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PHSC 103.101 Winter, 2004

TEST #3 (Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11)Take Home: in Class. Dr. Alfred Amah

Name ______

Last First.

I. (40 points). Answer the following questions true/false: 2 points each

  1. _____ A constant supply of energy is required by all living things to maintain life.
  1. _____ World War II greatly increased the energy demand for manufacturing and transportation.
  1. _____ Fossil fuels replaced wood as source of energy in developed nations.
  1. _____ Heavy use of wood during early civilization led to shortages of trees.
  1. _____ A resource is a naturally occurring substance of use to humans that can be extracted

using the current technology.

  1. _____ Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel
  2. _____ As oil becomes less available, secondary recovering methods will increase.
  1. _____ The primary problem associated with natural gas is transport of the gas to consumers.
  1. _____ Oil was originally chosen as an alternative to coal because it was more convenient

and less expensive.

  1. _____ After World War II people thought that electricity produced from nuclear reactors

would be so cheap it would not need to be metered.

  1. _____ Nuclear fission is the splitting of electrons in the outer shell of an atom.
  1. _____ The first controlled fission of an atom occurred in 1945 when U.S. dropped atomic bombs

on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

  1. _____ Analyst predict that the worldwide demand for energy will decrease in the future.
  1. _____ There is an inverse relationship between the amount of energy used and the complexity

of civilization.

15._____ Twenty-five countries that consume over half the world’s energy are known as OECD.

16._____ Black lung disease is a hazard of working on oil rigs.

  1. _____ Background radiation in many countries increased after the Chernobyl explosion.

18._____ Pellet of U-235 are sealed in metal fuel rods which are then loaded into nuclear reactor..

19._____ Each step in the nuclear fuel cycle poses a radiation exposure problem.

20____ Nuclear fusion is the process whereby two lightweight atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus.

II. (60 points). Multiple Choice Questions: Answer each question by circling the alphabet of your choice.

There is only one correct answer. 2 Points each

  1. Which country is NOT a member of OPEC?
  2. Nigeria
  3. U.S
  4. Saudi Arabia
  5. Kuwait
  6. What is the most important structural material in living organism?
  7. Oxygen
  8. Nitrogen
  9. Carbon
  10. Water
  11. When Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990?
  12. Oil prices rose
  13. Oil prices dropped
  14. Oil supplies rose
  15. Oil demand dropped
  16. Approximately 80 to 90% of all living organism is comprised of:
  17. Nitrogen
  18. Carbon
  19. Water
  20. Phosphorous
  21. Almost all electrical energy is produced as a result of
  22. Burning fossil fuels
  23. Nuclear power
  24. Hydroelectric power
  25. Geothermal power
  1. Which of the following consumer goods is responsible for creating jobs, increasing

energy consumption, and altering people’s lifestyle?

  1. television
  2. prefabricated housing
  3. automobile
  4. electrical appliances
  1. The first transfer of energy on Earth occurs
  2. During respiration
  3. Within the molten core
  4. During photosynthesis
  5. None of the above
  6. Choose the correct historical sequence of fuel use in the U.S. from 1800 to the present?
  7. Wood, coal, oil, gas
  8. Coal, wood, gas oil
  9. Wood, oil coal gas
  10. Oil, wood, coal, gas
  1. What percentage of the total incoming solar radiation absorbed by the earth and its

atmosphere is used for photosynthesis?

  1. 15.0%
  2. 0.15%
  3. 1.0%
  4. 50.5%
  1. Which type of car engine is the only one with zero emissions currently available?
  2. Gasoline powered
  3. Methanol powered
  4. Solar powered
  5. Electric
  6. Which of the following does NOT determine the price of gasoline?
  7. Cost of purchasing
  8. Currency rate exchange
  9. Cost of processing
  10. Taxes
  11. Middle East OPEC nations control ______% of the world’s oil reserve

a. 60

b. 90

c. 10

d. 25.

  1. The sharp decline in U.S. oil consumption in 1973 and 1979 was a result of
  2. mandatory conservation
  3. a drop in reserves
  4. OPEC price increase
  5. War in Kuwait.
  6. About 80% of China’s population use what type of fuel to produce energy?
  7. oil
  8. biomass
  9. coal
  10. natural gas
  11. Solar, geothermal, and tidal energy are forms of
  1. nonrenewable resources
  2. fossil fuels
  3. renewable resources
  4. biomass
  1. The term “mining heat” refers to which power source?
  2. coal
  3. oil
  4. geothermal
  5. natural gas
  1. Which of the following is NOT a type of biomass?
  1. animal waste
  2. agricultural crops
  3. fuel wood
  4. solid waste
  1. One of the causes of desertification is
  2. demand for fuel-wood
  3. drought
  4. loss of fertile soil
  5. flooding
  1. What percentage of world’s consumable energy is furnished by fossil fuel?
  2. 17
  3. 90
  4. 54
  5. 72
  6. Which is NOT a disadvantage of coal mining?
  7. acid mine drainage
  8. black lung disease
  9. acid deposition
  10. dioxin pollution
  1. Hydroelectric power plants are most commonly located near
  2. coal-powered plants
  3. nuclear-power plants
  4. artificial reservoirs
  5. estuaries
  6. The first goal for developing nuclear energy was to
  7. produce electricity
  8. test new theories in quantum physics
  9. produce bombs
  10. develop a new energy source
  11. What radioactive isotope is generally used to fuel controlled nuclear reaction?
  12. uranium-98
  13. cesium-137
  14. barium 140
  15. uranium-235
  1. Biological damage may be caused by beta or ______radiation
  2. alpha
  3. delta
  4. gamma
  5. sigma
  1. Which of the following is NOT a form of energy released from nuclear disintegration?
  2. alpha
  3. gamma
  4. beta
  5. delta
  6. Which of the following cancers is strongly linked to increased radiation exposure?
  7. bone
  8. leukemia
  9. intestinal
  10. brain
  1. Which of the following is NOT a part of all reactors
  2. moderator
  3. fuel core
  4. re-processor
  5. cooling mechanism
  6. How much of the heat generated in a nuclear power plant is waste heat?
  7. two-thirds
  8. one-half
  9. one-fourth
  10. one-third
  11. Decommissioning involves which of the following?
  12. decontaminating building surfaces
  13. disposal of fuel
  14. disassembly of parts
  15. all of the above.
  16. The principle use of oil during the first 60 years of production was
  17. kerosene
  18. gasoline
  19. heating oil
  20. lubricating oil

The end. Good Luck !!