Question 1

Most useful oil deposits are usually found

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A)   In a liquid pool under a layer of impermeable shale
B)   Saturating porous rocks, like water in a sponge
C)   Locked in the mineral structure of a rock formation
D)   In pools on the earth's surface, where geologic pressures have forced them to collect
E)   In small pools directly above the bedrockF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 2

A number of European countries have similar or even higher standards of living than the U.S. and consume less energy than Americans do.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Currently the most common way to extract natural gas is by __________.

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A)   Collecting it from deep ocean thermal vents
B)   Separating it from crude oil pockets
C)   Hydraulic fracturing
D)   Collecting it from abandoned deep minesE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Nuclear waste storage in the United States is currently handled

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A)   In temporary storage at individual plants
B)   In a permanent storage depot managed by the federal government
C)   By dumping at sea
D)   By shipping overseas to Surinam and Venezuela
E)   By dumping at sea and by shipping overseas to Surinam and VenezuelaF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

One ____________ of natural gas is that it is ____________ than either coal or oil.

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A)   Disadvantage; harder to ship and store
B)   Advantage; easier to build infrastructure for transporting it
C)   Disadvantage; harder to sell
D)   Advantage; easier to find
E)   Disadvantage; less abundantF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

During a meltdown, nuclear power plants explode like a bomb, releasing huge amounts of radioactive material into the environment.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 7

Nuclear fission occurs when a high-energy subatomic particle, a neutron, strikes a uranium atom, releases energy, and

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A)   Breaks in half, causing another atom to break
B)   Releases an electron in a gamma wave
C)   Releases protons
D)   Releases neutrons
E)   Combines with another neutron to release even more energyF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

Natural gas is

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A)   currently the world's third largest commercial fuel.
B)   the most rapidly growing fossil fuel energy source.
C)   hazardous to the environment because it is not clean burning.
D)   currently the world's third largest commercial fuel and the most rapidly growing fossil fuel energy source.
E)   the most rapidly growing fossil fuel energy source and hazardous to the environment because it is not clean burning.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C) D

Question 9

Radioactive waste dumping in oceans has been

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A)   Considered by many governments but not carried out
B)   Common worldwide until last year
C)   Continued by the Soviet government until very recently
D)   Banned worldwide since 1957
E)   Proved to be safe because the wastes are sinking to very deep oceanic trenchesF) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 10

Control rods in a nuclear reactor are used to

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A)   Absorb neutrons
B)   Move fuel rods around in the chamber
C)   Provide neutrons to initiate reactions
D)   Provide cooling by decreasing the temperature of the water
E)   Increase the temperature of the waterF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

Worldwide, coal deposits are

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A)   Widespread but rarely in economic quantities
B)   Relatively difficult to find
C)   Highly unusual formations
D)   Widespread and extensive
E)   Decreasing at alarming ratesF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

Oil shale and tar sands are examples of ________ oil.

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A)   Unrecoverable
B)   Unproven
C)   Unknown
D)   Unconventional
E)   RecoverableF) B) and E)
G) C) and E) D

Question 13

What is the biggest drawback for developing oil shales, tar sands, and coal gasoline?

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A)   Imports of these are extremely cheap
B)   Cost
C)   There are no drawbacks
D)   Availability of these resourcesE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Pressurized fluid and chemicals injected into a well are used in a mining process called _____________.

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A)   Placer mining
B)   High pressure welling
C)   Hydraulic fracturing
D)   Heap-leach extractionE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 15

Under normal operating conditions, you are likely to get a higher dose of radiation, living next to a nuclear plant than a coal-burning plant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the process of getting energy to power your television, which of the following stages is the most energy efficient?

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A)   Mining the coal to run the power plant
B)   Burning the coal to run the power plant
C)   Thermal conversion of the energy from coal in the power plant
D)   Transmission to your house
E)   Actually powering your television setF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

A caller who wondered why no one was discussing nuclear power berated panelists discussing the problems of global warming on a radio show. How would you react to this caller? Make sure you provide at least three arguments that support your position.

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Question 18

By far the greatest amount of proven natural gas reserves are found in

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A)   Alaska.
B)   Canada.
C)   the Middle East.
D)   Africa.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

The Marcellus and Devonian Shales

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A)   are a potential vast source of oil in the eastern United States.
B)   can be drilled without any pollution risk to the environment.
C)   could result in the drilling of thousands of wells in populated places.D) B) and C)
E) A) and C)

Question 20

Energy is defined as

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A)   the capacity to do work.
B)   calorie consumption per hour.
C)   any kind of molecule that has the ability to cause objects to move.
D)   force exerted per unit of time.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 19: Conventional Energy

Most useful oil deposits are usually found

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A number of European countries have similar or even higher standards of living than the U.S. and consume less energy than Americans do.

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Currently the most common way to extract natural gas is by __________.

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Nuclear waste storage in the United States is currently handled

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One ____________ of natural gas is that it is ____________ than either coal or oil.

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During a meltdown, nuclear power plants explode like a bomb, releasing huge amounts of radioactive material into the environment.

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Nuclear fission occurs when a high-energy subatomic particle, a neutron, strikes a uranium atom, releases energy, and

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Natural gas is

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Radioactive waste dumping in oceans has been

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Control rods in a nuclear reactor are used to

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Worldwide, coal deposits are

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Oil shale and tar sands are examples of ________ oil.

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What is the biggest drawback for developing oil shales, tar sands, and coal gasoline?

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Pressurized fluid and chemicals injected into a well are used in a mining process called _____________.

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Under normal operating conditions, you are likely to get a higher dose of radiation, living next to a nuclear plant than a coal-burning plant.

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In the process of getting energy to power your television, which of the following stages is the most energy efficient?

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A caller who wondered why no one was discussing nuclear power berated panelists discussing the problems of global warming on a radio show. How would you react to this caller? Make sure you provide at least three arguments that support your position.

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