Chapter 17 Test/Quiz
Electric generators work by
Converting mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Which of the following is not a main use of fuel?
Cooking
Most most of the energy consumed in the United States is used for
Industrial purposes.
Oil production is still increasing, but it
Is increasing much more slowly than it did in the 1960s.
Which of the following is an advantage of nuclear energy?
It does not produce air pollution.
A fuel's sustainability is dependent on all the following factors, except
Magnetism.
Nuclear fusion
Must take place at extremely high temperatures.
How is electrical energy generated in a coal-fired power plant?
The heat generated from burning coal turns water into steam, which turns a turbine, thus running the electric generator.
Which of the following factors does not help predict future oil production?
The number if oil refineries operating in the past
New nuclei and neutrons result from
The splitting of an atoms nucleus.
In a nuclear power plant,
Three pipe circuits pump water through the reactor, turbine, and cooling tower.
Which of the following is an advantage of using fossil fuels for energy?
Versatility in their uses
During the process of nuclear fission,
A neutron splits a uranium-235 atom, forming new elements and releasing several neutrons, plus energy
Much of the oil and natural gas in the United States is located in
Alaska, Texas, California, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Which country uses the least amount of energy per person?
Argentina
Coal is formed when
Swampland are buried by sediment. The added weight creates heat and pressure that converts the plants to coal.
Inside the combustion chamber of a coal-fired power plant,
Burning fossil fuels release energy in the form of heat.
Which of the following accurately describes the use of fossil fuels for energy?
Burning fossil fuels releases large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosohere.
The energy in fossil fuels is often converted into
Electrical energy.
Solar energy, or energy from the sun, is contained in
Fossil fuels.
What is the main reason why fewer nuclear power plants are being built today compared to 40 years ago?
Nuclear power plants have become too expensive to generate electricity at a reasonable cost.
The energy needs for the United States in the 1990s
Rose slightly.
Storage sites for nuclear wastes
Should be located only in areas that are extremely geologically stable.
A nuclear reactor is
Surrounded by a thick pressure vessel that is filled with a cooling fluid.
Oil and natural gas result from
The decay of tiny marine organisms that accumulated on the ocean floor millions of years ago.