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AP enviormental Science Review for chapter 12 in the book by friedland
My apes teacher made this document to help us study for this chapter and I'm posting it on here so other's can get this help too. If you read the chapter, you should be able to fill out all of the answers
My apes teacher made this document to help us study for this chapter and I'm posting it on here so other's can get this help too. If you read the chapter, you should be able to fill out all of the answers
1.
There
will
be
some
graph
reading
practice.
There
are
4
different
charts,
about
2
questions
each,
it
is
just
a
matter
of
deciphering
what
the
graph
is
telling
you
based
on
the
question.
Take
your
time.
2. What
does
the
Hubert
curve
look
like?
What
does
it
tell
you?
3. Why
is
petroleum
the
fuel
of
choice
for
transportation?
4. Which
fossil
fuels
pose
a
risk
to
the
environment?
5. Which
energy
sources
are
considered
to
be
fossil
fuels?
6. Which
energy
sources
are
considered
to
be
subsistence
(wood,
charcoal,
coal,
nuclear,
wind,
hydro,
etc)?
7. What
is
the
difference
between
coal
and
charcoal?
8. As
affluence
increases
and
countries
become
more
developed,
which
type
of
energy
sources
increase?
9. What
is
cogeneration?
Does
it
increase
or
decrease
the
efficiency
of
the
fuel
source?
What
is
another
name
for
it?
10. In
the
US,
which
sector
uses
the
greatest
amount
of
energy?
11. With
EROIE
in
mind,
which
number
would
be
the
most
efficient
(high
or
low)?
12. What
is
the
order
in
which
the
US
has
used
fuel
sources?
(so
way-way
back
we
usedthen
we
usedthennow
we
use)
13. What
percentage
of
US
energy
needs
are
imported?
14. Considering
the
energy
efficiency
of
a
car
(3.6
MJ/passenger-kilometer
and
the
energy
efficiency
of
a
train
(1.1
MJ/passenger-kilometer)
a. How
much
more
efficient
is
the
train?
b. What
would
be
the
best
way
to
improve
the
efficiency
of
the
car
(fastest,
cheapest)?
15. What
is
the
efficiency
of
the
transfer
of
energy
from
fuel
source
to
electricity?
16. What
is
the
power
grid?
17. Which
energy
source
could
create
the
greatest
amount
of
energy
based
upon
the
abundance?
18. What
is
the
order
of
the
grades
of
coal
from
lowest
energy
content
to
highest?
19. Which
countries
are
the
greatest
producers
of
(this
does
not
necessarily
mean
they
have
the
greatest
supply)
a. Coal
b. Petroleum
20. What
are
reasons
that
coal
is
so
widely
used
around
the
world
(pros)?
21. What
are
cost
(cons)
to
coal
use?
22. What
is
the
primary
use
of
petroleum
products?
23. Pros
and
cons
of
petroleum?
24. Pros
and
cons
of
natural
gas?
25. Pros
and
cons
of
nuclear?
26. Why
is
U-235
ideal
for
nuclear
reactors?
27. Which
nuclear
disaster
was
most
damaging?
28. Explain
the
process
of
nuclear
power
generation.
29. What
are
some
possible
health
issues
related
to
nuclear
exposure?
30. Classify
the
different
levels
of
wastes
from
nuclear
power
(such
as
fuel
rods,
contaminated
clothing,
etc.)
31. How
many
half-lives
does
it
take
before
a
radioactive
material
would
be
considered
neutral?
32. Where
are
spent
fuels
rods
and
other
nuclear
wastes
currently
stored?
Which
location
was
considered
and
then
not
considered
for
permanent
storage
and
why?
33. What
is
natural
gas
(chemical
formula)?
34. Which
fossil
fuel
is
cleanest
burning?