APES Energy Unit Task #3 (Nonrenewable and Renewable Resources)

Question 1

What are some disadvantages of wind energy?

Accepted Answer

inefficient, expensive to establish

Question 2

true or false: the United States is the world leader in hydroelectric energy usage?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 3

How does one generate energy from petroleum/crude oil?

Accepted Answer

by burning it

Question 4

true or false: Japan is the leading user of nuclear power worldwide?

Accepted Answer

false (it's actually the Unite States)

Question 5

true or false: NGVs are more energy efficient than regular gasoline vehicles?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 6

What are some advantages of wind energy?

Accepted Answer

clean energy, inexpensive to use

Question 7

What are some advantages of using passive solar energy?

Accepted Answer

inexpensive to use, constant energy

Question 8

true or false: hybrid vehicles release more toxic emissions than regular vehicles?

Accepted Answer

false

Question 9

What countries are the world leaders in the production of wind energy?

Accepted Answer

China, United States, Germany

Question 10

true or false: active solar energy is inexpensive to use?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 11

How does one generate energy from coal?

Accepted Answer

by burning it

Question 12

true or false: nuclear power is considered to be among the least efficient energy sources?

Accepted Answer

false (it;s very efficient)

Question 13

What is active solar energy?

Accepted Answer

energy derived from sunlight

Question 14

How is hydrogen gas converted into a usable energy source?

Accepted Answer

fuel cells combine hydrogen and oxygen to produce energy

Question 15

true or false: the production and transportation of methanol generally requires fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 16

true or false: nuclear fusion never ever produces nuclear waste?

Accepted Answer

false

Question 17

true or false: hydroelectricity is expensive to implement and disrupts aquatic ecosystems?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 18

true or false: tidal energy is inexpensive to implement?

Accepted Answer

false

Question 19

true or false: using bitumen has no advantages?

Accepted Answer

false- it makes use of residue collected by oil distillation

Question 20

true or false: Canada is the top consumer of natural gas worldwide?

Accepted Answer

false (it's actually Germany)

Question 21

true or false: the only emission by vehicles which use hydrogen gas as fuel is water vapor?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 22

true or false: if NGVs leak, humans can fall victim to the toxic, invisible, and odorless gas?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 23

true or false: active solar energy is inefficient and expensive to implement?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 24

What is passive solar energy?

Accepted Answer

energy derived from the sun's heat

Question 25

What is a hybrid vehicle?

Accepted Answer

a car whose engine runs off of gasoline and electricity

Question 26

What countries are leaders in implementing active solar energy?

Accepted Answer

Germany, Spain, Italy

Question 27

true or false: natural gas is generally considered an efficient energy source?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 28

How does wind generate electrical energy?

Accepted Answer

by spinning turbines on windmills

Question 29

true or false: natural gas is dangerous because it's invisible, odorless, and toxic to humans.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 30

What is tidal energy?

Accepted Answer

energy derived from tides, collected by turbines

Question 31

What is hydroelectric energy?

Accepted Answer

energy generated through controlled water flow

Question 32

true or false: Russia is the top user of breeder nuclear fission reactors?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 33

true or false: South Korea is the world leader in tidal energy usage?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 34

true or false: Germany is the top user of biomass in the world?

Accepted Answer

false

Question 35

true or false: nuclear fusion is efficient and renewable?

Accepted Answer

true, false

Question 36

true or false: biomass is a carbon neutral energy source?

Accepted Answer

true, false

Question 37

true or false: fossil fuels are used in the process of producing and transporting hybrid cars?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 38

true or false: cogeneration often depends on the use of fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 39

true or false: breeder fission nuclear energy is very efficient?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 40

Why is a breeder nuclear fission reactor considered very efficient?

Accepted Answer

because it yields more fissile material than it consumes

Question 41

true or false: cogeneration is 85% efficient while other energies are usually 55% efficient.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 42

true or false: the nuclear waste produced by breeder fission nuclear reactors is dangerous?

Accepted Answer

true, true, true

Question 43

true or false: the United States consumes more oil than any other country?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 44

true or false: China and the United States are the world's most prominent consumers of bitumen?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 45

true or false: Kenya is the world leader of geothermal energy usage?

Accepted Answer

false (it's actually the United States)

Question 46

How does one generate energy from natural gas?

Accepted Answer

by burning it

Question 47

true or false: Canada is home to the greatest amount of natural gas reserves worldwide?

Accepted Answer

false (it's actually Russia)

Question 48

true or false: the European Union is the world leader in nuclear fusion?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 49

true or false: Denmark is the world leader of hydrogen gas energy?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 50

true or false: hydroelectricity is a clean energy source and is relatively inexpensive to use?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 51

true or false: South Korea is the top user of methanol worldwide?

Accepted Answer

false (it's actually China)

Question 52

true or false: Saudi Arabia is home to the greatest amount of crude oil reserves worldwide?

Accepted Answer

false (it's actually Venezuela)

Question 53

true or false: Venezuela is home to the largest amount of coal reserves worldwide?

Accepted Answer

false (it's actually the United States

Question 54

What is cogeneration?

Accepted Answer

simultaneous production of electricity and heat energy

Question 55

true or false: tidal energy is not a clean energy source?

Accepted Answer

false

Question 56

true or false: geothermal energy will be available during the entire existence of the earth?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 57

true or false: geothermal requires a ridiculous amount of water?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 58

What is biomass?

Accepted Answer

living/recently living organic matter used as energy

Question 59

true or false: bitumen is derived from fossil fuels, and it pollutes nature in the same manner?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 60

what is bitumen?

Accepted Answer

a hydrocarbon mixture often used for road surfacing or roofs

Question 61

What is geothermal energy?

Accepted Answer

heat energy from underneath the earth's surface

Question 62

What is a disadvantage of passive solar energy?

Accepted Answer

uncontrollable; inconsistent with weather/season changes

Question 63

true or false: China is the biggest consumer of coal?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 64

What are common components of methanol?

Accepted Answer

natural gas, coal, biomass, and industrial emissions

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