QUIZ #1 - Resources - on 4/8

Question 1

Where is “Three Mile Island” located?

Answer 1

Harrisburg, PA

Question 2

Which of the following is true concerning nuclear energy?

a) it is a form of renewable energy, uranium is needed, and is created through fusion
b) it is a form of non-renewable energy, uranium is needed, and is created through fusion
c) it is a form of non-renewable energy, uranium is not needed, and is created through fission
d)
it is a form of non-renewable energy, uranium is needed, and is created through fission

Answer 2

it is a form of non-renewable energy, uranium is needed, and is created through fission

Question 3

Which of the following forms of renewable energy is the best example of a “potentially renewable” source of energy?

Answer 3

biomass

Question 4

According to the Nuclear Disaster video, what was the “China Syndrome?”

Answer 4

molten uranium leaking through the bottom of a nuclear reactor

Question 5

Which of the following countries is a large oil producer in the world?

Answer 5

Canada

Question 6

What is the big difference between active and passive solar energy?

Answer 6

active solar energy requires energy while passive does not require energy

Question 7

t/f Hydroelectric power is an example of “non-depletable resource.”

Answer 7

t

Question 8

t/f Geothermal energy can be used to warm or cool a home.

Answer 8

t

Question 9

What is a major obstacle faced when using wind energy?

Answer 9

transport of energy to populated regions

Question 10

If you wanted to use geothermal heat energy as a source of renewable energy, where would you most likely want to build a house?

Answer 10

Alaska

Question 11

According to the Nuclear Disaster video, in 2011 there was another nuclear concern that arose in ___________ after a major earthquake causing a decrease of popularity of nuclear power in the United States.

Answer 11

Japan

Question 12

According to the video on Nuclear Disasters, how many people died from the event?

Answer 12

0

Question 13

The “Three Mile Island” Disaster occured on ________________.

Answer 13

March 28, 1979

Question 14

If you wanted to find large supplies of oil in the United States, where would you most likely travel to?

Answer 14

Pennsylvania

Question 15

Renewable Energy Infinite Sources of Energy

Answer 15

-active and passive solar
-wind energy
-hydroelectricity
-biomass
-geothermal energy
-location is key

Question 16

categories of renewable energy

Answer 16

potentially renewable
nondepletable

Question 17

potentially renewable

Answer 17

can be generated indefinitely as long as we do not consume faster than generated

Question 18

nondepletable

Answer 18

can never be used up in the span of a life time

Question 19

example for a potentially renewable

Answer 19

biomass

Question 20

biomass

Answer 20

accounts for 65% of energy consumed
-sub-saharan africa
biomass is not being harvested at a sustainable rate

Question 21

example of a nondepletable

Answer 21

wind and solar

Question 22

Non-renewable resources, finite source of energy

Answer 22

fossil fuels and nuclear energy

Question 23

fossil fuels

Answer 23

a) derived from fossilized biological matter
b) coal, oil, natural gas
c) used by most developed and developing nations

Question 24

nuclear energy

Answer 24

a) derived mostly from uranium; nuclear fission

Question 25

worldwide oil reserve leaders

Answer 25

middle east: saudi arabia, iraq, iran, jordan venezuela, canada, and russia united states: appalachia, alaska, texas, gulf of mexico

Question 26

Worldwide annual consumption (2023)

Answer 26

solar, wind, other: 11% Oil: 33% Coal: 27% Gas: 21% Nuclear: 6% Hydro: 2%

Question 27

Worldwide annual consumption 2035 projection

Answer 27

nuclear: 7% oil: 29% coal: 27% natural gas: 23% renewables: 14%

Question 28

fossil fuels

Answer 28

Fuels derived from biological material that became fossilized millions of years ago.

Question 29

nonrenewable energy resource

Answer 29

an energy source with a finite supply, primarily fossil fuels and nuclear fuels

Question 30

renewable energy resources

Answer 30

sources of energy that are infinite

Question 31

potentially renewable

Answer 31

an energy source that can be regenerated indefinitely as long as it is not overharvested

Question 32

nondepletable

Answer 32

an energy source that cannot be used up

Question 33

commercial energy sources

Answer 33

energy sources that are bought and sold, such as coal, oil, and natural gas

Question 34

subsistence energy sources

Answer 34

energy sources gathered by individuals for their own immediate needs including straw, stick, and animal dung

Question 35

energy intensity

Answer 35

the energy use per unit of gross domestic product (GDP)

Question 36

fossil fuel combustion

Answer 36

the chemical reaction between any fossil fuel and oxygen resulting in the production of carbon dioxide, water, and the release of energy

Question 37

hubbert curve

Answer 37

a graph that represents oil use and projects both when world oil production will reach a maximum and when world oil will be depleted

Question 38

peak oil

Answer 38

the point at which oil extraction and use would increase steadily until roughly half the supply had been used up

Question 39

energy conservation

Answer 39

methods for finding and implementing ways to use less energy

Question 40

energy efficiency

Answer 40

the ratio of the amount of energy expended in the form you want to the total amount of energy that is introduced into the system

Question 41

energy return on energy investment (EROEI)

Answer 41

the amount of energy we get out of an energy source for every unit of energy expended on its production