APES Unit 6 Exam Review

Renewable/Non Renewable Energy

Fuel Types and Uses

Nuclear Power/BioMass

Hydrogen Fuel
Cell/Geothermal Energy

100

Which renewable energy does not require spinning a turbine?

A. Hydroelectric

B. Wind

C. Tidal

D. Photovoltaic cells

A. Photovoltaic cells

100

Which of the following is not a biofuel or a biomass?

A. Wood

B. Methane

C. Dung

D. Ethanol from corn

B. Methane

100

Which type of energy releases no green house gases.

A. Petroleum

B. Coal

C. Natural Gas

D. Nuclear Energy

100

What is given off as waste in a hydrogen fueled car?

A. H2

B. O2

C. H2O2

D. H2O

200

Which location would be best for solar energy?

A. Colorado

B. New Jersey

C. Oklahoma

D. Arizona

200

Which of the following best describes an environmental problem associated with hydraulic fracturing?

A. Fracking operations require large tracts of land which can harm widlife.

B. Fracking can increase stream flow and water volume, disrupting fish migration

C. Wastewater from fracking operations, injected into porous rock can cause seismic activity.

D. Excessive nutrients such as nitrogen, run off the land near fracking sites and can cause large algae blooms.

B. Fracking can increase stream flow and water volume, disrupting fish migration

200

The following are disadvantages of which type of energy?

· Unpopular, generates protests

· Plants are $$$ to build because of legal challenges

· Potential for catastrophic meltdowns and accidents

· Possible terrorist targets

Nuclear Energy

200

Geothermal energy is a non-renewable source of energy.

A. True

B. False

300

Which of the following are often used for energy storage of wind power?

A. Converters

B. Generators

C. Batteries

D. Rotor Blades

C. Batteries

300

Which of the following best describes why people in less developed countries use wood

A. The infrastructure to transport wood is well established.

B. Wood produces fewer carbon emissions than other energy sources.

C. Wood in the form of firewood and charcoal, is often readily available.

D. Wood can be converted to peat and cheaply burned for fuel.

C. Wood in the form of firewood and charcoal, is often readily available.

300

Which of the following is an example of cogeneration?

A. Using timber waste products as biofuel

B. Using wastewater from electricity production for heating homes.

C. Using corn crops for ethanol fuel production.

D. Using the reservoir behind a hydroelectric dam for recreation.

B. Using wastewater from electricity production for heating homes.

300

Which of the following is a disadvantage of using hydrogen fuel cells?

A. Hydrogen gas is not readily available on earth

B. The product of hydrogen fuel cell can damage the environment.

C. Hydrogen fuel cells need to be very large to generate electricity.

D. Hydrogen fuel cells are much less efficient at powering vehicles than gasoline

A. Hydrogen gas is not readily available on earth

400

Which of the following statements best explains why natural gas is often used as a fuel when countries are transitioning from non-renewable energy?

A. Natural gas burns more efficiently and cleanly than other carbon-based fuel sources.

B. Infrastructure for storing and transporting natural gas can be used in the future for Hydrogen Fuel Cells

C. Natural gas can be used in industrial application only.

D. The process of extracting natural gas requires very little water.

A. Natural gas burns more efficiently and cleanly than other carbon-based fuel sources.

400

Which of the following is a drawback to wind energy?

A. Migration of birds being interrupted.

B. Not available in all locations

C. Noise

D. All of the above

400

Which of the following correctly identifies the sequence of energy conversions

A. Mechanical energy -- Kinetic energy -- Electrical energy

B. Potential energy -- Mechanical energy -- Kinetic energy

C. Potential energy -- Electrical energy -- Mechanical energy

D. Kinetic energy -- Mechanical energy -- Electrical energy

400

Natural gas is mostly made of which gas?

A. Oxygen

B. Hydrogen

C. Methane

D. Carbon Dioxide

C. Methane

500

Which of the following is required to convert geothermal energy into electricity?

A. Wind

B. Groundwater

C. Fossil Fuel

D. Sunlight

B. Groundwater

500

Which of the following describes a step in the generation of electricity using fossil fuel that can most directly lead to environmental problems?

A. Fossil fuel is used to boil water

B. Water is converted to steam

C. Steam turns a turbine

D. Turbine powers a generator

A. Fossil fuel is used to boil water

500

At which of the following locations in the nuclear power plant would an accident most likely result in the release of fission products.

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

C. C

500

A hydrogen fuel cell -powered car is different from gasoline-powered cars because it only emits

A. Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen gas

B. Carbon Dioxide and Heat

C. Water Vapor and Hydrogen gas

D. Water Vapor and Heat