Question 1

Oil sand is made up of all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) bitumen 
B) water 
C) clay 
D) natural gas 
E) sand 
A) bitumen 
B) water 
C) clay 
D) natural gas 
E) sand

Question 2

By 1850, Europeans were harvesting firewood faster than the forests could replace it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Burning oil products for transportation produces how much of the world's CO₂ emissions?

Accepted Answer

A) 5% 
B) 18% 
C) 23% 
D) 43% 
E) 50% 
A) 5% 
B) 18% 
C) 23% 
D) 43% 
E) 50%

Question 4

In China air pollution is causing as many as ____ premature deaths per year.

Accepted Answer

A) 1,000 
B) 30,000 
C) 200,000 
D) 700,000 
E) 1,000,000 
A) 1,000 
B) 30,000 
C) 200,000 
D) 700,000 
E) 1,000,000

Question 5

Which of the following is not true if the rate of global consumption continues to grow exponentially at 2% per year?

Accepted Answer

A) Saudi Arabian proven reserves would last 7 years 
B) proven reserves under Alaska's North Slope would meet U.S.demand for 3 years 
C) Alaska's ANWR unproven reserves would meet U.S.demand for 24 months 
D) the Bakken oil formation in the U.S.would last 10 years 
E) if people of China use as much as people of U.S.we need 7 more Saudi Arabias 
A) Saudi Arabian proven reserves would last 7 years 
B) proven reserves under Alaska's North Slope would meet U.S.demand for 3 years 
C) Alaska's ANWR unproven reserves would meet U.S.demand for 24 months 
D) the Bakken oil formation in the U.S.would last 10 years 
E) if people of China use as much as people of U.S.we need 7 more Saudi Arabias

Question 6

Waste from the production of nuclear weapons must be stored for how long before it is safe?

Accepted Answer

A) 25 years 
B) 100 years 
C) 1,000 years 
D) 150,000 years 
E) 240,000 years 
A) 25 years 
B) 100 years 
C) 1,000 years 
D) 150,000 years 
E) 240,000 years

Question 7

To keep using conventional oil at the estimated increasing rate of consumption, we must discover proven reserves of oil equivalent to the current Saudi Arabia supply every 5 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is not true of nuclear powered electricity generation?

Accepted Answer

A) plenty of uranium 
B) low CO2 emissions 
C) less land disruption than coal 
D) high net energy yield 
E) requires huge subsidies 
A) plenty of uranium 
B) low CO2 emissions 
C) less land disruption than coal 
D) high net energy yield 
E) requires huge subsidies

Question 9

Which of the following would be a place you would expect to find methane hydrate gas?

Accepted Answer

A) Arctic ice sheet 
B) Greenland ice sheet 
C) high mountain glaciers 
D) permanent snow pack 
E) Tundra permafrost 
A) Arctic ice sheet 
B) Greenland ice sheet 
C) high mountain glaciers 
D) permanent snow pack 
E) Tundra permafrost

Question 10

The United States and 14 other countries have been selling nuclear reactors for decades. As a result, how many countries now have nuclear weapons or the knowledge and ability to produce bomb-grade material?

Accepted Answer

A) 22 
B) 32 
C) 40 
D) 60 
E) 100 
A) 22 
B) 32 
C) 40 
D) 60 
E) 100

Question 11

Forty-three percent of global carbon dioxide emissions come from burning gasoline and diesel for transportation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Burning coal for electricity releases trace amounts of toxic ____________________ and radioactive materials.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Burning coal for electricity releases trace amounts...

Question 13

The internal combustion engine was invented in what year?

Accepted Answer

A) 1928 
B) 1900 
C) 1885 
D) 1843 
E) 1794 
A) 1928 
B) 1900 
C) 1885 
D) 1843 
E) 1794

Question 14

Since 1984, the production of conventional crude oil from reserves has exceeded new oil discoveries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is not a reason nuclear power has declined in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) nuclear accidents in the U.S.and the Ukraine 
B) declining amount of available uranium 
C) poor management 
D) concerns about radioactive waste disposal 
E) extremely high cost of plant construction 
A) nuclear accidents in the U.S.and the Ukraine 
B) declining amount of available uranium 
C) poor management 
D) concerns about radioactive waste disposal 
E) extremely high cost of plant construction

Question 16

The U.S.government ha provided huge subsidies, tax breaks, loan guarantees, and accident insurance guarantees to the nuclear power industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

All of the following are ways the United States unnecessarily wastes energy, except

Accepted Answer

A) driving gas-guzzling vehicles 
B) getting electricity from inefficient coal-burning power plants 
C) using geothermal energy 
D) living in poorly designed, leaky, inefficient buildings 
E) using inefficient lighting, furnaces and air conditioners 
A) driving gas-guzzling vehicles 
B) getting electricity from inefficient coal-burning power plants 
C) using geothermal energy 
D) living in poorly designed, leaky, inefficient buildings 
E) using inefficient lighting, furnaces and air conditioners

Question 18

Tar sand or oil sand, is a mixture of clay, sand, water, and a combustible organic material called ____________________ .

Accepted Answer

The answer of Tar sand or oil sand, is a...

Question 19

Which of the following is not an advantage of using conventional crude oil as an energy source?

Accepted Answer

A) high net energy yield 
B) efficient distribution system 
C) environmental costs included in market price 
D) ample supply for several decades 
E) low land disruption 
A) high net energy yield 
B) efficient distribution system 
C) environmental costs included in market price 
D) ample supply for several decades 
E) low land disruption

Question 20

A coal burning power plant releases 100 times more radioactivity into the atmosphere than does a nuclear power plant of the same energy output.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Nonrenewable Energy

Oil sand is made up of all of the following except

By 1850, Europeans were harvesting firewood faster than the forests could replace it.

Burning oil products for transportation produces how much of the world's CO₂ emissions?

In China air pollution is causing as many as ____ premature deaths per year.

Which of the following is not true if the rate of global consumption continues to grow exponentially at 2% per year?

Waste from the production of nuclear weapons must be stored for how long before it is safe?

To keep using conventional oil at the estimated increasing rate of consumption, we must discover proven reserves of oil equivalent to the current Saudi Arabia supply every 5 years.

Which of the following is not true of nuclear powered electricity generation?

Which of the following would be a place you would expect to find methane hydrate gas?

The United States and 14 other countries have been selling nuclear reactors for decades. As a result, how many countries now have nuclear weapons or the knowledge and ability to produce bomb-grade material?

Forty-three percent of global carbon dioxide emissions come from burning gasoline and diesel for transportation.

Burning coal for electricity releases trace amounts of toxic ____________________ and radioactive materials.

The internal combustion engine was invented in what year?

Since 1984, the production of conventional crude oil from reserves has exceeded new oil discoveries.

Which of the following is not a reason nuclear power has declined in the United States?

The U.S.government ha provided huge subsidies, tax breaks, loan guarantees, and accident insurance guarantees to the nuclear power industry.

All of the following are ways the United States unnecessarily wastes energy, except

Tar sand or oil sand, is a mixture of clay, sand, water, and a combustible organic material called ____________________ .

Which of the following is not an advantage of using conventional crude oil as an energy source?

A coal burning power plant releases 100 times more radioactivity into the atmosphere than does a nuclear power plant of the same energy output.

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