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Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 8 (25 MCQs)

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1. At this nuclear accident a valve accidentally shut and stopped feed water from cooling the reactor core.
2. Energy cannot be destroyed or created, only transferred. What is this known as?
3. Your calculator has a little glass screen that turns sunlight into power so it can run without batteries. What kind of energy is this?
4. For the United States, the primary fuel that we use for our energy is:
5. What is plant material, manure, or any other organic matter that is used as an energy source
6. Which energy resource, once depleted, is essentially nonrenewable?
7. What changes chemical energy from fossil fuels into electrical energy?
8. What provides the heat for geothermal energy?
9. Surface mining can cause
10. All are disadvantages of using Biomass as an energy source EXCEPT
11. Which of these renewable energy sources gets its energy directly from the sun?
12. The wise use of natural resources is called
13. Why is it important to look for alternative energy sources?
14. Practical only in windy areas. This is a disadvantage of _____
15. _____ are formed by natural processes such as decomposition of buried organisms. Examples include coal, oil, natural gas, and petroleum.
16. Which is a possible consequence of using hydropower to produce electricity?
17. Storage sites for nuclear wastes
18. Which of the following resources carries a high potential for environmental damage?
19. Which of the following nonrenewable energy sources accounts for 68% of the CO2 that is emitted by the U.S. electric power sector?
20. All energy resources have benefits, risks, and drawbacks. Which two resources present the most dangerous risks and consequences for the environment during their acquisition?
21. Very concentrated forms of energy; power plants do not produce smog (air pollution).
22. The advantage of burning coal in order to generate electricity is that coal is-
23. The United States should become less dependent on fossil fuels because _____
24. Which of the following is an advantage of nuclear power?
25. What do fossil fuel power plants, biomass power plants and nuclear power plants have in common?
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