Test 4 practice questions

Question 1

extracting processing and using mineral resources

Answer 1

requires enormous amount of energy
causes land disturbance and erosion
releases toxic chemicals into the atmosphere
(One of these answers is false, the rest are true)

Question 2

the world’s most commonly used natural resource that is used to commercially generate electricity is

Answer 2

crude oil

Question 3

which is false about the amount of natural gas reserves compared to the united states?
russia has less 
iran has more 
central america has less 
africa has less 
western Europe has less

Answer 3

russia has less

Question 4

the advatages of using active aloar heating include all of the follwing except?
it is a free energy source
solar panels last 25 years or more
System invloves the usage of fans andpumps
solar power does not release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
solar power creates ozone that enters the stratosphere

Answer 4

solar power creates ozone that enters the stratosphere

Question 5

world wide future usage will
be reduced in developing countries
increase mostly in developing countries

Answer 5

increase mostly in developing countries

Question 6

Which of the following statements is false?
photovoltaic cells require minimal maintenance
photovoltaic cells are 75% efficient at transferring the sun’s energy

Answer 6

photovoltaic cells are 75% efficient at transferring the sun’s energy

Question 7

cells that convert solar energy directly into electricity are called…
electrosolar chips
photovoltaic cells

Answer 7

photovoltaic cells

Question 8

passive solar heating uses fans and pumps to distribute heated water around a home
true or false

Answer 8

false

Question 9

thermal imaging of your home can determine where energy is being lost from windows, doors and roofs.
true or false?

Answer 9

true

Question 10

subsurface mining operations are safer than surface mining?

true of false

Answer 10

False

Question 11

oil production will peak by 2060 in many of the largest oil producing counties
true of false

Answer 11

false

2030

Question 12

importing oil from other counties into the Unites states impacts our trade agreements but does not effect our sustainability
true or false

Answer 12

false

Question 13

fluidized bed technology is used to clean gasoline prior to its usage in cars

Answer 13

false

Question 14

as china develops as a nation it will concentrate on diesel fuel for its primary heating and transportation
true or false

Answer 14

false

Question 15

The exxon valdez was a huge oil spill off the coast of ____ that was the largest spill in the US history behind the deep water horizon spill in the gulf of mexico

Answer 15

Alaska

Question 16

oil spills on water are more common because the largest oil deposits exist under the _____ off the coast of the US Brazil and west africa

Answer 16

Continental shelf

Question 17

_____ energy originates from the heat of the earths lithosphere and is often associated with volcanoes

Answer 17

geothermal

Question 18

Nuclear _______ is the process of concentrating uranium 235 to make it a more viable fuel

Answer 18

enrichment

Question 19

nuclear ____ is the process by which 2 smaller atoms are combined into 1 larger atom of different element

Answer 19

fusion

Question 20

nuclear reactors do not make power directly. instead they use the enormous heat to drive a _____ to generate electricity

Answer 20

steam turbine

Question 21

______ is what home owners or buisnesses that produce electricity can have installed by he power company to gage the amount of energy they produce and use

Answer 21

net metering

Question 22

The environmental impacts of oil and natural gas stem from

Answer 22

combusting them for energy and the huge and transporting them

(A & C)