Energy Test --- Environmental Science GMB Capers
True (a) or False (b)
51. Forms of energy can be converted into any other form
52. Coal is a renewable resource
53. Solid Biomass is defined as any plant matter used directly as fuel or converted into other forms before combustion
54. Geothermal energy is the natural heat or hot water trapped below the earth’s surface
55. Geothermal energy is powered by the sun
56. The Senate approved measures to eliminate the coal industry in the USA
57. Nuclear fuels use yields a high energy output
58. Active solar heating requires electricity for pumps or fans that distribute the heat
59. The USA has taken the lead in using renewable energy sources
60. Engineers have developed readily available technologies that is able to capture power from the tides
61. OPT's PowerBuoy® system extracts the natural energy in ocean waves
62. Recycling is a form of renewable energy
Multiple Choice
63. Crude oil and natural gas liquids, coal and coal products, and natural gas are
a. renewable resources b. limited resources c. unlimited renewable resources
64. Biomass is
a. renewable resources b. limited resources c. unlimited renewable resources
65. Biomass depends on
a. man power b. land availability c. horse power d. wind
66. Wind is a
a. renewable resources b. limited resources c. unlimited renewable resources
67. Fossil fuels originate from
a. rock formation b. soil formation c. organic mater d. none of these
68. Most of the coal reserves are found in
a. Russia b. the USA c. Saudi Arabia d. Canada
69. Most of the natural gas reserves are found in
a. Russia b. the USA c. Saudi Arabia d. Canada
70. A by-product of coal-gas processing is
a. iron b. steel c. coke d. other metals
71. Who designed the first commercial electric generating station?
a. Thomas Edison b. Ben Franklin c. Gerald Ford d. Gregor Mendel
72. What is the correct order in electricity production?
a. steam b. water c. heat source d. turbine e. generator
a. water b. heat source c. turbine d. generator e. steam
a. heat source b. water c. steam d. turbine e. generator
a. heat source b. water c. steam d. generator e. turbine
73. 700 million tons of coal are mined in the US annually; what activity uses the most of the coal? a. provide heat for buildings b. to make steel
c. produce electricity d. make other industrial products
74. Petrochemical feedstocks are produced from
a. natural gas b. coal c. propane gas d. crude oil
75. About _____ million barrels of oil are produced world wide each year.
a. 10 b. 20 c. 30 d. 40
76. From the amount stated above how much is used annually in the USA?
a. ¼ b. 1/3 c. ½ d. ¾
77. What does ANWR stands for?
a. Alaska National Wildlife Reserve b. Alaska National Wildlife Reservoir
c. Arizona National Wildlife Reserve d. Arizona National Wildlife Reservoir
78. The global oil discovery has declined steadily since
a. 1962 b. 1972 c. 1982 d. 1992 e. 2002
79. There are 52 nuclear generating plants, which provide about _____ % of our total energy in the United States. a. 1 b.10 c. 21 d. 31
80. Which one of these is not a source used to generate electricity?
a. coal b. wood c. uranium d. H2O behind a dam
81. Which of these is not a renewable resource?
a. wind b. tide c. natural gas d. photovoltaic solar
82. Solid Biomass does not include
a. wood b. vegetal waste c. animal materials d. vegetable oil
83. ______heating occurs when the light energy passes through glass and is trapped
a. active solar b. geothermal c. wind d. passive solar
84. Wind power exploits the ______energy of wind in wind turbines to generate electrical power
a. potential b. kinetic c. mechanical d. none of these
85. How many percent of energy is currently produced in the USA from wind power?
a. none b. 1 c. 5 d. 10
86. Tide, wave, ocean power captures the ______energy from tidal motion or wave activity and transforms it into electrical power
a. potential b. kinetic c. mechanical d. none of these
87. Tides are controlled by the gravitational pull of the ______
a. moon b. earth c. sun d. milky way
88. Solar power from photovoltaics involves the conversion of solar energy to electricity in photovoltaic cells; this is considered to be
a. active solar b. geothermal c. wind d. passive solar
89. What does the picture show?
a. active solar b. geothermal c. wind d. passive solar