Question 1

Reducing energy waste is a commendable activity, but would not impact our energy supplies in any meaningful way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

All of the following statements accurately describe the office-home building of the Rocky Mountain Institute except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Solar energy provides 90% of the household electricity. 
B)  The Institute's heating bill is just less than $50 per year. 
C)  A central greenhouse in the building humidifies the building and helps to heat it and purify the air. 
D)  Except for office equipment power, the building draws a little more electricity than a single 100-watt light bulb would draw. 
E)  Solar energy provides about 99% of the hot water used in the building. 
A)  Solar energy provides 90% of the household electricity. 
B)  The Institute's heating bill is just less than $50 per year. 
C)  A central greenhouse in the building humidifies the building and helps to heat it and purify the air. 
D)  Except for office equipment power, the building draws a little more electricity than a single 100-watt light bulb would draw. 
E)  Solar energy provides about 99% of the hot water used in the building.

Question 3

The lesson we can learn from disasters such as the disruption of oil production by Hurricane Katrina and loss of nuclear power from the tsunamis in Japan is that

Accepted Answer

A)  we need to build better structures to protect ourselves against terrorists 
B)  we need to have more than one type of energy producing plants available in case natural disasters affect the main plant 
C)  each household has to have its own generator for emergency situations 
D)  a shift to a more decentralized energy system would improve national and economic security 
E)  we cannot protect ourselves from power outages and must accept this reality 
A)  we need to build better structures to protect ourselves against terrorists 
B)  we need to have more than one type of energy producing plants available in case natural disasters affect the main plant 
C)  each household has to have its own generator for emergency situations 
D)  a shift to a more decentralized energy system would improve national and economic security 
E)  we cannot protect ourselves from power outages and must accept this reality

Question 4

What five criteria must be met by new generation nuclear reactors in order to be considered acceptable by the experts?

Accepted Answer

1. It must be built so that a runaway ch

Question 5

Match the appropriate energy source with the advantage or disadvantage in the list below.
-disrupts aquatic ecosystems

Accepted Answer

A) wind power 
B) nuclear power 
C) natural gas 
D) hydro-electric 
E) passive solar 
A) wind power 
B) nuclear power 
C) natural gas 
D) hydro-electric 
E) passive solar

Question 6

In 2009, the President of the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  requested that the Congress proceed with funding for the Yucca Mountain radioactive waste storage facility 
B)  requested the Congress fund another radioactive waste storage facility in New Mexico 
C)  requested that the current nuclear waste sitting in dry casks around the country immediately be moved to Yucca Mountain 
D)  requested that the Congress cut off funding for the Yucca Mountain radioactive waste storage facility while other shorter-term alternative are evaluated 
E)  requested that Congress pass a bill enacting the storage of radioactive waste on the site where it was produced 
A)  requested that the Congress proceed with funding for the Yucca Mountain radioactive waste storage facility 
B)  requested the Congress fund another radioactive waste storage facility in New Mexico 
C)  requested that the current nuclear waste sitting in dry casks around the country immediately be moved to Yucca Mountain 
D)  requested that the Congress cut off funding for the Yucca Mountain radioactive waste storage facility while other shorter-term alternative are evaluated 
E)  requested that Congress pass a bill enacting the storage of radioactive waste on the site where it was produced

Question 7

Which of the following statements about PV cells is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Not only Google, but more than 75 schools and colleges in California have parking lots covered with canopies of PV cells 
B)  Solar cells have no moving parts and are safe and quiet 
C)  The U.S. government is the current global leader in photovoltaic production. 
D)  Generating electricity with such solar cells could be nearly as efficient as using coal-burning power plants 
E)  Over the next one to two decades production of such cells is expected to increase sharply 
A)  Not only Google, but more than 75 schools and colleges in California have parking lots covered with canopies of PV cells 
B)  Solar cells have no moving parts and are safe and quiet 
C)  The U.S. government is the current global leader in photovoltaic production. 
D)  Generating electricity with such solar cells could be nearly as efficient as using coal-burning power plants 
E)  Over the next one to two decades production of such cells is expected to increase sharply

Question 8

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice
  
-Water from the external cooling area penetrates inside the plant to which compartment?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the items listed below with the...

Question 9

The quickest, cleanest, and cheapest way to provide more energy is to ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The quickest, cleanest, and cheapest way to...

Question 10

Food riots in Mexico were caused by the decrease in corn production in the United States when food crop land was converted to producing corn for ______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Food riots in Mexico were caused by...

Question 11

Superefficient and ultralight cars

Accepted Answer

A)  may eventually get up to 300 mpg 
B)  are not yet close to reality 
C)  have been developed in Europe, but not the United States 
D)  could get up to 50 miles per gallon in the future 
E)  are fuel efficient, but not safe for human transport 
A)  may eventually get up to 300 mpg 
B)  are not yet close to reality 
C)  have been developed in Europe, but not the United States 
D)  could get up to 50 miles per gallon in the future 
E)  are fuel efficient, but not safe for human transport

Question 12

Match the appropriate energy source with the advantage or disadvantage in the list below.
-easy to build and expand

Accepted Answer

A) wind power 
B) nuclear power 
C) natural gas 
D) hydro-electric 
E) passive solar 
A) wind power 
B) nuclear power 
C) natural gas 
D) hydro-electric 
E) passive solar

Question 13

Net energy is

Accepted Answer

A)  the usable amount of low-quality energy from a given quantity of energy resource 
B)  the total useful energy available from an energy resource 
C)  analogous to total income 
D)  the total useful energy from an energy resource minus the amount of energy used and wasted in producing it 
E)  the amount of energy used and wasted to produce useful energy 
A)  the usable amount of low-quality energy from a given quantity of energy resource 
B)  the total useful energy available from an energy resource 
C)  analogous to total income 
D)  the total useful energy from an energy resource minus the amount of energy used and wasted in producing it 
E)  the amount of energy used and wasted to produce useful energy

Question 14

Advantages of solar heating include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cost is moderate 
B)  Access to the sun can be blocked by other structures. 
C)  Disturbance to land is very minimal or low 
D)  Carbon dioxide emissions are very low 
E)  Net energy is moderate to high 
A)  Cost is moderate 
B)  Access to the sun can be blocked by other structures. 
C)  Disturbance to land is very minimal or low 
D)  Carbon dioxide emissions are very low 
E)  Net energy is moderate to high

Question 15

Which of the following countries has the greatest tar sand deposits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saudi Arabia 
B)  Canada 
C)  Venezuela 
D)  Kuwait 
E)  United States 
A)  Saudi Arabia 
B)  Canada 
C)  Venezuela 
D)  Kuwait 
E)  United States

Question 16

It has been estimated that using nuclear power will require more energy than it will ever produce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

An example of an energy efficient window is a ______________ ______________ window.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An example of an energy efficient window...

Question 18

Coal supplies ____ of the electricity generated in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  54% 
B)  34% 
C)  44% 
D)  24% 
E)  84% 
A)  54% 
B)  34% 
C)  44% 
D)  24% 
E)  84%

Question 19

List and briefly describe four widely used forms of technology in our society that waste large amounts of energy.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

What percentage of the commercial energy used in the United States is wasted?

Accepted Answer

A)  14% 
B)  24% 
C)  44% 
D)  64% 
E)  84% 
A)  14% 
B)  24% 
C)  44% 
D)  64% 
E)  84%

Reducing energy waste is a commendable activity, but would not impact our energy supplies in any meaningful way.

All of the following statements accurately describe the office-home building of the Rocky Mountain Institute except:

The lesson we can learn from disasters such as the disruption of oil production by Hurricane Katrina and loss of nuclear power from the tsunamis in Japan is that

What five criteria must be met by new generation nuclear reactors in order to be considered acceptable by the experts?

Match the appropriate energy source with the advantage or disadvantage in the list below. -disrupts aquatic ecosystems

In 2009, the President of the United States

Which of the following statements about PV cells is false?

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice -Water from the external cooling area penetrates inside the plant to which compartment?

The quickest, cleanest, and cheapest way to provide more energy is to ____________________.

Food riots in Mexico were caused by the decrease in corn production in the United States when food crop land was converted to producing corn for ______________.

Superefficient and ultralight cars

Match the appropriate energy source with the advantage or disadvantage in the list below. -easy to build and expand

Net energy is

Advantages of solar heating include all of the following except:

Which of the following countries has the greatest tar sand deposits?

It has been estimated that using nuclear power will require more energy than it will ever produce.

An example of an energy efficient window is a window.

Coal supplies ____ of the electricity generated in the United States.

List and briefly describe four widely used forms of technology in our society that waste large amounts of energy.

What percentage of the commercial energy used in the United States is wasted?

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Reducing energy waste is a commendable activity, but would not impact our energy supplies in any meaningful way.

All of the following statements accurately describe the office-home building of the Rocky Mountain Institute except:

The lesson we can learn from disasters such as the disruption of oil production by Hurricane Katrina and loss of nuclear power from the tsunamis in Japan is that

What five criteria must be met by new generation nuclear reactors in order to be considered acceptable by the experts?

Match the appropriate energy source with the advantage or disadvantage in the list below. -disrupts aquatic ecosystems

In 2009, the President of the United States

Which of the following statements about PV cells is false?

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice -Water from the external cooling area penetrates inside the plant to which compartment?

The quickest, cleanest, and cheapest way to provide more energy is to ____________________.

Food riots in Mexico were caused by the decrease in corn production in the United States when food crop land was converted to producing corn for ______________.

Superefficient and ultralight cars

Match the appropriate energy source with the advantage or disadvantage in the list below. -easy to build and expand

Net energy is

Advantages of solar heating include all of the following except:

Which of the following countries has the greatest tar sand deposits?

It has been estimated that using nuclear power will require more energy than it will ever produce.

An example of an energy efficient window is a ______________ ______________ window.

Coal supplies ____ of the electricity generated in the United States.

List and briefly describe four widely used forms of technology in our society that waste large amounts of energy.

What percentage of the commercial energy used in the United States is wasted?

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, and Energy

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Ecosystem Approach

Food, Soil, and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Environmental Economics, Politics, and Worldviews

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An example of an energy efficient window is a window.