Quiz #1 Ch. 1

which sector uses the most renewable energy? (by far)

-electric power

major sources of renewable energy in US today (ordered most common to least)

1. biomass 2. hydroelectric 3. wind 4. solar

natural gas consumption by sector (ordered most to least)

1. electric power 2. industrial 3. residential 4. commercial 5. transportation

coal consumption by sector (ordered most to least)

1. electric power 2. industrial 3. residential, commercial, and transportation

excluding electric power, renewable energy consumption by sector

1. industrial 2. transportation 3. residential 4. commercial

sectors of energy consumption (order most consumed to least consumed)

1. industrial 2. transportation 3. residential 4. commercial

total world energy consumption by energy source, pre-2012 (ordered most to least)

1. liquid fuels 2. coal 3. natural gas 4. renewables 5. nuclear

total world energy consumption by energy source (ordered most to least; consumption by year 2040)

1. liquid fuels 2. natural gas 3. coal 4. coal with CPP 5. renewables with CPP 6. renewables 7. nuclear

energy consumption in US from most consumed to least consumed

1. petroleum 2. natural gas 3. coal 4. nuclear 5. biomass 6. other 7. hydroelectric

when did US consumption start to separate from production (consumption > production)

around 1970

when did coal consumption spike?

between 1900 and 1920

when did petroleum consumption spike?

between 1940 and 1960

when did natural gas consumption spike?

between 1950 and 1960

electric power sector consumes mostly:

coal

natural gas consumption, dry production, net imports in US today:

consumption and dry production up (nearly the same) net imports down

commercial sector consumes mostly:

electricity, natural gas

electric power uses (more/less) renewables than all 4 other sectors combined?

more

which form of energy is increasing the most in consumption today?

natural gas

residential sector consumes mostly:

natural gas, electricity

is the US a net importer or net exporter?

net importer

transportation sector consumes mostly:

petroleum

industrial sector consumes mostly:

petroluem, natural gas

main consumption driver

population

coal production, consumption, and net exports in US today:

production, consumption down net exports down

petroleum products supplied, net imports, field production in US today:

products supplied up net imports down total field production up