Energy Use
What does OPEC stand for?
Organization of Petroleum Export Countries
Name 2 largest oil flows
Russia- europe
Southwest asia- europe
southwest asia-japan
Latin america- united states
What were the 2 examples of Nuclear accidents?
Chernobyl
Fukushima Daiichi
What is the difference between a Proven and a Potential Reserve?
Proven reserves are certain of being technically and economically producible under current conditions. Potential reserves are probable and possible, known to exist, but are not yet commercially viable or sufficiently verified
What is an unconventional Resource? + one example of exploitation
We lack economically feasible or environmentally sound technology to extract the resource.
Hydraulic Fracking or Oil Sands
What are some Characteristics of Radioactive waste?
Nuclear waste is highly radioactive and long lasting, cannot easily be destroyed, and is stored temporarily at power plants
What countries created OPEC and why?
Developing Countries (North Africa and Southwest Asia), to gain more control over the resources.
What is Fission and its byproduct?
splitting uranium atoms in a controlled environment. The byproduct is radioactive waste
Why do Nuclear plants cost several billion dollars to build?
Reactors require elaborate and advanced structures
Plants must have triple backup systems to prevent overheating or radioactive leaks.
Uranium is mined and refined in different locations
Coal- China, US
Petroleum- Russia, Saudi, US
Natural Gas- Russia, US
What is 1 advantage and 1 disadvantage of Nuclear energy?
Advantage: Produces enormous amounts of energy from small amounts of fuel
Disadvantage- Nuclear accidents and reactions may occur
Name 5 countries that possess nuclear weapons? And which country is suspected?
US, Russia, China, France, UK, India, Pakistan, and North Korea
isreal suspected of having them.
What is 1 Field yet to be Developed and 1 Field yet to be Discovered?
Fields Yet to Be Developed- Early extraction was easy. Today, extracting the remaining fossil fuels is harder. Getting the last supplies from a field takes more time, money, and advanced technology.
Fields Yet to Be Discovered-The largest and easiest deposits are already used. Discoveries are smaller, deeper, and in more remote locations. Many are under the seafloor or in difficult locations. The extraction costs are a lot higher, and they have low chances of success
Why is the demand for Petroleum decreasing?
Extracting the remaining petroleum reserves will get expensive and environmentally damaging, so the use of alternative energy sources will accelerate, and natural gas consumption will increase
A ______ reactor turns uranium into a renewable resource by generating ______. Why are few of the reactors built?
Blank 1- Breeder
Blank 2- Plutonium
Plutonium is more lethal than uranium and is easier to make into a bomb