Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Section 1 – Energy Resources and Fossil Fuels
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Oil and natural gas are formed from the
a. | migration of complex carbohydrate molecules to nonporous rock
formations. | b. | decay of tiny marine organisms that accumulated on the bottom of the ocean millions
of years ago. | c. | burning of high-sulfur, low-grade uranium. | d. | decay of plants that
lived in swamps hundreds of thousands of years ago. |
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Inside the combustion chamber of a coal-fired power plant
a. | steam is directed against turbine blades and causes the blades to
turn. | b. | the turbine sets the generator in motion. | c. | electricity is
generated. | d. | burning fossil fuels releases energy in the form of
heat. |
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Most of the energy consumed in the United States is used for
a. | residential electrical needs. | b. | commercial electrical
needs. | c. | transportation. | d. | industrial
purposes. |
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The energy needs of the United States in the 1990s have
a. | risen dramatically. | b. | fallen dramatically. | c. | risen
slightly. | d. | fallen slightly |
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Section 2 - Nuclear Energy
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A nuclear reactor is
a. | powered by a combustion chamber in which uranium is burned. | b. | surrounded by a
thick pressure vessel filled with a cooling fluid. | c. | superheated by water until the control rods are
set into motion. | d. | constructed from thick aluminum walls to control nuclear
reactions. |
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New nuclei and neutrons result from
a. | nuclear fusion. | b. | the release of electrons from a positively
charged atom. | c. | the splitting of an atom’s nucleus. | d. | the splitting of an
atom’s neutron. |
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Nuclear fusion
a. | must take place at extremely high temperatures. | b. | does not release a
great amount of energy. | c. | must take place in low-density
containers. | d. | results in nuclei that are lighter in weight than the nuclei that existed before the
reaction. |
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Storage sites for nuclear wastes
a. | can only be located in mountain ranges. | b. | will always leak
lethal amounts of radioactivity. | c. | must be located in areas that are extremely
geologically stable. | d. | should be able to undergo the process of
transmutation. |
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Matching
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Section 1 – Energy Resources and Fossil Fuels
Choose the
letter of the term or phrase that best matches the description.
a. | fossil fuels | d. | oil
refinery | b. | electric generator | e. | coal | c. | acid
precipitation |
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converts motion into electrical energy
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most abundant fossil fuel in the world
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coal, oil, and natural gas
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converts petroleum into fuels
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results from burning high-sulfur coal
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Section 2 - Nuclear Energy
Choose the letter of the term or phrase
that best matches the description.
a. | nuclear energy | d. | Three Mile
Island | b. | nuclear fission | e. | Chernobyl | c. | nuclear fusion | f. | nuclear power
plant |
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the splitting of atomic nuclei
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15.
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site of the worst nuclear accident in the United States
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costs more than $3,000 per kilowatt of electrical capacity
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contained in the nuclei of atoms
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site of the worst nuclear accident in the world
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the combining of atomic nuclei
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