APES Ch. 12 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers, 100% Accurate, rated A+

APES Ch. 12 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers, 100% Accurate, rated A+ Use Figure 12-1. The chart projects the greatest rise from 2007 to 2035 in the use of _____ to provide energy worldwide. a. liquids b. coal c. natural gas d. renewables e. nuclear power - -b Use Figure 12-1. Which of the following statements is reasonable, according to the information in the chart? a. Nuclear power will provide more energy than renewables by 2050. b. By 2050, fossil fuels will no longer provide the majority of the world's energy. c. In 2000, natural gas provided about as much energy as coal. d. Renewables will be the largest source of energy in the near future. e. The use of nuclear energy is decreasing over time. - -c Use Figure 12-2. The use of petroleum as a fuel rose dramatically due to all of the following except a. its relative ease of extraction b. its relative ease of transportation c. its use as a transportation fuel d. its relatively inexpensive cost e. its abundance in the contiguous United States - -e Use Figure 12-2. The drop in the use of coal as a fuel in the 1940s corresponds to a rise in the use of _____. a. natural gas b. nuclear power c. hydroelectric power d. wood e. wind power - -a Use Figure 12-3. Which of the following fuel types produces the highest ratio of percent resulting CO2 emissions to percent consumption? a. Natural gas b. Non-fossil c. Coal d. Petroleum e. The ratios are the same for all fuel types. - -c Use Figure 12-3. Using only the information in the bottommost chart, which of the following is the best argument for the development of more nuclear power plants in the U.S.? a. There are ample supplies of uranium in the continental U.S. b. The U.S. relies too much on foreign sources of petroleum. c. Only a small amount of uranium is needed for nuclear power production. d. Burning coal to generate electricity creates a lot of CO2 emissions, while using nuclear power creates little. e. There has been improvement in renewable energy technologies. - -d Use Figure 12-4. The above bell-shaped curve, as originally drawn by a Shell Oil Company geophysicist, representing global oil production is known as the _____ Curve. a. Hubbert b. Peak Oil c. Shell d. Production e. Allen - -a Use Figure 12-4. The curves show that oil production a. will increase exponentially for the foreseeable future b. will increase, decrease, then increase again c. will reach a peak, then steadily decrease d. will remain constant e. is not affected at all by the amount of oil reserves - -c Reasons for which petroleum is the chosen fuel for transportation in the U.S. include I. Its energy value per unit volume II. Its ability to quickly start or stop providing energy III. Its low amount of pollution produced per Joule a. I only b. II only c. III only d. I and II only e. I, II, and III - -d When supplies of a particular energy type are finite, it is known as a a. renewable resource b. potentially renewable resource c. nonrenewable resource d. nondepletable resource e. perpetual resource - -c Conventional fossil fuel energy resources include all of the following except a. coal b. oil c. natural gas d. uranium e. All of the above are conventional fossil fuel energy resources. - -d Use Figure 12-5. Assuming a U.S. population of 300 million, approximately how many EJ per year are consumed in the U.S.? a. 7 EJ b. 11 EJ c. 71 EJ d. 107 EJ e. 177 EJ - -d As countries become more developed, the demand for a. commercial energy sources increases b. subsistence energy sources increases c. nuclear energy sources decreases d. commercial energy sources decreases e. subsistence energy sources equals that for commercial energy sources - -a In the use of coal to produce energy, which of the following does NOT decrease the energy efficiency of the process? a. extracting the coal from the ground b. waste heat c. cogeneration d. energy required to build the power plant e. the removal of the waste products - -c Use Figure 12-6. The EROEI for a number of fuel sources is given in the table above. Which would be the most energy efficient? a. Nuclear power b. Coal c. Oil d. Onshore Natural Gas e. Offshore Natural Gas - -b Which of the following represents the correct sequence of energy resource use as the United States progressed from the late 1800s to the 1950s? a. wood, coal, oil, natural gas, hydroelectric b. coal, hydroelectric, natural gas, oil, wood c. wood, oil, natural gas, hydroelectric, coal d. wood, coal, oil, natural gas, hydroelectric e. coal, wood, hydroelectric, natural gas, oil - -a The energy expenditure value of traveling by car is 3.6 MJ/passenger-kilometer. The value for traveling by train is 1.1 MJ/passenger-kilometer. What would be the best way to increase the efficiency of traveling by car? a. increase the gas mileage b. increase the number of passengers c. reduce the number of miles traveled d. purchase a less expensive vehicle e. use a different energy source - -b The efficiency of the transfer of energy from a fuel to electricity is approximately a. 3% b. 35% c. 50% d. 65% e. 97% - -b