ENERGY RESOURCES

TEST REVIEW

What happens to electrons when you use electricity to power a light bulb?

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25% 25%25%25%1. The electrons are destroyed in the light bulb

2. The electrons move through wires in the light bulb

3. The light bulb heats up and creates electrons

4. The electrons become trapped inside the light bulb

A pie chart would be the best chart to show which of the following?

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1. The total amount of science homework given each week of the semester

2. The percentage of all of your homework that is science homework

3. If the amount of your science homework is related to the amount of your math homework

4. How difficult your science homework is compared to your math homework

How does a turbine make electricity?

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25% 25%25%25%1. It converts kinetic energy into electricity

2. It converts chemical energy into electricity

3. It converts solar energy into electricity

4. It converts electric energy into electricity

Most of the energy used in the United States currently comes from

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25% 25%25%25%1. hydroelectric

2. nuclear

3. coal

4. petroleum

Which statement about renewable resources is TRUE?

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1. Renewable resources can be replaced as fast as they are used

2. Renewable resources provide most of the world’s energy resources

3. Renewable resources are formed slowly by geologic processes

4. Renewable resources can only be used in sunny, tropical regions

Where does coal come from?

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25% 25%25%25%1. Volcanic rock

2. Deep-ocean mud

3. Plant remains

4. Marine plankton

If you lived in a cold climate and you wanted to use the smallest amount of coal possible to heat your

house, what kind of coal would you buy?

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25% 25%25%25%1. peat

2. lignite

3. bituminous

4. anthracite

If you were looking for a place where coal was forming today, where would be the best

place to look be?

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25% 25%25%25%1. Along the banks of a swift-moving river

2. In the shallow ocean waters off of the coast

3. In an area near an active volcano

4. In and around a lowland swamp

To have balance in the use of natural resources, which is the accurate relationship

between production, imports and consumption?

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1. Production ≥ consumption + imports

2. Production + imports ≥ consumption

3. Consumption > imports + production

4. Consumption > production - imports

What is meant by the term “reserves” when it is used to refer

to petroleum resources?

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1. The stockpile of petroleum that has been removed from the ground

2. The total amount of known deposits that can still be removed from the ground

3. The amount of yearly petroleum production in excess of consumption

4. The amount of petroleum that the United States exports to other countries

Which statement is true about the reservoir rock from which oil is

recovered?

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25% 25%25%25%1. It is usually the same rock layer as the source rock

2. It is usually a sedimentary rock located beneath the source rock

3. It is usually a sedimentary rock located above the source rock

4. It is a sedimentary rock that blocks the movement of oil

In the United States, what is the greatest use for petroleum?

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25% 25%25%25%1. Transportation fuel

2. Generation of electricity

3. As an industrial lubricant

4. Heating residences

Most of the petroleum in the United States is found in

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25% 25%25%25%1. Mountain ranges and high ridges

2. Major geologic basins

3. Recently active volcanoes

4. Geothermal water heating

Which of the following is an indirect use of solar energy?

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25% 25%25%25%1. Hydroelectric power generation

2. Photovoltaic cells

3. A greenhouse

4. Geothermal water heating

Which heat-transfer process depends on movement of material?

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25% 25%25%25%1. conduction

2. radiation

3. convection

4. illumination

Which of the following sources of energy DID NOT originate from buried

plants or animals

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1. coal

2. petroleum

3. nuclear

4. natural gas

A renewable energy resource

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25% 25%25%25%1. Organic-rich shale

2. Uranium

3. Hydroelectric power

4. Natural Gas

A sample of a fossil fuel

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25% 25%25%25%1. Organic-rich shale

2. Uranium

3. Hydroelectric power

4. Natural gas

A source of fuel for nuclear energy

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25% 25%25%25%1. Organic-rich shale

2. Natural gas

3. Uranium

4. Granite

A common reservoir rock for oil and natural gas

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25% 25%25%25%1. Organic-rich shale

2. Granite

3. Uranium

4. Porous sandstone

The original source of petroleum

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25% 25%25%25%1. Organic-rich shale

2. Marine plankton

3. Natural gas

4. Uranium