chapter 20

Multiple Choice Questions for Energy Resources - Chapter 21

Each chapter will include a few questions designed to test your knowledge of material covered in the chapter and in the Internet-based resources. Your answers are not being recorded. Try the following.

  1. Which of the following is a nonrenewable energy resource?

    solar
    methane
    hydroelectric
    coal

  2. The amount of oil that may become available for use is called oil ________.

    reserves
    reservoirs
    resources
    traps

  3. A coal deposit that is not economical to mine today would be considered part of our __________ .

    coal reserves
    coal resources
    coal reservoirs
    none of these

  4. What is the leading source of energy used in the United States today?

    coal
    oil resources
    natural gas
    nuclear power

  5. The first oil well was drilled in the United States in ________.

    1829
    1859
    1929
    1959

    A histogram showing percentages of various types of energy used in the United States in 1997 is given above.

  6. Area W represents

    coal
    solar
    nuclear
    oil

  7. Area X represents

    coal
    solar
    nuclear
    oil

  8. Area Y represents

    coal
    solar
    nuclear
    oil

  9. Area Z represents

    coal
    solar
    nuclear
    oil

  10. Oil, coal and natural gas supply approximately _______ % of the energy used in the United States

    10
    25
    40
    90

  11. Of all of the energy produced in the United States, what % is lost in distribution and inefficient use?

    10
    25
    40
    50

  12. Chemical reactions triggered by _______ transform organic material into hydrocarbons.

    solar energy
    hydroelectric
    elevated temperatures
    decomposition

  13. Energy resources derived from natural organic materials are called ________.

    geothermal energy sources
    fossil fuels
    biomass
    all of these

  14. A permeable rock that contains hydrocarbon fluids and gasses is called a(n) _________

    oil trap
    source bed
    oil reservoir
    none of these

  15. All oil traps contain ___________.

    an impermeable layer
    an anticline
    a fault
    all of these

  16. Which of the following is least likely to contain an oil trap?

    an anticline
    fault
    natural stratigraphy
    syncline

    Cross section of an oil trap. X, Y, and Z represent three distinct fluid layers within the permeable reservoir rock.

  17. The oil trap shown here is a(n) ____________

    an anticline
    fault trap
    stratigraphic trap
    salt dome trap

  18. Layer X is most likely to be reservoir rock containing _______ in the pore space.

    syncrude
    water
    natural gas
    oil

  19. Layer Y is most likely to be reservoir rock containing _______ in the pore space.

    syncrude
    water
    natural gas
    oil

  20. Layer Z is most likely to be reservoir rock containing _______ in the pore space.

    syncrude
    water
    natural gas
    oil

  21. Which of the following rock types would most likely be the best oil reservoir?.

    granite
    shale
    sandstone
    salt

  22. In an oil trap formed by an anticline, ________ accumlulates on top, _____ in the middle, and _________ at the bottom.

    natural gas .... oil .... groundwater
    ground water .... oil .... natural gas
    oil .... groundwater .... natural gas
    oil .... natural gas .... ground water

  23. Two-thirds of the world's known oil reserves are located in ________.

    Siberia
    Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean
    the middle East
    Indonesia

  24. The world has the least amount of which of the following fuel types..

    oil
    coal
    uranium
    there are roughly equal amounts of each of these fuels

  25. At the current rate of world use, the remaining oil will be depleted in approximately ______ years.

    25
    100
    400
    2000

  26. Which of the following statements is true?

    in the US oil production is greater than oil consumption
    in the US oil production equals oil consumption
    in the US oil production is less than oil consumption

  27. Most of the natural gas used in the United States is consumed by _______.

    industry
    residential use
    electrical utilities
    transportation

  28. Burning of which of the following fuels produces the least amount of carbon dioxide per unit of energy?

    coal
    oil
    natural gas
    all of these produce the same amount of carbon dioxide.

  29. Layer X is _________.

    anthracite
    bituminous
    lignite
    tar

  30. Layer Y is _________.

    anthracite
    bituminous
    lignite
    tar

  31. Layer Z is _________.

    anthracite
    bituminous
    lignite
    tar

  32. In addition to increasing temperature and pressure, the arrow to the left of the diagram represents increasing __________

    metamorphism
    heat value
    carbon content
    all of the above

  33. Which country contains about 50% of the world's coal resources?

    United States
    China
    Canada
    the former Soviet Union

  34. In the United States, coal resources should last approximately ______ years at the current rate of use.

    25
    100
    400
    2000

  35. Which of the following problems is associated with the burning of coal?

    acid rain
    carbon dioxide emissions
    ash with toxic metal impurities
    all of these

  36. Oil derived from coal, oil shales or tar sands is called ________.

    natural gas
    biomass
    syncrude
    none of these

  37. Nuclear energy is derived by ___________.

    combustion of atoms of U 235
    fission of atoms of U 235
    fusion of atoms of U 235
    the breaking of U 235 bonds

  38. Which of the following energy sources does not produce carbon dioxide?

    oil
    Uranium
    coal
    natural gas

  39. About how many nuclear power plants are there in the US?

    10
    100
    250
    500

  40. Which of the following statements regarding the nuclear accident at Chernobyl in the Ukraine in 1986 is false?

    radioactive debris was blown into Scandinavia and western Europe
    hundreds of square miles of land surrounding Chernobyl was contaminated and made uninhabitable
    food supplies in many countries had to be purified in order to be consumed
    excess deaths from cancer may be in the thousands over the next 40 years

  41. Most of the uranium ore in the United States is located in the _____

    Applachian Mountains
    Basin and Range
    Colorado Plateau
    Great Lakes

  42. The primary barrier to using solar energy in the United States is that _______

    solar power is not technically feasible
    solar power causes major pollution problems
    solar power is not economically competitive with other energy sources
    all of these

  43. Hydroelectric energy provides about _______ of the energy consumed annually in the United States.

    4%
    12%
    30%
    65%

  44. Solar energy stored in material such as wood, grain, sugar, and municipal waste is called __________.

    fossil fuels
    biomass
    geothermal energy
    natural gas

  45. What type of energy is derived from heated groundwater?

    solar energy
    geothermal energy
    hydroelectric energy
    nuclear energy

  46. The largest geothermal power plant in the United States is located near which city?

    Chicago
    Los Angeles
    New York
    San Francisco

  47. The Geysers produce enough electricity to meet what portion of the needs of San Francisco?

    10%
    25%
    50%
    75%

  48. The world faces an energy crisis because _________.

    world demand for energy will increase
    world oil production will peak and begin to decline
    shortages and the resulting escalation of prices can shock the economic and political order
    all of the above

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