APES Test 2 Questions 69-102
One study estimated that the United States has enough wind power potential to produce ____ times its current electricity needs.
16-22
Coal is formed from ____.
300 to 400 million year old plant remains
Use the graphs below to answer the two questions that follow. Calculate the percent of solid waste that could potentially be recycled into a soil enriching compost. (There are 2 pie charts, with the left one containing 6.2% Wood, 13.5% yard trimmings, and 14.6% food)
34.3%
Which statement is NOT a disadvantage of burning coal?
Burning coal has led to very limited reserves.
This diagram is representative of (the diagram shows a food-chain cycle on the left and a manufacturing cycle on the right. The two cycles exchange recycle material with each other.)
Cradle-to-cradle design and manufacturing
This diagram is representative a strategy known as... (the diagram shows plastic, glass, metal, and paper separated for recycling and food/yard waste separated for compost)
Integrated waste management
Which of the following is an ecological advantage of using nuclear power to produce electricity?
No carbon dioxide or methane is emitted during operation
According to some critics, why doesn't an emphasis on improving energy efficiency succeed in reducing energy consumption?
Some people tend to use more energy when they buy energy-efficient devices.
Which method is the least feasible strategy for industries to cut energy waste?
Switching from coal-burning power plants to nuclear power plants.
A(n) ____ heating system, which is usually mounted on a roof or on special racks that face the sun, captures energy from the sun by pumping a heat-absorbing fluid such as water or an antifreeze solution through special collectors.
active solar
In an integrated waste management approach to solid waste, which action would be given last priority?
bury
The self-sustaining cascade of nuclear fission is called a(n) ____ reaction.
chain
Coal can be converted to liquid fuels such as methanol and synthetic gasoline through a process called ____.
coal liquefaction
The act of producing two useful forms of energy (such as electricity and heat) from the same fuel source is called ____.
cogeneration
The life cycle of a product that begins when it is manufactured and ends when it is discarded as solid waste, typically in a landfill or as litter, is called ____.
cradle-to-grave
The black, gooey liquid, which contains a mixture of combustible hydrocarbons along with small amounts of sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen impurities and enters the refining process, is called ____ oil.
crude
A ____ requires utilities to buy electricity produced by homeowners and businesses from renewable energy sources at a price that guarantees a good return.
feed-in-tariff
The use of a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals under high pressure to free oil and natural gas trapped between layers of shale rock formations is known as ____.
fracking
Dry cell batteries and household pesticides are classified as ____ waste.
hazardous
In many less-developed countries, much of the municipal solid waste ends up ____.
in open dumps
Natural gas is transported across oceans as ____.
liquefied natural gas
Which is not characteristic of heating a house with passive or active solar energy?
low installation and maintenance costs for active systems
The largest contributor to industrial solid waste in the United States is the ____ industry.
mining
Waste that includes paper, food wastes, cans, bottles, yard waste, glass, wood, and similar items is called ____ waste.
municipal solid
The majority of recyclable wastes are ____.
preconsumer, and generated in the manufacturing process
The generation of nuclear powered electricity ____.
provides fuel that produces low CO2 emissions
Taking a refillable coffee cup to the office and using it instead of throwaway cups is an example of ____.
reusing
An energy resource with a low or negative net energy yield cannot compete in the open marketplace with other energy alternatives that have high net energy yields unless it is ____.
subsidized by the government or other outside sources
What is not an effective means of saving energy in transportation?
switching from electrified rail systems to diesel-powered systems
About 72% of the world's reserves of oil shale are found in ____.
the United States
The world's largest producer of municipal solid waste (MSW) is ____.
the United States
Burning coal, along with removing pollutants from the emissions, results in the accumulation of several substances. Which substance is not one of those pollutants?
uranium
One way to deal with the creation of solid wastes begins with the question "How can we avoid producing so much solid waste?" This approach is called ____.
waste reduction
The world's second-fastest-growing energy resource is ____.
wind power
