Question 1

In the United States,the electricity generated by hydropower is about

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A) equal to that generated using solar technologies. 
B) equal to that generated using wind technologies. 
C) twice that generated by solar and geothermal. 
D) twice as much as that generated by wind,solar,and geothermal. 
A) equal to that generated using solar technologies. 
B) equal to that generated using wind technologies. 
C) twice that generated by solar and geothermal. 
D) twice as much as that generated by wind,solar,and geothermal. D

Question 2

Which one of the following illustrates a consumptive use of biomass energy of a forest?

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A) Indigenous peoples harvest tagua nuts from trees in a rain forest,carve them into animal sculptures,and sell them in the local market to tourists. 
B) Hiking through a forest in the Appalachian mountains,some college students gather dead branches from the ground to make a fire to cook dinner. 
C) Native people living in a Brazilian rain forest earn money by collecting exotic fruits and nuts and selling them in the local city markets. 
D) In downstate Illinois,a farmer cuts up dead standing trees from a forest on his property and delivers the firewood to people living in the suburbs of St.Louis. 
A) Indigenous peoples harvest tagua nuts from trees in a rain forest,carve them into animal sculptures,and sell them in the local market to tourists. 
B) Hiking through a forest in the Appalachian mountains,some college students gather dead branches from the ground to make a fire to cook dinner. 
C) Native people living in a Brazilian rain forest earn money by collecting exotic fruits and nuts and selling them in the local city markets. 
D) In downstate Illinois,a farmer cuts up dead standing trees from a forest on his property and delivers the firewood to people living in the suburbs of St.Louis. B

Question 3

-Technology illustrated in this figure represents

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A) a flat-plate solar collector that may be used in active or passive solar heating. 
B) a flat-plate solar collector used only in active solar heating. 
C) a flat-plate solar collector used only in passive solar heating. 
D) a solar space heater used to heat the air in a building. 
A) a flat-plate solar collector that may be used in active or passive solar heating. 
B) a flat-plate solar collector used only in active solar heating. 
C) a flat-plate solar collector used only in passive solar heating. 
D) a solar space heater used to heat the air in a building. A

Question 4

Which one of the following does not represent indirect solar energy?

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A) nuclear fission 
B) biomass 
C) hydroelectric 
D) windmills 
A) nuclear fission 
B) biomass 
C) hydroelectric 
D) windmills

Question 5

The future global energy demands may be met by developing sustainable energy resources and also,most easily,by

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A) dramatically increasing oil and natural gas exploration. 
B) increasing our use of the abundant natural gas and coal resources. 
C) improving energy conservation and efficiency of current technology. 
D) limiting the use of energy in developing countries. 
A) dramatically increasing oil and natural gas exploration. 
B) increasing our use of the abundant natural gas and coal resources. 
C) improving energy conservation and efficiency of current technology. 
D) limiting the use of energy in developing countries.

Question 6

The use of biomass energy is illustrated by burning

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A) coal to produce electricity. 
B) natural gas for heat. 
C) logs in a fireplace to heat a cabin. 
D) oil in a kerosene lantern. 
A) coal to produce electricity. 
B) natural gas for heat. 
C) logs in a fireplace to heat a cabin. 
D) oil in a kerosene lantern.

Question 7

The NIMBY objectors to the Cape Cod wind project felt that

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A) the project would not produce the power needed 
B) the wind turbines were not big enough 
C) the tall wild turbines were "visual pollution" marring the scenic beauty of the Cape. 
D) New England has no current need for more energy. 
A) the project would not produce the power needed 
B) the wind turbines were not big enough 
C) the tall wild turbines were "visual pollution" marring the scenic beauty of the Cape. 
D) New England has no current need for more energy.

Question 8

Unlike large solar collection fields and dams,wind farms

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A) keep the surrounding land available for farming. 
B) can continue to generate electricity every hour of the day. 
C) do not generate greenhouse gases. 
D) are very inexpensive to build. 
A) keep the surrounding land available for farming. 
B) can continue to generate electricity every hour of the day. 
C) do not generate greenhouse gases. 
D) are very inexpensive to build.

Question 9

Which of the following are involved in energy collection and conversion in a tree?

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A) leaves collect and chlorophyll converts 
B) leaves convert and chlorophyll collects 
C) roots collect and leaves convert 
D) seeds collect and leaves convert 
A) leaves collect and chlorophyll converts 
B) leaves convert and chlorophyll collects 
C) roots collect and leaves convert 
D) seeds collect and leaves convert

Question 10

In our natural atmosphere,

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A) there is very little hydrogen in any form. 
B) hydrogen is most abundant combined with oxygen as water vapor and other compounds. 
C) hydrogen is most abundant combined with carbon. 
D) hydrogen gas is more abundant than carbon dioxide. 
A) there is very little hydrogen in any form. 
B) hydrogen is most abundant combined with oxygen as water vapor and other compounds. 
C) hydrogen is most abundant combined with carbon. 
D) hydrogen gas is more abundant than carbon dioxide.

Question 11

In the past decade,the United States government has

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A) discouraged the use of alternate energy resources and promoted the use of fossil fuels. 
B) promoted but not invested in the development and use of sustainable energy resources. 
C) promoted and invested heavily through the Recovery Act of 2009 in the development and use of sustainable energy resources. 
D) required the use of sustainable energy resources for more than 95% of our energy demands by the year 2020. 
A) discouraged the use of alternate energy resources and promoted the use of fossil fuels. 
B) promoted but not invested in the development and use of sustainable energy resources. 
C) promoted and invested heavily through the Recovery Act of 2009 in the development and use of sustainable energy resources. 
D) required the use of sustainable energy resources for more than 95% of our energy demands by the year 2020.

Question 12

Unlike fossil fuels,solar energy is considered nonpolluting because the chemical and radioactive products of fusion

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A) stay near the sun. 
B) are destroyed in Earth's atmosphere. 
C) would be produced on Earth anyway. 
D) quickly break down when they strike the Earth's soil. 
A) stay near the sun. 
B) are destroyed in Earth's atmosphere. 
C) would be produced on Earth anyway. 
D) quickly break down when they strike the Earth's soil.

Question 13

In the United States,the use of hydropower

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A) is likely to double in the next 20 years. 
B) is likely to increase by about 40% by 2025. 
C) will likely stay the same or decrease slightly in the next few decades. 
D) will decline considerably,by as much as 50%,by the year 2030. 
A) is likely to double in the next 20 years. 
B) is likely to increase by about 40% by 2025. 
C) will likely stay the same or decrease slightly in the next few decades. 
D) will decline considerably,by as much as 50%,by the year 2030.

Question 14

Which one of the following represents a consumptive use of a forest product? A sawmill

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A) collects its sawdust to create wood pellets,used to heat its buildings. 
B) sells its lumber to regional home improvement stores. 
C) collects its sawdust to create wood pellets,which it sells to people with pellet stoves. 
D) uses the lumber it creates to build cabinets,which are then sold to local home improvement stores. 
A) collects its sawdust to create wood pellets,used to heat its buildings. 
B) sells its lumber to regional home improvement stores. 
C) collects its sawdust to create wood pellets,which it sells to people with pellet stoves. 
D) uses the lumber it creates to build cabinets,which are then sold to local home improvement stores.

Question 15

A home located next to a 5-acre pond (30 feet deep in the center)uses the steady temperature of the deep pond water for heat exchange.A closed system of water is piped from the home underground to deep regions of the pond and then back to the home.Inside the home,a heat exchange system extracts heat in the winter and removes heat from the home in the summer.This home relies completely on electricity,generated by burning coal at a distant power plant.
-This home system illustrates the use of

Accepted Answer

A) ecothermal energy. 
B) biomass fuels. 
C) geothermal energy. 
D) hydroelectric energy. 
A) ecothermal energy. 
B) biomass fuels. 
C) geothermal energy. 
D) hydroelectric energy.

Question 16

Photovoltaic cells are commonly used to power

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A) lawn mowers. 
B) lighthouses. 
C) calculators. 
D) industrial manufacturing. 
A) lawn mowers. 
B) lighthouses. 
C) calculators. 
D) industrial manufacturing.

Question 17

In passive solar units that heat water,the water moves because

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A) flat-plate collectors are facing the sun. 
B) heated water rises up from low-positioned flat-plate collectors to the water tank. 
C) wind-powered pumps move the water through the system. 
D) an electric water pump moves the water through the system. 
A) flat-plate collectors are facing the sun. 
B) heated water rises up from low-positioned flat-plate collectors to the water tank. 
C) wind-powered pumps move the water through the system. 
D) an electric water pump moves the water through the system.

Question 18

Which one of the following vehicles would generate the greatest amount of carbon tax?

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A) a large hybrid-electric SUV that gets 31 miles per gallon 
B) a small gas-powered car that gets 27 miles per gallon 
C) an all-electric car that charges its batteries using solar power-generated electricity 
D) a car powered by natural gas that gets 33 miles per gallon 
A) a large hybrid-electric SUV that gets 31 miles per gallon 
B) a small gas-powered car that gets 27 miles per gallon 
C) an all-electric car that charges its batteries using solar power-generated electricity 
D) a car powered by natural gas that gets 33 miles per gallon

Question 19

The best way to describe the growth of global wind energy over the past 15 years is

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A) static. 
B) declining. 
C) exponential. 
D) linear. 
A) static. 
B) declining. 
C) exponential. 
D) linear.

Question 20

-The two large tanks in this photo

Accepted Answer

A) use manure,water,and anaerobic bacteria to produce biogas. 
B) use manure,water,and aerobic bacteria to produce biogas. 
C) burn unused parts of crop plants to generate heat for homes. 
D) collect and stores carbon dioxide in underground wells. 
A) use manure,water,and anaerobic bacteria to produce biogas. 
B) use manure,water,and aerobic bacteria to produce biogas. 
C) burn unused parts of crop plants to generate heat for homes. 
D) collect and stores carbon dioxide in underground wells.

Exam 16: Renewable Energy

In the United States,the electricity generated by hydropower is about

Which one of the following illustrates a consumptive use of biomass energy of a forest?

-Technology illustrated in this figure represents

Which one of the following does not represent indirect solar energy?

The future global energy demands may be met by developing sustainable energy resources and also,most easily,by

The use of biomass energy is illustrated by burning

The NIMBY objectors to the Cape Cod wind project felt that

Unlike large solar collection fields and dams,wind farms

Which of the following are involved in energy collection and conversion in a tree?

In our natural atmosphere,

In the past decade,the United States government has

Unlike fossil fuels,solar energy is considered nonpolluting because the chemical and radioactive products of fusion

In the United States,the use of hydropower

Which one of the following represents a consumptive use of a forest product? A sawmill

Photovoltaic cells are commonly used to power

In passive solar units that heat water,the water moves because

Which one of the following vehicles would generate the greatest amount of carbon tax?

The best way to describe the growth of global wind energy over the past 15 years is

-The two large tanks in this photo

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