Exam 4: Energy and Society

Burning coal releases more radioactive particles into the atmosphere per unit of energy than does a normally operating nuclear plant.

Which two countries control most of the world's ethanol?

Coal is:

Attitude-behavior studies of household energy consumption found that Americans are more receptive to messages that are framed in terms of conservation than efficiency.

The Princeton University Twin Towers Research Project found that the size of an apartment unit was the best predictor of the amount of energy consumers used.

Macrolevel studies of energy use in the MDCs shows that shifting to service sectors and technologies that are more efficient can produce economic growth with decreasing energy intensity.

Summarize the key findings from research on personal and household energy consumption.Overall,why have efforts at reducing this type of energy consumption not been more successful?

Microlevel studies of personal and household energy use consumption found that:

Increased fuel efficiency was one outcome of the energy crises of the 1970s.

The most toxic fuel to burn is:

Drawbacks to natural gas include:

Energy regimes are supported by political and social interactions.

Which of the following are barriers to creating a new energy system?

Experts believe that global oil production will peak sometime between:

Industrialization in the U.S.and other MDCs modified natural energy flows in which of the following ways?

Recent energy policies in the U.S.have favored supply-side policies that attempt to create low prices for energy.

The main obstacles to the spread of PVE technology are costs per megawatt and expense associated with building an infrastructure of solar panels.

Oil reserves under Alaska's North Slope would meet world demand for only six months at present rates of consumption.

Energy,like matter,can be recycled without a loss of efficiency.

Biomass fuels continue to be the main source of heating and cooking for about half the world's population.