Fuel Types and Uses
What are the two main fuels to generate electricity?
Coal and natural gas.
Where is coal mainly found in the US?
Appalachian river basin
What famous cartoon character works at a nuclear power plant?
Homer Simpson
What country uses quite a bit of Geothermal Energy?
Iceland
Solar panels last how long?
25-40 years
What are the main fuels used for transportation?
Gasoline and Diesel.
Deposits of fossil fuels rely on what to create them?
Ancient swamps and marine environments where organic matter was buried millions of years ago.
What was the name of the movie that was about the atom bomb?
Oppenheimer
Where in the US can geothermal be accessed?
California and Hawaii
What are solar panels made of?
Silicon
What fuel is mostly used for cooking?
Wood, charcoal and natural gas.
Name two states in the US where you can find oil reserves.
Texas
North Dakota
New Mexico
Alaska
When did the nuclear fallout occur in Chernobyl?
1986
39 years ago
What natural phenomenon (when observed) can be viewed by people in California that would indicate geothermal activity?
geysers
Are solar panels productive? Explain.
Yes, they are. Direct light is not needs and they can generate power on cloudy days
What is the environmental impact of CO2 and SO2?
Greenhouse gas and acid rain.
Where in the world can we find heavy concentrations of oil?
Middle East (Saudia Arabia, Iraq), Venezuela, Canada, and Russia.
What are the 5 top nuclear powers in the world?
US
China
UK
Russia
France
What state has the most wind turbines?
Texas
One hour of sunlight can power the planet for how long?
One year.
What is cogeneration?
Produce electricity and usable heat
Where are the largest reserves of natural gas found in the world?
Russia, Qatar and Iran
What top two conuntries have the most nuclear weapons?
Russia and the US
What is the biggest problem with wind turbines?
They unreliable.
Where do solar panels perform best?
South facing roofs.