1. Compared to energy use practices hundreds of years ago, modern societies:
rely less on fossil fuels
rely more on biomass
rely more on local sources
rely more on highly concentrated sources
2. Which of the following is a completely clean energy source?
coal
nuclear
solar
none of these choices is correct
3. Which country has the highest rate of per capita energy use?
China
United States of America
Argentina
Germany
4. Which of the following correctly ranks lightbulb types from most to least efficient?
incandescent > compact fluorescent > LED
compact fluorescent > LED > incandescent
LED > compact fluorescent > incandescent
LED > incandescent > compact fluorescent
5. Even though the electricity that powers them is generated primarily from burning fossil fuels, electric cars are still more efficient than gas-powered vehicles because:
they are much lighter
energy is produced more efficiently at power plants than inside vehicles
their batteries are much more efficient
they can transport more people per vehicle
6. The world's coal reserves could last for possibly another:
20
50
100
200
7. The concern about global warming is directly related to increased levels of what chemical in the atmosphere?
mercury
carbon dioxide
sulphur dioxide
chlorofluorocarbon
8. China is quickly becoming a major player in the global market of oil consumption for all of these reasons except:
China has developed technology for converting coal into oil
China's economic growth is exploding
China's motor vehicle ownership per capita is increasing
China has a population of over 1 billion people
9. It is hypothesized that undiscovered large oil deposits are located
below ocean basin trenches
under the continental shelves
in locations where natural gas will not be found
in locations where volcanoes are common
10. All of the following are arguments against oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge EXCEPT:
using domestic oil is only a short-term fix to energy problems in the United States
it will be financially impractical to restore lands developed for oil extraction
there is no nearby infrastructure to facilitate oil drilling
oil extraction in Prudhoe Bay has been declining