Question 1

COAL
  
-Which letter in the diagram corresponds to the type of coal called bituminous coal?

Accepted Answer

The answer of COAL
  
-Which letter in the diagram...

Question 2

Which statement best describes natural gas transportation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Natural gas can be transported by ship in a gaseous form. 
B)  Shipment of liquid natural gas is safe and inexpensive. 
C)  Conversion of natural gas to liquid natural gas increases reduces transportation costs by ten times. 
D)  Explosions in urban areas near liquid natural gas loading facilities could kill people and cause much damage. 
A)  Natural gas can be transported by ship in a gaseous form. 
B)  Shipment of liquid natural gas is safe and inexpensive. 
C)  Conversion of natural gas to liquid natural gas increases reduces transportation costs by ten times. 
D)  Explosions in urban areas near liquid natural gas loading facilities could kill people and cause much damage.

Question 3

What percentage of the world's commercial energy is consumed by the United States,although it has only about 5% of the world's population?

Accepted Answer

A)  about 54% 
B)  about 44% 
C)  about 34% 
D)  about 18% 
A)  about 54% 
B)  about 44% 
C)  about 34% 
D)  about 18%

Question 4

Canada has the third-largest crude oil reserves in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following best describes net energy ratio?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the ratio of the useful energy produced relative to the useful energy used to produce it. 
B)  It is the ratio of the energy it took to produce it relative to the new useful energy produced. 
C)  It is high when the net energy yield is high. 
D)  It is high when the net energy yield is low. 
A)  It is the ratio of the useful energy produced relative to the useful energy used to produce it. 
B)  It is the ratio of the energy it took to produce it relative to the new useful energy produced. 
C)  It is high when the net energy yield is high. 
D)  It is high when the net energy yield is low.

Question 6

______________ ________________ is used as fuel primarily because of its high heat content and because it is relatively abundant.

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The answer of ______________ ________________ is used as fuel primarily...

Question 7

Which proposal for disposing of high-level radioactive wastes is,at present,a technological impossibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  burying radioactive wastes under ice sheets in Antarctica 
B)  burying radioactive wastes in thick deposits of mud on the deep ocean floor 
C)  sending radioactive wastes to the sun 
D)  converting radioactive wastes into harmless isotopes 
A)  burying radioactive wastes under ice sheets in Antarctica 
B)  burying radioactive wastes in thick deposits of mud on the deep ocean floor 
C)  sending radioactive wastes to the sun 
D)  converting radioactive wastes into harmless isotopes

Question 8

A(n)____________________ has an unstable nucleus that decays until a stable nucleus forms.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)____________________ has an unstable nucleus that decays...

Question 9

COAL
  
-Which letter in the diagram corresponds to the type of coal called lignite?

Accepted Answer

The answer of COAL
  
-Which letter in the diagram...

Question 10

Which substance is the fissionable fraction of the fuel in a nuclear reactor?

Accepted Answer

A)  deuterium 
B)  uranium-235 
C)  plutonium-235 
D)  hydrogen 
A)  deuterium 
B)  uranium-235 
C)  plutonium-235 
D)  hydrogen

Question 11

Which of the following characterizes the production of crude oil from oil sands?

Accepted Answer

A)  Large quantities of water are used. 
B)  Little waste is created. 
C)  Little energy is used. 
D)  Small quantities of air pollution are released. 
A)  Large quantities of water are used. 
B)  Little waste is created. 
C)  Little energy is used. 
D)  Small quantities of air pollution are released.

Question 12

What is one method of decommissioning nuclear power plants?

Accepted Answer

A)  mothballing 
B)  decomposition 
C)  immediate retrofitting 
D)  spent fuel reprocessing 
A)  mothballing 
B)  decomposition 
C)  immediate retrofitting 
D)  spent fuel reprocessing

Question 13

How does natural gas compare to coal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Natural gas has a high net useful energy yield and is a clean-burning fuel, compared to coal. 
B)  Natural gas has a high net useful energy yield and is a dirty fuel, compared to coal. 
C)  Natural gas has a low net useful energy yield and is a clean-burning fuel, compared to coal. 
D)  Natural gas has a low net useful energy yield and is a dirty fuel, compared to coal. 
A)  Natural gas has a high net useful energy yield and is a clean-burning fuel, compared to coal. 
B)  Natural gas has a high net useful energy yield and is a dirty fuel, compared to coal. 
C)  Natural gas has a low net useful energy yield and is a clean-burning fuel, compared to coal. 
D)  Natural gas has a low net useful energy yield and is a dirty fuel, compared to coal.

Question 14

Which statement best describes synfuels?

Accepted Answer

A)  Synfuels are cheaper than coal. 
B)  Synfuels have a very limited potential supply availability. 
C)  Synfuel combustion produces more air pollution than coal. 
D)  Synfuels are used to produce more than unconverted coal. 
A)  Synfuels are cheaper than coal. 
B)  Synfuels have a very limited potential supply availability. 
C)  Synfuel combustion produces more air pollution than coal. 
D)  Synfuels are used to produce more than unconverted coal.

Question 15

The direct input of solar energy also produces several indirect forms of renewable solar energy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which occupation is one of the world's most dangerous because of a high incidence of accidents and disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  subsurface mining for coal 
B)  copper smelting 
C)  oil distillation 
D)  surface mining for coal 
A)  subsurface mining for coal 
B)  copper smelting 
C)  oil distillation 
D)  surface mining for coal

Question 17

Oil fuel,in all of its usable forms,is a refined product,unlike coal and natural gas which can often be burned in their natural condition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The nuclear accident at Chernobyl was caused by human error.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Coal is easier to get out of the ground and transport than petroleum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following best describes the practice of hydraulic fracturing?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a method that uses water to pump more oil out of the ground. 
B)  It is the process by which oil is separated into its different fractions. 
C)  It is a method for promoting the flow of tight oil through its host rock. 
D)  It is a method of drilling oil wells horizontally. 
A)  It is a method that uses water to pump more oil out of the ground. 
B)  It is the process by which oil is separated into its different fractions. 
C)  It is a method for promoting the flow of tight oil through its host rock. 
D)  It is a method of drilling oil wells horizontally.

Exam 17: Nonrenewable Energy Resources

COAL -Which letter in the diagram corresponds to the type of coal called bituminous coal?

Which statement best describes natural gas transportation?

What percentage of the world's commercial energy is consumed by the United States,although it has only about 5% of the world's population?

Canada has the third-largest crude oil reserves in the world.

Which of the following best describes net energy ratio?

______________ ________________ is used as fuel primarily because of its high heat content and because it is relatively abundant.

Which proposal for disposing of high-level radioactive wastes is,at present,a technological impossibility?

A(n)____________________ has an unstable nucleus that decays until a stable nucleus forms.

COAL -Which letter in the diagram corresponds to the type of coal called lignite?

Which substance is the fissionable fraction of the fuel in a nuclear reactor?

Which of the following characterizes the production of crude oil from oil sands?

What is one method of decommissioning nuclear power plants?

How does natural gas compare to coal?

Which statement best describes synfuels?

The direct input of solar energy also produces several indirect forms of renewable solar energy.

Which occupation is one of the world's most dangerous because of a high incidence of accidents and disease?

Oil fuel,in all of its usable forms,is a refined product,unlike coal and natural gas which can often be burned in their natural condition.

The nuclear accident at Chernobyl was caused by human error.

Coal is easier to get out of the ground and transport than petroleum.

Which of the following best describes the practice of hydraulic fracturing?

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