Question 1

The United States is a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of these common items are made from petrochemicals?

Accepted Answer

A)  glass bottles
B)  aluminum cans
C)  plastics and synthetic fibers
D)  organic fertilizers
E)  copper wire

Question 3

Most of the energy used worldwide comes from renewable energy sources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What nuclear power disaster in 2011 renewed the debate on nuclear power and safety?

Accepted Answer

A)  Three Mile Island
B)  Chernobyl
C)  Fukushima
D)  Kyoto
E)  Tokyo

Question 5

Which process could theoretically provide a limitless source of intense heat and electricity, but still needs further research?

Accepted Answer

A)  nuclear fission
B)  nuclear charging
C)  fracking
D)  solar panels
E)  nuclear fusion

Question 6

There is a large push to tap domestic oil supplies. Do you agree or disagree, and why?

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Question 7

Although ____________________ seems relatively inexpensive and safe, environmental issues such as long-lived waste make this the most expensive nonrenewable energy source.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Light-water reactors

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A)  move control rods in and out of the reactor core to absorb neutrons.
B)  use a heating fluid to raise the temperature of the reactor.
C)  release radioactivity into the atmosphere to prevent explosions.
D)  produce and mine uranium to make fuel.
E)  store the spent radioactive waste safely.

Question 9

Currently, spent fuel rods used to power nuclear reactors are

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A)  stored outside of the reactor in water-filled pools and years later, in dry casks.
B)  sent to a national repository.
C)  placed in metal drums and dumped deep in the ocean.
D)  loaded into rockets and shot into space.
E)  treated chemically to speed up the progression of half lives.

Question 10

A meltdown of the reactor core would occur if

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A)  control rods were inserted into the core.
B)  too much coolant was lost.
C)  the proportion of uranium-238 was too high.
D)  the containment building developed an air leak.
E)  the containment shell was too thick.

Question 11

Crude oil components are separated by

Accepted Answer

A)  bacteria.
B)  distillation.
C)  pressure.
D)  filtration.
E)  precipitation.

Question 12

Which fossil fuel is the dirtiest to burn?

Accepted Answer

A)  oil
B)  natural gas
C)  coal
D)  wood
E)  biomass

Question 13

Which type of energy source do you think will grow as a proportion of total commercial energy in the future in the United States?

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Question 14

Because it is the relatively cleanest burning fossil fuel, there is increasing interest in nonrenewable ____________________ as an energy source.

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Question 15

Nuclear power is not used extensively in the United States primarily because of the threat it poses to homeland security.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Coal has a low cost relative to other nonrenewable energy sources when environmental costs are included.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Petroleum, or crude oil, is a black, gooey liquid consisting primarily of

Accepted Answer

A)  hydrocarbons.
B)  nitrates.
C)  methane.
D)  oxygen.
E)  phosphates.

Question 18

The majority of coal burned for electricity is consumed in

Accepted Answer

A)  India.
B)  China.
C)  the United States.
D)  Japan.
E)  Trinidad and Tobago.

Question 19

Which of the following is true regarding natural gas?

Accepted Answer

A)  The global supply is relatively limited.
B)  Production and delivery of natural gas is environmentally safe.
C)  Natural gas found in the deep-sea is the easiest to extract.
D)  When burned, it releases less carbon dioxide per unit of energy than coal or oil.
E)  The United States has the most recoverable supply in the world.

Question 20

Synfuels produced from coal are

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A)  in short supply.
B)  available only in the United States.
C)  generally expected to play a minor role as an energy resource due to the high cost and low net energy yield.
D)  a much cleaner alternative to coal.
E)  readily available in underground reserves.

Exam 9: Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Most of the energy used worldwide comes from renewable energy sources.

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Light-water reactors

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Because it is the relatively cleanest burning fossil fuel, there is increasing interest in nonrenewable ____________________ as an energy source.

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Coal has a low cost relative to other nonrenewable energy sources when environmental costs are included.

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Currently, spent fuel rods used to power nuclear reactors are

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Although ____________________ seems relatively inexpensive and safe, environmental issues such as long-lived waste make this the most expensive nonrenewable energy source.

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Which of the following is true regarding natural gas?

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