NONRENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES CH. 17 EXAM
SOLVED #17
Per person energy consumption in highly developed nations is - correct answer
decreasing as technological advances increase the energy efficiency.
In the United States, what sector consumes the greatest portion of the nation's total
energy? - correct answer homes and offices
The majority of world energy consumption increase since 1982 has occurred in
developed countries. - correct answer False
What legislation has regulated mining activities in the U.S. since 1977? - correct answer
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
All of the following are harmful environmental impacts that are the result of emissions
from burning coal except
Carbon dioxide emissions, a potent greenhouse gas.
Particulate matter emissions that contribute to air pollution.
Sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides that contribute to acid depositions.
Airborne mercury with the potential to cause illnesses.
Limestone particles transported by wind currents with the potential to damage
ecosystems. - correct answer limestone particles transported by wind currents with the
potential to damage ecosystems.
Which of the following activities is mismatched with its environmental consequence? -
correct answer strip mining: oil spills killing wildlife
What technology can make coal a cleaner fuel? - correct answer fluidized-bed
combustion
All of the following are products of petroleum refining except ___.
Asphalt
Ethanol
Jet fuel
Diesel
Heating oil - correct answer ethanol
What is fluidized-bed combustion? - correct answer a clean-coal technology that
neutralizes acidic sulfur compounds produced during combustion
More than half of the world's total estimated oil and natural gas reserves are located in
___. - correct answer the Persian Gulf region
SOLVED #17
Per person energy consumption in highly developed nations is - correct answer
decreasing as technological advances increase the energy efficiency.
In the United States, what sector consumes the greatest portion of the nation's total
energy? - correct answer homes and offices
The majority of world energy consumption increase since 1982 has occurred in
developed countries. - correct answer False
What legislation has regulated mining activities in the U.S. since 1977? - correct answer
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
All of the following are harmful environmental impacts that are the result of emissions
from burning coal except
Carbon dioxide emissions, a potent greenhouse gas.
Particulate matter emissions that contribute to air pollution.
Sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides that contribute to acid depositions.
Airborne mercury with the potential to cause illnesses.
Limestone particles transported by wind currents with the potential to damage
ecosystems. - correct answer limestone particles transported by wind currents with the
potential to damage ecosystems.
Which of the following activities is mismatched with its environmental consequence? -
correct answer strip mining: oil spills killing wildlife
What technology can make coal a cleaner fuel? - correct answer fluidized-bed
combustion
All of the following are products of petroleum refining except ___.
Asphalt
Ethanol
Jet fuel
Diesel
Heating oil - correct answer ethanol
What is fluidized-bed combustion? - correct answer a clean-coal technology that
neutralizes acidic sulfur compounds produced during combustion
More than half of the world's total estimated oil and natural gas reserves are located in
___. - correct answer the Persian Gulf region
