Exam 19: Conventional Energy

Coal replaced wood as industrialized countries' major energy source in the nineteenth century because

The main concern over nuclear power plant safety is that if safety equipment malfunctions, such plants would explode like small nuclear bombs.

Secondary recovery techniques are ways to

For much of the past decade, battles were going on over oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Breeder reactors, because they produce more nuclear fuel than they consume, are regarded as the ultimate solution to our energy problems.

The application of force over distance is known as