Question 1

Three Mile Island is best known for:

Accepted Answer

A) being the site of a nuclear accident. 
B) its strip coal mining facility. 
C) its large natural gas deposits. 
D) being the site of a large oil spill in the 1980s. 
A) being the site of a nuclear accident. 
B) its strip coal mining facility. 
C) its large natural gas deposits. 
D) being the site of a large oil spill in the 1980s.

Question 2

By the 1990s,energy consumption had begun to increase because:

Accepted Answer

A) U.S.automakers began to market SUVs and pickup trucks that got poor gas mileage. 
B) energy policies encouraged low prices. 
C) energy policies encouraged high prices. 
D) a and b 
E) a and c 
A) U.S.automakers began to market SUVs and pickup trucks that got poor gas mileage. 
B) energy policies encouraged low prices. 
C) energy policies encouraged high prices. 
D) a and b 
E) a and c

Question 3

Which of the following statements about energy consumption in different types of societies is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Advanced agricultural societies consumed more kilocalories per day per person than did industrial societies. 
B) Most growth in energy consumption is now accounted for by the LDCs. 
C) The aggregate energy consumption of the world has slowly declined over the past 50 years. 
D) The U.S.uses more energy than the other MDCs. 
A) Advanced agricultural societies consumed more kilocalories per day per person than did industrial societies. 
B) Most growth in energy consumption is now accounted for by the LDCs. 
C) The aggregate energy consumption of the world has slowly declined over the past 50 years. 
D) The U.S.uses more energy than the other MDCs.

Question 4

According to Harper,economic incentives for energy conservation are likely to be most effective when they:

Accepted Answer

A) force the poor to make a choice between heating their home and buying food. 
B) are combined with other influence techniques such as curbside recycling. 
C) provide accurate feedback about how much energy people actually used in a month. 
D) none of the above 
A) force the poor to make a choice between heating their home and buying food. 
B) are combined with other influence techniques such as curbside recycling. 
C) provide accurate feedback about how much energy people actually used in a month. 
D) none of the above

Question 5

Energy analysts agree that in the immediate future,the earth's supply of fossil fuels will dwindle very rapidly at present consumption rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Three Mile Island is best known for:

By the 1990s,energy consumption had begun to increase because:

Which of the following statements about energy consumption in different types of societies is true?

According to Harper,economic incentives for energy conservation are likely to be most effective when they:

Energy analysts agree that in the immediate future,the earth's supply of fossil fuels will dwindle very rapidly at present consumption rates.

Environment, human Systems, and Social Science

Humans and the Resources of the Earth: Sources and Sinks

Climate Change, science, and Risk

Population, environment, and Food

Globalization, inequality, and Sustainability

Transforming Structures: Markets and Politics

Environmentalism: Ideology and Collective Action

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Exam 4: Energy and Society

Three Mile Island is best known for:

By the 1990s,energy consumption had begun to increase because:

Which of the following statements about energy consumption in different types of societies is true?

According to Harper,economic incentives for energy conservation are likely to be most effective when they:

Energy analysts agree that in the immediate future,the earth's supply of fossil fuels will dwindle very rapidly at present consumption rates.

Environment, human Systems, and Social Science

Humans and the Resources of the Earth: Sources and Sinks

Climate Change, science, and Risk

Population, environment, and Food

Globalization, inequality, and Sustainability

Transforming Structures: Markets and Politics

Environmentalism: Ideology and Collective Action

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