Ch 15

Which of the following currently appears to be the best option for protecting groundwater in areas where fracking is taking place?

Increase the use of intermediate casings.

Which of the following is a nonrenewable energy source?

Natural gas

All of the following are standard steps at a coal-fired power plant in the United States EXCEPT:

carbon capture.

Many pollutants from coal-fired power plants are properly managed today. Which of the following is currently considered to be the biggest threat to the environment?

carbon dioxide

Which of the following is a method to gain additional power from coal?

gasification

Efficiency of coal-fired power plants can be nearly doubled by ________.

using cogeneration

What is Hubbert's peak?

A prediction, based on rates of extraction and new discovery, of when a country's or global oil production will be at a maximum and then start to fall

How does a coal-fired power plant use the energy in coal to produce electricity?

Burning coal heats water and creates steam that turns the blades of a turbine and generates electricity.

Which of the following is most likely to support stricter federal regulations on fracking?

Environmental Defense Fund

Which of the following statements accurately describes nuclear fusion reactors?

Fusion reactions require very high temperatures.

During peak usage, what happens to the cost of electricity?

It almost always increases.

The country with the largest amount of domestic oil available for sale on the international market is ________.

Saudi Arabia

How is the energy produced by nuclear fission used to produce electricity?

Water in the containment vessel is kept under high pressure and heat from the fission reactions that heat it to well over boiling. This is then used to boil another loop of water, which turns a turbine that drives a generator and makes electricity.

What color smoke coming from a coal-fired power plant would indicate wasted fuel?

black

Once the carbon dioxide is captured from the fumes of a coal-burning power plant, something must be done with it. The option with the least environmental impact involves releasing the carbon dioxide into __________.

deep underground caverns

What term describes the ability to obtain a given result while using less energy?

energy efficiency

Where is electricity made at a coal-fired power plant?

generator

Which of the following is a renewable energy source?

hydropower

Which of the following is true regarding 2BE?

it is found in many household products.

Chevron decides to frack near your home. Which of the following are they interested in obtaining?

natural gas

All fossil fuels, including coal, are considered an indirect form of ____________ energy.

solar

What was the primary cause of the decline in oil prices in 2016 to only one quarter of the prices in 2008?

the oil supply glut caused by fracking

What environmental problem that contributes to global warming is addressed by using amine solutions to treat the fumes of a coal-burning power plant?

the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

You are a toxicologist and discover that 2BE has the same effects in humans as in rodents. What does it do to humans?

It causes tumors.

One-quarter of Scotland's electricity is generated by the third-largest coal-fired power station in Europe. In just three minutes, this power plant uses __________ of coal.

one train car (wagon)