Question 1

In the United States, solar radiation is greatest in:

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A)   the southwest.
B)   the northeast.
C)   the northwest.
D)   the mid-west
E)   Florida.

Question 2

Geothermal energy is a prominent energy source in:

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A)   Ireland.
B)   northern Europe.
C)   Iceland.
D)   Australia.
E)   Canada.

Question 3

Which of the following statements about hydropower is true?

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A)   Dams have little or no impact on native aquatic organisms.
B)   Hydropower includes dams, tides, and ocean currents.
C)   Dams are relatively inexpensive to build but are expensive to operate.
D)   The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act fosters the hydroelectric development of U.S. waterways.
E)   Humans downstream of a dam may be exposed to waterborne diseases if the dam breaks.

Question 4

Which of the following is not an emerging alternative, renewable resource energy technology?

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A)   nuclear energy
B)   wind farms
C)   alcohol fuels
D)   photovoltaic solar cells
E)   geothermal energy

Question 5

An unstable isotope of hydrogen is:

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A)   tritium
B)   deuterium
C)   sodium
D)   lead
E)   uranium

Question 6

The most abundant isotope of uranium in ore is:

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A)   C-12.
B)   U-234.
C)   U-235.
D)   U-238.
E)   PU-239.

Question 7

Which of the following is a liquid fuel converted from biomass?

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A)   charcoal
B)   hydrogen
C)   methanol
D)   propane
E)   methane

Question 8

The partial destruction of the reactor core at Three Mile Island:

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A)   was controlled by the containment building.
B)   caused no safety issues for workers or nearby residents.
C)   resulted in extensive radioactivity being released into the surrounding environment.
D)   caused the power plant to be closed indefinitely.
E)   caused cancer in many children who lived near the power plant.

Question 9

The temperature of buildings can by altered by using an underground arrangement of pipes containing circulating fluids, which use the Earth as both a heat source and heat sink. This uses _______ technology.

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A)   Infrared Radiation compartment
B)   Fuel Cell
C)   Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTE
C)  
D)   Geothermal heat pump
E)   Photovoltaic solar cell

Question 10

Which of the following does not have a short half-life?

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A)   Uranium- 235
B)   Carbon - 12
C)   Krypton - 85
D)   Cesium - 173
E)   Strontium - 90

Question 11

All of the following are effects of the Megatons to Megawatts™ program EXCEPT:

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A)   generation of energy that has been used by one in ten US consumers
B)   elimination of almost 14,000 nuclear warheads from former Soviet stockpiles
C)   conversion of over 350 metric tons of highly enriched uranium from dismantled Russian nuclear weapons to low enriched uranium
D)   elimination of over 10 tons of high level radioactive waste

Question 12

Many sun-tracking mirrors are used to focus sunlight on a central tower boiler to produce steam to drive generators. This best describes:

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A)   active solar heating.
B)   indirect solar energy.
C)   passive solar heating.
D)   photovoltaic solar cells.
E)   solar power towers.

Question 13

Fission products with short half-lives that are created by U-235 fission:

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A)   mimic nutrients essential for good health.
B)   can be incorporated into bones, teeth, muscle and the thyroid gland.
C)   continue to decay even after being ingested.
D)   can cause cancer.
E)   All of these

Question 14

Which of the following is not an example of a renewable energy source that indirectly uses solar power?

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A)   wind energy
B)   tidal energy
C)   hydropower
D)   ocean waves
E)   ocean temperature gradients

Question 15

Which of the following is not a disadvantage to using biomass as a source of energy?

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A)   deforestation
B)   air pollution
C)   depletion of minerals in the soil
D)   increased possibility of erosion
E)   nonrenewable source of energy

Question 16

Which of the following countries has the largest deposits of the element uranium?

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A)   South Africa
B)   United States
C)   Australia
D)   Afghanistan
E)   Canada

Question 17

The fact that solar systems only generate electricity during the day is typically not a problem because:

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A)   many photovoltaic cells continue to generate electricity through the night.
B)   they currently do not produce much electricity on a global scale.
C)   demand for electricity is often highest during the day.
D)   the electricity can be used to power Stirling engines.
E)   they are often located in deserts.

Question 18

What happens during a core meltdown in a nuclear reactor?

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A core meltdown is a nuclear a...

Question 19

Which of the following statements is not true? The splitting of a uranium atom in a nuclear reactor:

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A)   may trigger the splitting of additional atoms of uranium.
B)   produces dangerous waste material.
C)   results in the production of high-energy neutrons.
D)   results in the production of large amounts of heat energy.
E)   results in no loss of mass.

Question 20

Which of the following statements about geothermal energy is false?

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A)   Geothermal energy is typically associated with volcanism.
B)   Geothermal energy is used to heat greenhouses for the production of produce in Iceland.
C)   The United States is the world's largest producers of geothermal electricity.
D)   Experts argue whether geothermal energy is a renewable resource.
E)   The most common environmental hazard associated with this resource is increasing levels of atmospheric CO2.

Exam 12: Renewable Energy and Nuclear Power

The partial destruction of the reactor core at Three Mile Island:

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Which of the following is a liquid fuel converted from biomass?

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All of the following are effects of the Megatons to Megawatts™ program EXCEPT:

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Many sun-tracking mirrors are used to focus sunlight on a central tower boiler to produce steam to drive generators. This best describes:

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Which of the following statements about hydropower is true?

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Which of the following statements about geothermal energy is false?

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Which of the following is not a disadvantage to using biomass as a source of energy?

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Which of the following countries has the largest deposits of the element uranium?

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Geothermal energy is a prominent energy source in:

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In the United States, solar radiation is greatest in:

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The temperature of buildings can by altered by using an underground arrangement of pipes containing circulating fluids, which use the Earth as both a heat source and heat sink. This uses _______ technology.

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The fact that solar systems only generate electricity during the day is typically not a problem because:

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Fission products with short half-lives that are created by U-235 fission:

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An unstable isotope of hydrogen is:

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Which of the following is not an emerging alternative, renewable resource energy technology?

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Which of the following statements is not true? The splitting of a uranium atom in a nuclear reactor:

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What happens during a core meltdown in a nuclear reactor?

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Which of the following is not an example of a renewable energy source that indirectly uses solar power?

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The most abundant isotope of uranium in ore is:

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Which of the following does not have a short half-life?

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