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1
How many times greater is methane than CO2 as a GHG?
10X
5X
50X
20X
2
Since _ use of conventional crude oil from existing proven reserves > new oil discoveries
2006
1975
1997
1984
3
What is a disadvantage of tar sand/ oil shale usage?
large potential supplies
low net energy yield
easily transported between and within countries
efficient distribution system in place
4
What is natural gas composed primarily of?
oxygen
nitrogen
sulfur
methane
5
How much would gas prices lower per gallon via drilling in ANWR?
1 cent
6 cents
25 cents
10 cents
6
Which of these is the most utilized source for electricity generation?
petroleum
coal
propane
uranium
7
What can be done to make items 19 and 20 more efficient?
make sure they are energy star appliances
make sure they are the prettiest
make sure they are endorsed by celebrities
make sure they are the cheapest
8
What is the process of settling out fuels based on density and boiling points?
fracturing
settling
fractioning
oiling
9
What is net energy?
unusable amount of high quality energy
unusable amount of low quality energy
usable amount of low quality energy
usable amt of high quality energy
10
What is the amount of energy used to produce 1 kW of electricity for a continuous hour?
kWm
kWh
kWs
watt hour
11
What type of coal is commonly used to generate electricity?
anthracite
lignite
peat
bituminous
12
Which country dominates in global coal production?
India
US
China
Indonesia
13
How much of US energy consumed comes from natural gas?
10%
50%
25%
35%
14
What is the primary use of coal in the US?
asphalt
electricity
concrete
coal chemicals
15
What is the most pure type of coal?
anthracite
bituminous
peat
lignite
16
Which is not a member of OPEC?
Iraq
Iran
Libya
US
17
What is used to reduce emissions of sulfur in coal combustion?
scrubbers
electrostatic precipitators
catalytic converters
nothing
18
In what type of power plant does the breaking apart of atomic nuclei produce necessary heat?
hydro power
coal powered
chemical power
nuclear
19
What is the cleanest burning form of coal?
peat
lignite
bituminous
anthracite
20
What is a fuel made as a substitute for a petroleum product?
noilfuel
synfuel
synthfuel
biofuel
21
How much commercial energy is automatically wasted because of Second Law of Thermodynamics?
65%
80%
75%
84%
22
How long is estimated until the world's coal reserves will be depleted?
500 years
150 years
250 years
50 years
23
True or false: World oil consumption doubled in the 1960s and 70s due to increased car usage.
True
False
24
What is a pro of conventional oil?
water pollution from leaks and spills
releases pollutants when burned
efficient distribution system
environmental costs not included in market price
25
What has a carbon content of around 30%?
lignite
peat
bituminous
anthracite
26
What is the energy needed to lift and object weighing one Newton by one meter of distance?
therms
BTU
joule
calorie
27
True or false: US can meet its domestic demand for crude oil by increasing domestic supplies.
false
True
28
What is a pro of oil shale and tar sand usage?
large potential supplies
low net energy yield
severe land disruption
high water use
29
Which is the law of entropy?
3rd law
1st law
2nd law
0th law
30
In 2009, how much of the world's oil was produced by OPEC?
14%
77%
50%
39%
31
What needs to be done to item 10 to conserve energy?
make sure door is painted with Gamecock colors
make sure door cracks are sealed
make sure door is aesthetically pleasing
make sure the wood is exotic
32
What type of coal is commonly used in home heating?
lignite
peat
bituminous
anthracite
33
What is not a use of oil?
nylon
crayons
all of the above are correct
plastics
34
How many Joules are in one calorie?
4.186
7.890
5.2
3.335
35
What is any process that increases a change to a system?
increasing feedback loop
decreasing feedback loop
positive feedback loop
negative feedback loop
36
Which window is the most energy inefficient?
energy star
high performance serious
double pane
single pane
37
What is a highly flammable liquid that is transported overseas in refrigerated tanker ships?
nuclear radiation
LPG
LNG
methane hydrate
38
After we reach nonrenewable resource economic depletion what step should we NOT take?
reuse existing supplies
ignore it
find a subsistute
waste less
39
What is n?
energy inefficiency
total amount of heat energy produced
energy efficiency
total energy consumed
40
How is coal commonly mined?
hardrock or hydraulic mines
subsurface or shaft mines
hydraulic or placer mines
open put or strip mines
41
What is not a major factor that one should consider when purchasing a car?
gas mileage
car color
efficient engines
lightweight body materials
42
What is the sedimentary rock made from remains of ancient trees and plants?
natural gas
coal
uranium
bricks
43
Where was oil first discovered?
Charleston, WV
Saudi Arabia
Atlanta, GA
Creek, PA
44
What law says that it takes high quality energy to get high quality energy?
2nd law
3rd law
0th law
1st law
45
Which energy source is the most used by the USA?
wind
uranium
coal
petroleum
46
What caused the great leap in British energy consumption?
medical revolution
advent of household appliances like microwaves
energy became free
industrial revolution
47
At what point does the cart have the most potential energy?
D
B
C
A
48
What point is reached when the rate of conventional crude oil production starts to decline?
stopped production
peak production
useless production
top production
49
Which of these is the dirtiest nonrenewable source?
natural gas
propane
uranium
coal
50
How much of the global oil supply is conventional?
70%
45%
50%
30%
51
What year did the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill occur?
1989
2010
1998
2001
52
What is the ability to do work?
not apply force over distance
apply force
apply force over distance
emit heat over time
53
True or false: LNG has a high net energy yield.
false
True
54
What is the cleanest burning fossil fuel?
natural gas
petroleum
crude oil
coal
55
__ out of the world's 64 major oil fields are in decline.
32
54
63
45
56
What is the name of oil as it comes out of the ground?
ground oil
black oil
surface oil
crude oil
57
When propane and butane gases are liquified under high pressure, they are removed as _?
liquefied natural gas
methane hydrate
liquefied petroleum gas
crystalline solid
58
How long would it take to develop ANWR oil supply?
10-20 years
1 year
5 years
6 years
59
True or false: oil can be accessed on land or at sea?
false
true
60
What is not a type of potential energy?
Gravitational
Movement
Nuclear
Chemical
61
Resource that was made from compressed carbon left behind by organisms millions of years ago?
timber
fossil fuel
solar energy
water
62
What is the least volatile component with the highest boiling point?
jet fuel
diesel oil
asphalt
heating oil
63
What company created the 3P program in 1975?
GE
LEED
Dupont
3M
64
Which one of these is not a petrochemical?
pesticides
corn
plastics
cleaning fluids
65
What is a therm?
amount of energy in chemical bond
amount of energy in food
1- amount of energy in natural gas
amount of energy in natural gas
66
What is efficiency?
amount of heat energy
amount of energy wasted
proportion of energy used as opposed to degraded
degraded energy + usable energy
67
What kind of growth is the additional oil usage line?
exponential
linear
68
What type of lighting produces a focused beam of light?
incandescent
CFL bulb
bright bulb
LED
69
CFLs 75% more efficient than incandescent bulbs. kWh/year saved by replacing 20 IB with CFLs?
720 kWh/year
700 kWh/year
730 kWh/year
750 kWh/year
70
__ growth when growth rate becomes ever more rapid in proportion to growing size
logarithmic
Logistic
exponential
arithmetic
71
What is the current of moving electrons?
electricity
manual movement
electron current
nuclear movement
72
What type of extraction method is commonly used in this region?
placer mining
mtntop removal
hydraulic mining
subsurface mining
73
What is the most rare form of coal?
anthracite
peat
lignite
bituminous
74
What is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 g of water by 1 degree Celsius?
calorie
therm
BTU
kilowatt hour
75
Which region has the most proven oil reserves?
Middle East
USA
South America
Mexico
76
True or false: the US imports all of its supplies of 20 key nonrenewable mineral resources.
True
false
77
What is the energy of negatively charged electrons traveling from one place to another?
electrical energy
thermal energy
chemical energy
gravitational energy
78
What is the most aged type of coal?
peat
bituminous
anthracite
lignite
79
What is kinetic energy?
stored energy
energy of motion
position energy
waste energy
80
What is not an energy-conserving method?
seal leaky windows, doors, and windows
unplug unused appliances
place windows on south, east, or west exposure
keep lights on when you are not in the room
81
At what point does the cart have the most kinetic energy?
B
D
C
A
82
What is methane trapped in icy, cage like structures of water molecules?
permamethane
methate
methyte
methane hydrate
83
Which window is the most energy efficient?
double pane
high performance serious
energy star
single pane
84
How much energy used by incandescent light bulbs produces light?
1%
3%
10%
50%
85
Home uses 100-watt incandescent bulbs fours hrs per day- kWh needed for one year of power?
2800 kWh/year
2920 kWh/ year
2000 kWh/year
3500 kWh/year
86
What is any process that decreases a change to a system?
negative feedback loop
sad feedback loop
constant feedback lop
positive feedback loop
87
What was the likely cause of the oil price spike in the 1970s?
oil embargo
all oil reserves were tapped out
Saudi oil spill disaster
full cost pricing iniative
88
Which of these is referred to as the gateway to renewable resource usage?
natural gas
uranium
coal
petroleum
89
What is a pro of conventional oil?
vulnerable to international supply interruptions
releases CO2 when burned
water pollution from leaks and spills
high net energy yield
90
What is the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water by one degree of Fahrenheight?
BTU
calorie
Joule
therms
91
What are not products of coal combustion?
methane
mercury
sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides
cadmium
92
True or false: Natural gas is formed from heated and compressed remains of ancient organisms.
false
True
93
What were the two main oil crisis years of the 1970s?
1973 and 1979
1973 and 1976
1971 and 1974
1970 and 1979
94
Which country has the second highest amount of coal reserves?
Russia
US
India
China
95
What is matter?
takes up space and has mass
doesn't take up space
has weight
just has mass
96
When was oil first discovered?
1905
1600
1800
1859
97
What is the energy stored in the bonds between atoms?
thermal energy
gravitational energy
electrical energy
chemical energy
98
What is the study of how energy flows through natural systems?
thermodynamics
natural flow theory
energy flow theory
thermotrinamics
99
The US has _ of the world's proven crude oil reserves.
.5%
10%
5%
1.5%
100
What countries are expected to put even more strain on oil reserves?
Japan and US
china and india
Russia and Japan
US and Russia
