Exam 13: Energy

None of the three worst nuclear power plant accidents occurred in the United States.

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice -Electricity is generated in which area of the plant?

A spent fuel rod that has been removed from a nuclear power plant reactor core is essentially safe from radioactivity after a period of about 10 years.

About ____________________% of the world's proven crude oil reserves are in the hands of government-owned companies.

The main problem with use of conventional natural gas as a transportation fuel is

If the hidden health and environmental costs of using gasoline were included in the price of gas as a tax, the actual cost in the United States would be

Large reserves of ____________________ are located in Canada and are now considered to be conventional oil reserves, second only in size to those in Saudi Arabia.

Match the appropriate energy source with the advantage or disadvantage in the list below. -needs a back-up system for cloudy days

Which of the following methods of producing electricity have the lowest net energy ratios?

The energy efficiency of buildings can be improved by all of the following strategies except

Match the appropriate energy source with the advantage or disadvantage in the list below. -emits less carbon dioxide than other fossil fuels when burned

____________________ loading washers are more efficient than ____________________ loading washers.

____________________ is the point in time when we reach the maximum overall rate of crude oil production for the whole world.

Nuclear power is now the world's fastest-growing energy source.

The purpose of generating steam within a nuclear power plant reactor core is, like other energy producing systems, to

The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that wind farms at favorable sites in North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas and Texas

Bitumen is