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Question 1
1.
Which is not a fossil fuel?
coal
oil
natural gas
Uranium
Question 2
2.
Which grade of coal is hard and shiny?
bituminous
lignite
anthracite
peat
Question 3
3.
Which best describes coal usage in the US?
Coal use for electricity is increasing.
Coal use for electricity is decreasing.
Coal is primarily used for transportation.
Coal is being replaced with oil for making electricity.
Question 4
4.
Which is the proper sequence of coal from lowest grade to highest grade?
lignite, bituminous, anthracite, peat
anthracite, lignite, peat, bituminous
peat, lignite, bituminous, anthracite
peat, bituminous, lignite, anthracite
Question 5
5.
Which is an environmental concern with coal usage?
high carbon footprint
acid mine drainage
mercury emissions
all of the above
Question 6
6.
Heat-based power plants work by using heat to do which sequence?
boil water, make steam, turn a turbine connected to a generator, make electricity
make electricity, turn a turbine connected to a generator, make steam, boil water
make steam, turn a turbine connected to a generator, boil water, make electricity
make electricity, turn a turbine connected to a generator, boil water, make steam
Question 7
7.
Which resource is primarily responsible for replacing coal for electricity production in the US?
solar
wind
natural gas
oil
Question 8
8.
What is overburden?
contaminated water from coal mining
air pollution from coal mining
a coal deposit found deep in the Earth
the surface material that needs to be removed to mine shallow coal deposits
Question 9
9.
Biomagnification is the process of_________________.
looking at life under a microscope
toxins becoming more concentrated in organisms that are higher in the food chain
energy being concentrated in fossil fuels
high concentrations of pollutants around large cities
Question 10
10.
Which term is used interchangeably with petroleum?
crude oil
natural gas
coal
fossil fuel
Question 11
11.
The majority of oil is used for which purpose?
fuel for transportation
making plastic
heating homes
producing electricity
Question 12
12.
What is the primary purpose of an oil refinery?
to burn oil to make electricity
to extract oil from the Earth
to separate oil into different substances
to dispose of waste oil into the ocean
Question 13
13.
Hydraulic fracture is a mining technique used to obtain:
oil only
natural gas only
both oil and natural gas
neither oil nor natural gas
Question 14
14.
What does Wisconsin export to other states for fracking?
water
sand
oil
salt
Question 15
15.
How much water is used in a typical frac well?
4 million gallons
40 million gallons
400 million gallons
4 billion gallons
Question 16
16.
Which has been a negative consequence associated with fracking?
earthquakes from frac fluid disposal
flammable tap water
permanent pollution of water
all of the above
Question 17
17.
Most of the oil imported by the US comes from which country?
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Canada
Venezuela
Question 18
18.
What is carried by the keystone pipeline?
syncrude from tar sand
natural gas from fracking
water from the great lakes
crude oil from china
Question 19
19.
The explosion on the Deepwater Horizon caused oil to leak into the ocean for how long?
87 seconds
87 minutes
87 hours
87 days
Question 20
20.
Which chemical is most abundant in natural gas?
methane
ethane
propane
gasoline
Question 21
21.
Which best describes the usage of natural gas?
Natural gas is used almost entirely for transportation.
Natural gas has more diverse uses than other fossil fuels.
Natural gas usage for electricity is decreasing.
Using natural gas releases more CO
2
than other fossil fuels for the same amount of energy.
Question 22
22.
Nuclear power is used to produce what?
heat for homes
electricity
oil
water
Question 23
23.
What is the fuel source for nuclear power plants in the US?
Coal
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Uranium
Question 24
24.
Which is a negative consequence of using nuclear power?
produces large amounts of unusable water
requires a larger amount of fuel than coal-fired power plants
produces radioactive toxic waste
produces large amounts of CO
2
Question 25
25.
Which best describes nuclear power in the United States?
Nuclear power generation is growing rapidly.
Nuclear power generation is decreasing rapidly.
Nuclear power generation has remained about the same for decades.
We no longer use nuclear power in the United States.
Question 26
26.
Wind, solar, and hydroelectric are renewable sources for producing _____________.
water
oil
CO
2
electricity
Question 27
27.
Photovoltaic solar power uses _________.
solar panels
mirrors and a power tower
dams
turbines and generators
Question 28
28.
Which is not a renewable resource that could be used for transportation?
biodiesel from algae
ethanol from corn
gasoline from crude oil
Hydrogen from water
Question 29
29.
What can geothermal heat pumps be used for?
only heating a home
only cooling a home
heating and cooling a home
powering cars
Question 30
30.
Which action would result in a decrease in carbon dioxide emissions?
Replacing a coal-fired power plant with a solar farm.
Replacing a nuclear power plant with a wind farm.
Replacing a geothermal heat pump with a natural gas furnace.
all of the above