The best way to reduce our unnecessary waste of energy is to improve
A. Solar Cells
B. Hydroelectric Power
C. Coal Mining Techniques
D. Energy Efficiency
E. Hydrogen Cells
What is Energy Efficiency
100
What percentage of the commercial energy used in the United States is wasted?
A. 54%
B. 64%
C. 74%
D. 84%
E. 94%
What is 84%
100
The world’s leading renewable energy source used to produce electricity is
A. Hydrogen
B. Biomass
C. Ethanol
D. Hydropower
E. Coal
What is Hydropower
100
True or False:
Turning thermostats up in winter and down in summer will decrease energy use and waste.
What is False
100
The weakness of electric cars is their
A. Noise level
B. Maintenance cost
C. Batteries
D. Slow acceleration
E. Price
What is batteries
200
True of False:
Fuel economy standards for new vehicles in China are much higher than those in the U.S.
What is True
200
Switching the United States to a smart electric grid would save the U.S. economy what amount per year?
A. $1 trillion
B. $800 billion
C. $500 billion
D. $100 billion
E. $1 billion
What is $100 billion
200
Which country gets 95% of its energy from renewable sources?
A. Denmark
B. Brazil
C. Iceland
D. Costa Rica
E. China
What is Costa Rica
200
Typically it takes at least ______________ years to phase in a new energy alternatives.
A. 10
B. 12
C. 21
D. 35
E. 50
What is 50
200
The hidden costs of a gallon of gasoline includes all of the following except
A. Government subsidies for oil companies
B. Tax breaks for car manufacturers and road builders
C. Research and development for hybrid cars
D. Cost of pollution control and cleanup
E. Costs of military protection of oil supplies in the Middle East
What is Research and development for hybrid cars
300
Which of the following does not waste large amounts of energy and money when used?
A. Incandescent Light Bulbs
B. Internal Combustion Engine
C. Nuclear Power Plants
D. Coal-fired Power Plants
E. Mass Transit
What is Mass Transit
300
Unnecessary energy waste costs the United States an average of
A. $570,000/Minute
B. $475,000/Hour
C. $1,000,000/Day
D. $1,000,000,000/Month
E. $10,000,000,000/Year
What is $570,000/Minute
300
Which one of the following countries is not one of the top five producers of hydropower?
A. Canada
B. China
C. Brazil
D. Germany
E. United States
What is Germany
300
In order to keep the prices of selected energy resources artificially low to encourage the use of those resources, governments could do all of the following except
A. Providing research and development subsidies on select resources
B. Providing tax breaks on select resources
C. Provide loan guarantees to encourage development of select resources
D. Restricting the sale of unfavorable systems
E. Enact legislation favoring select energy resources
What is Restricting the sale of unfavorable systems
300
Which of the following is not true of heating a house with passive or active solar energy?
A. Net energy is moderate to high
B. Very low carbon dioxide emissions
C. Very low land disturbance
D. Low installation and maintenance costs for active systems
E. Moderate cost for passive systems
What is Low installation and maintenance costs for active systems
400
Cutting down on energy waste has many benefits, yet few people take advantage of the cost savings. All of the following are reasons why this occurs, except
A. The government gives tax breaks and subsidies to keep costs low
B. The market price for energy does not include environmental and health costs
C. There are very few incentives for consumers to use energy-efficient products
D. The government has done a great job encouraging car fuel efficiency
E. People tend to resist change even if it saves them money
What is The government has done a great job encouraging car fuel efficiency
400
True of False:
U. S. battery makers are not far behind Asian countries in developing and producing batteries for cars and other uses.
What is False
400
Forty-five percent of new passenger-car sales in Europe is made up of
A. Energy-efficient diesel cars
B. Hybrid cars
C. Plug-in hybrid cars
D. Hydrogen fuel cell cars
E. Conventional gasoline cars
What is Energy efficient diesel cars
400
Which of the following would not improve energy efficiency?
A. Continue subsidies for centralized macropower systems
B. Greatly increase energy efficiency research and development
C. Increase fuel-efficiency standards for vehicles, buildings, and appliances
D. Reward utilities for reducing demand for electricity
E. Provide large tax credits for buying efficient cars, houses, and appliances
What is Continue subsidies for centralized macropower systems
400
A 2009 environmental and industry group study estimated solar thermal power plants could meet what percentage of the world’s projected electricity needs by 2050?
A. 25%
B. 36%
C. 47%
D. 58%
E. 69%
What is 25%
500
The energy efficiency of buildings can be improved by all of the following strategies, except
A. Use of energy-efficient appliances
B. Use of energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs
C. Plugging leaks
D. Building big windows into the northern side of new housing
E. Use energy-efficient windows
What is Building big windows into the norther side of new housing
500
The average fuel efficiency of U.S. cars has improved by how much since 1908?
A. 3 mpg
B. 10 mpg
C. 15 mpg
D. 18 mpg
E. 21 mpg
What is 3 mpg
500
Which country is adding 100,000 new jobs per year in the renewable energy industry and is rapidly becoming the world leader in making and selling wind turbines and solar cells to other countries?
A. United States
B. China
C. Germany
D. Sweden
E. Korea
What is China
500
One of the most important steps governments can take to encourage a different energy future is to do which of the following?
A. Put taxes on fossil fuels
B. Cap and trade systems for reducing carbon dioxide
C. Run public service announcements encouraging a new direction in energy
D. Phase out subsidies and tax breaks for fossil fuels and nuclear energy
E. Increase the CAFE standards
What is Phase out subsidies and tax breaks for fossil fuels and nuclear energy
500
The advantages of solar cells include all of the following, except
A. Moderate net energy yield
B. Little or no direct emissions of carbon dioxide
C. Electricity storage systems readily available
D. Easy to install and expand as needed
E. Competitive costs for newer cells
What is Electricity storage systems readily available