  None of these is correct

Question 3

Coal and petroleum are derived from organic molecules created by living organisms millions of years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

World coal reserves are substantially smaller than petroleum reserves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to the diagram, the number of plants in operation ______ in the early 1990s.

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased sharply 
B)  Increased 
C)  Decreased sharply 
D)  Decreased 
E)  Leveled off 
A)  Increased sharply 
B)  Increased 
C)  Decreased sharply 
D)  Decreased 
E)  Leveled off

Question 6

Germany has decided to close all of its nuclear power plants and use _______________ instead.

Accepted Answer

A)  Solar energy 
B)  Fossil fuels 
C)  Hydroelectricity 
D)  Geothermal power 
E)  Wind energy 
A)  Solar energy 
B)  Fossil fuels 
C)  Hydroelectricity 
D)  Geothermal power 
E)  Wind energy

Question 7

_____________ is the most rapidly growing energy source.

Accepted Answer

A)  Methane 
B)  Natural gas 
C)  Nuclear power 
D)  Coal 
E)  Oil 
A)  Methane 
B)  Natural gas 
C)  Nuclear power 
D)  Coal 
E)  Oil

Question 8

Norway, Denmark, and Japan have higher standards of living by most measures than America.

Accepted Answer

A)  Because their energy consumption is much greater 
B)  Because they are closer to energy supplies 
C)  Even though their energy use is about equal to ours 
D)  Even though their energy use is about half as much as ours 
E)  Because they don't use any fossil fuels 
A)  Because their energy consumption is much greater 
B)  Because they are closer to energy supplies 
C)  Even though their energy use is about equal to ours 
D)  Even though their energy use is about half as much as ours 
E)  Because they don't use any fossil fuels

Question 9

The greatest amount of energy in the U.S is used for

Accepted Answer

A)  industrial uses. 
B)  transportation. 
C)  heating and cooling buildings. 
D)  commercial uses. 
A)  industrial uses. 
B)  transportation. 
C)  heating and cooling buildings. 
D)  commercial uses.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a drawback of burning coal for electricity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coal reserves in the U.S. are plentiful. 
B)  Much of the coal mined is through mountain top removal and valley fill, which leads to major environmental problems near the mine sites. 
C)  When burned, coal gives off a high amount of sulfur compounds and mercury. 
D)  Toxic coal ash much be stored indefinitely. 
A)  Coal reserves in the U.S. are plentiful. 
B)  Much of the coal mined is through mountain top removal and valley fill, which leads to major environmental problems near the mine sites. 
C)  When burned, coal gives off a high amount of sulfur compounds and mercury. 
D)  Toxic coal ash much be stored indefinitely.

Question 11

Black lung disease results from

Accepted Answer

A)  The radioactivity in coal 
B)  The radioactivity around coal-fired power plants 
C)  Careless strip-mining methods 
D)  Coal dust literally filling lungs like dust in a vacuum cleaner bag 
E)  Coal dust causing inflammation and fibrosis in lungs 
A)  The radioactivity in coal 
B)  The radioactivity around coal-fired power plants 
C)  Careless strip-mining methods 
D)  Coal dust literally filling lungs like dust in a vacuum cleaner bag 
E)  Coal dust causing inflammation and fibrosis in lungs

Question 12

One megawatt is equal to _________ watts.

Accepted Answer

A)  100 
B)  1000 
C)  1 million 
D)  1 billion 
E)  1 trillion 
A)  100 
B)  1000 
C)  1 million 
D)  1 billion 
E)  1 trillion

Question 13

The fuel used in a conventional PWR or BWR nuclear power plant is

Accepted Answer

A)  Plutonium 
B)  Uranium 
C)  Thorium 
D)  Cadmium 
E)  Any one of these 
A)  Plutonium 
B)  Uranium 
C)  Thorium 
D)  Cadmium 
E)  Any one of these

Question 14

In order to extract kerogen, it must be ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Heated to 480$\degree$C 
B)  Removed by a salt/brine solution 
C)  Kept at a temperature of 25$\degree$C or below, or it will evaporate 
D)  Converted to a gas before it can be transported 
A)  Heated to 480$\degree$C 
B)  Removed by a salt/brine solution 
C)  Kept at a temperature of 25$\degree$C or below, or it will evaporate 
D)  Converted to a gas before it can be transported

Question 15

The largest source of oil for the United States is currently

Accepted Answer

A)  the Middle East. 
B)  Venezuela. 
C)  Canada. 
D)  Alaska. 
A)  the Middle East. 
B)  Venezuela. 
C)  Canada. 
D)  Alaska.

Question 16

Oil wells are usually able to extract ______ of the petroleum present in an oil reservoir.

Accepted Answer

A)  All 
B)  About 90 percent 
C)  About 75 percent 
D)  30 to 40 percent 
E)  Less than 10 percent 
A)  All 
B)  About 90 percent 
C)  About 75 percent 
D)  30 to 40 percent 
E)  Less than 10 percent

Question 17

The chemical industry is the second-largest industrial consumer of fossil fuels with ________ used for energy generation and ____________ used for raw materials in manufacturing.

Accepted Answer

A)  Half; half 
B)  Three quarters; one quarter 
C)  One quarter; three quarters 
D)  One third; two thirds 
E)  Two thirds; one third 
A)  Half; half 
B)  Three quarters; one quarter 
C)  One quarter; three quarters 
D)  One third; two thirds 
E)  Two thirds; one third

Question 18

Improving the fuel economy of cars and light trucks in America would save more oil than is ever likely to be recovered from ANWR.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A breeder reactor is designed to

Accepted Answer

A)  Burn on multiple types of fuels, such as plutonium, uranium and thorium 
B)  Create fissionable plutonium from spent fission reactor fuel 
C)  Operate on a very small scale 
D)  Be safer than any other type of reactor 
E)  Be cooled with cadmium cooling rods 
A)  Burn on multiple types of fuels, such as plutonium, uranium and thorium 
B)  Create fissionable plutonium from spent fission reactor fuel 
C)  Operate on a very small scale 
D)  Be safer than any other type of reactor 
E)  Be cooled with cadmium cooling rods

Question 20

Power is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Rate of energy delivery (work done per second) 
B)  Amount of energy available 
C)  Capacity to do work (force over distance) 
D)  Combination of the rate of energy delivery, amount of energy available, and the capacity to do work 
E)  Amount of work done when a force of one newton is exerted over one meter 
A)  Rate of energy delivery (work done per second) 
B)  Amount of energy available 
C)  Capacity to do work (force over distance) 
D)  Combination of the rate of energy delivery, amount of energy available, and the capacity to do work 
E)  Amount of work done when a force of one newton is exerted over one meter

Exam 19: Conventional Energy

The main pollutant released by coal burning is

Uranium fuel is ____________ before it can be put into a reactor.

Coal and petroleum are derived from organic molecules created by living organisms millions of years ago.

World coal reserves are substantially smaller than petroleum reserves.

According to the diagram, the number of plants in operation ______ in the early 1990s.

Germany has decided to close all of its nuclear power plants and use _______________ instead.

_____________ is the most rapidly growing energy source.

Norway, Denmark, and Japan have higher standards of living by most measures than America.

The greatest amount of energy in the U.S is used for

Which of the following is NOT a drawback of burning coal for electricity?

Black lung disease results from

One megawatt is equal to _________ watts.

The fuel used in a conventional PWR or BWR nuclear power plant is

In order to extract kerogen, it must be ________.

The largest source of oil for the United States is currently

Oil wells are usually able to extract ______ of the petroleum present in an oil reservoir.

The chemical industry is the second-largest industrial consumer of fossil fuels with ________ used for energy generation and ____________ used for raw materials in manufacturing.

Improving the fuel economy of cars and light trucks in America would save more oil than is ever likely to be recovered from ANWR.

A breeder reactor is designed to

Power is the

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