98% of all transportation fuel is produced from petroleum. What percentage of petroleum is used to
produce transportation fuels?
A) 30%
B) 98%
C) 10%
D) 50% - D) 50%
Correct! Of all the petroleum refined in the US half goes towards producing transportation fuels. Other
products include lube ...
EGEE 101 -2 98% of all transportation fuel is produced from petroleum. What percentage of petroleum is used to produce transportation fuels? A) 30% B) 98% C) 10% D) 50% - D) 50% Correct! Of all the petroleum refined in the US half goes towards producing transportation fuels. Other products include lube oils, heating oils, feedstocks for plastics industry, etc. A refinery process called cracking creates desirable sized molecules by way of breaking larger molecules into smaller ones: Assuming that one larger molecule is broken into two smaller molecules, what would the chemical composition of the product be if: - The initial large molecule to be cracked was dodecane (C12H26), and - One of the cracked products was propane (C3H8) A) C9H18 B) C3H8 C) C6H14 D) C9H20 E) C12H26 - A) C9H18 Feedback: Correct. The alkene formed will have less than the CnHn+2 hydrogens. Otherwise we are creating hydrogens out of "thin air" According to the current US Energy Overview, President Bush does not discuss any proposals to provide temporary income tax credits for the purchase of new hybrid electric and fuel cell vehicles A) True B) False - B) FALSE Bush speaks about giving an incentive to buy a higher efficiency vehicle (hybrid electric or fuel cell). This is done to help off set the additional cost of these vehicles According to the current US Energy Overview, President Bush proposes decreases in funding for energy efficiency programs and consumer conservation programs A) True B) False - B) FALSE According to the current US Energy Overview, President Bush proposes increases in funding for energy efficiency programs and consumer conservation programs According to the current US Energy Overview, President Bush proposes to decrease the use of alternative and renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal energy and provides additional funds for the safe closure of nuclear energy ge nerating facilities A) True B) False - B) FALSE This is a false statement... The current plan is to expand the use of renewable and alternative energy sources along with the safe expansion of nuclear energy Again in the effort to broaden the US's energy sources (thus not being as dependent on foreign energy sources), President Bush proposes to provide tax incentives for using renewable energy sources such as wind generated electricity (providing a 1.7 cent pe r kWhr tax credit). A) True B) False - A) TRUE An electric vehicle has zero emissions. Thus, it is pollution free. A) True B) False - B) FALSE As of 2008, the top 5 world oil producers were China, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and United States (in alphabetical order). Where do you think U.S. ranks? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3
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