Question 1

0 out of 10 points

Which of the following best matches the description?

Heat energy from the Earth's core.
Selected Answer:

renewable energy sources

Answers:

underground mining
resources
active solar system
photovoltaic cell
surface mining
acid mine drainage
geothermal energy
secondary recovery
liquefied natural gas
black lung disease
nonrenewable energy sources
reserves
renewable energy sources
passive solar system
overburden

Response Feedback:

incorrect

Question 2
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following best matches the description?

Layer of soil and rock that covers deposits of desirable minerals.

Selected Answer:

overburden
Answers:

underground mining
resources
active solar system
photovoltaic cell
surface mining
acid mine drainage
geothermal energy
secondary recovery
liquefied natural gas
black lung disease
nonrenewable energy sources
reserves
renewable energy sources
passive solar system
overburden
correct

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Question 3
10 out of 10 points

What is the proposed alternative to drilling for oil in ANWAR?

Selected Answer:

increased energy conservation

Answers:

increased energy conservation

greater reliance on tidal and wind power
lower oil prices from Nigeria
an oil treaty with Venezuela
Response Feedback:

correct

Question 4
0 out of 10 points

Ethanol is produced through the fermentation of

Selected Answer:

sugarcane.
Answers:

sugarcane.
wheat.
sugar beet.
corn.
All of these are correct.
Only sugarcane and corn are correct.
None of these are correct.
incorrect

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Question 5
10 out of 10 points

The term "mining heat" refers to which power source?

Selected Answer:

geothermal
Answers:

coal
oil
geothermal
natural gas
correct

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Question 6
10 out of 10 points

Which country has the largest active tidal generating station?

Selected Answer:

France
Answers:

France
United States
China

Ghana
correct

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Question 7
10 out of 10 points

The Middle East has about _____ percent of the world's oil reserves.
Selected Answer:

62
90

Answers:

50
62
72
correct

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Question 8
10 out of 10 points

Which country has half of the world's geothermal electrical generating

capacity?
Selected Answer:

United States
France

Answers:

China
United States
Ghana
correct

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Question 9
0 out of 10 points

Oil drilling in Alaska's ANWR requires specific authorization from

Selected Answer:

the Supreme Court.

Answers:

the president.
congress.

the Supreme Court.

None of these are correct.
incorrect

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Question 10
10 out of 10 points

Which fossil fuel is the most abundant?

Selected Answer:

coal
Answers:

oil
natural gas
coal
All of the choices are equally abundant.
correct

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Question 11
10 out of 10 points

Which form of coal is relatively abundant and most widely used?

Selected Answer:

bituminous
Answers:

bituminous
lignite
anthracite
subbituminous
correct

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Question 12
10 out of 10 points

The primary source of energy in much of the developing world is

Selected Answer:

biomass.
Answers:

natural gas.
coal.

peat.
biomass.
correct

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Question 13
10 out of 10 points

Large accumulations of decayed plant materials form which of the

following resources?
Selected Answer:

coal
Answers:

oil
natural gas
methane gas
coal

Response Feedback:

correct

Question 14
10 out of 10 points

Reykjavik, the capital city of Iceland, heats its buildings from

geothermal sources at a cost that is _______ of what it would be if oil
were used.
Selected Answer:

25%
Answers:

25%
50%
75%
150%
Response Feedback:

correct

Question 15
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following best matches the description?

Mining in which the material is removed without disturbing the top

layer of soil.
Selected Answer:

underground mining
Answers:

underground mining
resources
active solar system
photovoltaic cell
surface mining
acid mine drainage
geothermal energy
secondary recovery
liquefied natural gas
black lung disease
nonrenewable energy sources
reserves
renewable energy sources
passive solar system
overburden
correct

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Question 16
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following processes involves removing materials from the top of a vein
of coal to get to the coal beneath?
Selected Answer:

surface mining
Answers:

surface mining
underground mining
acid mine drainage
secondary recovery
Response Feedback:

correct

Question 17
10 out of 10 points

Which type of coal has the least amount of moisture and the greatest
amount of fixed carbon?
Selected Answer:

anthracite
Answers:

anthracite
peat
lignite
bituminous
correct

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Question 18
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following best matches the description?

Energy sources that can be replaced by natural processes.
Selected Answer:

renewable energy sources

Answers:

underground mining
resources
active solar system
photovoltaic cell
surface mining
acid mine drainage
geothermal energy
secondary recovery
liquefied natural gas
black lung disease
nonrenewable energy sources
reserves
renewable energy sources

passive solar system

overburden
correct

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Question 19
10 out of 10 points

Which three states in the United States have the greatest potential to
use hydroelectric power?
Selected Answer:

Washington, Oregon, and Idaho

Answers:

New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware

Washington, Oregon, and Idaho
New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma
Florida, Georgia, and Alabama
correct

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Question 20
0 out of 10 points

Alaska relies on oil for about _____ percent of its revenue.

Selected Answer:
Answers:

[None Given]

10%
20%
80%
90%

Response Feedback:

incorrect

Question 21
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following best matches the description?

Respiratory condition from accumulation of coal dust in the lungs.

Selected Answer:

black lung disease

Answers:

underground mining
resources
active solar system
photovoltaic cell
surface mining
acid mine drainage
geothermal energy
secondary recovery
liquefied natural gas
black lung disease
nonrenewable energy sources
reserves
renewable energy sources
passive solar system
overburden
correct

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Question 22
10 out of 10 points

Solar, geothermal, and tidal energy are forms of

Selected Answer:

renewable resources.
Answers:

nonrenewable resources.
fossil fuels.
renewable resources.
biomass.

Response Feedback:

correct

Question 23
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following best matches the description?

Pollution in which bacteria convert sulfur in coal to sulfuric acid.
Selected Answer:

acid mine drainage

Answers:

underground mining
resources
active solar system
photovoltaic cell
surface mining
acid mine drainage
geothermal energy
secondary recovery
liquefied natural gas
black lung disease
nonrenewable energy sources
reserves
renewable energy sources
passive solar system
overburden

Response Feedback:

correct

Question 24
Needs Grading

If you where transported 50 years into the future what do you think
the power grid in the US would look like? Explain your reasoning.
Selecte If i were transported 50 years into the future, I think the power grid in the
d
US would be very eco-friendly. This is because we have already began to
Answer: change everything to make it more "green", conserving energy and saving

the environment.
Correct
Answer:

When a student asked our speaker this question during the

FUTURES event on the main campus - he was told that is
classified information.
I think you probably know as much as anyone what it will be

like, but honestly I think there will be no grid except on the

local level. The grid loses more electricity than it transports,
so I hope we figure this one out. No answer is counted
incorrect as long as you explain your answer with clear
examples and justification in an orderly and complete way so
that it is understood as to what you are proposing.
Question 1
Needs Grading

Think about the Three Mile Island nuclear plant accident. The news
media and many other nuclear energy supporters have said incident
at Three Mile Island was not an example of nuclear facility failure.
They say the incident shows how well our nuclear plants in the US
work. Using the example of Three Mile Island take a position - do you
support expansion of nuclear facilities in the US or do you want the
expansion halted. Tell me where you stand and why using the Three
Mile Island accident as your example.
(It is on page 222 of your book if you need a reference for review.)
Selected Personally, I do not support the expansion of nuclear facilities in the US.
Answer:
This is because they are very toxic and can be harmful to the air, thus

harming many people.

Correct
Answer:

Oppose - well it costs too much to get electricity from nuclear

energy - mining, wastes, and of course building and operating
and eventually decommissioning are not included in the true
cost of the power plant and the electricity generated. You
should cite the amount of money needed to decommission
and the overall emergency created by the accident to
support this stand.
Support - the Three Mile Island incident did not expose people
to harm, the safety systems worked, if you look at the other
energy sources mining of resources, installation and clean up
a nuclear plant has a much greater lifetime than a
photovoltaic panel. Over the lifetime a nuclear reactor
creates more energy in less time with fewer resources. The
waste could be recycled but our government does not allow
such reuse of nuclear materials.

Response [None Given]

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Question 2
10 out of 10 points

As of 2006 there were ____ nuclear power plants under construction in

eleven countries.
Selected Answer:

24
no

Answers:

10
20
24
correct

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Question 3
10 out of 10 points

In which of the following are fuel rods in the core surrounded by rods
of U-238 and liquid sodium?
Selected Answer:

liquid metal fast-breeder reactor

Answers:

gas-cooled reactor
nuclear breeder reactor
liquid metal fast-breeder reactor
nuclear fusion

Response Feedback:

correct

Question 4
10 out of 10 points

Choose the correct sequence of steps in the nuclear fuel cycle.

Selected Answer:

mining, enrichment, fabrication

Answers:

fabrication, enrichment, reprocessing

mining, fabrication, enrichment
mining, reprocessing, enrichment
mining, enrichment, fabrication

Response Feedback:

correct

Question 5
10 out of 10 points

After the Chernobyl explosion in 1986, opposition to nuclear power

rose in the United States from
Selected Answer:

67 to 78%.
Answers:

67 to 78%.
46 to 83%.
25 to 76%.
15 to 32%.
correct

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Question 6
10 out of 10 points

Radioactive waste from power plants, military facilities, and hospitals

is considered
Selected Answer:

low-level radioactive waste.

Answers:

a type of gamma radiation.

low-level radioactive waste.
high-level radioactive waste.
None of these are correct.
correct

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Question 7
10 out of 10 points

Current development and construction of nuclear power plants is

occurring mostly in
Selected Answer:

Asia.
Answers:

the U.S.
Asia.
South America.

Canada.
correct

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Question 8
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following best matches the description?

Time it takes for half of the radioactive material to decompose.
Selected Answer:

radioactive half-life
Answers:

thermal pollution
alpha radiation
nuclear fission
light-water reactor
nuclear breeder reactor
radiation
beta radiation
decommissioning
radioactive half-life
nuclear fusion
heavy-water reactor
gamma radiation
moderator
rem
U-235
transuranic waste
correct

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Question 9
10 out of 10 points

Biological effects of ionizing radiation include

Selected Answer:

All of these are correct.

Answers:

damage to DNA.
mutations.
damage to molecules in cells.
All of these are correct.
correct

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Question 10
10 out of 10 points

In what two countries have nuclear power accidents had the greatest
effect on people's attitudes towards safety?
Selected Answer:

United States and Ukraine

Answers:

Poland and France

South Africa and Brazil
Russia and Germany
United States and Ukraine
correct

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Question 11
10 out of 10 points

Uranium mining and milling waste contains low levels of

Selected Answer:

radioactive materials.
Answers:

dust.
hydrogen sulfide
fuel rods.
radioactive materials.

Response Feedback:

correct

Question 12
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following will be placed in underground tunnels at Yucca

Mountain, Nevada?

Selected Answer:

high-level radioactive waste

Answers:

high-level radioactive waste

hospital waste
reprocessed Pu-239
All of these are correct.
correct

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Question 13
0 out of 10 points

Radioactive waste is categorized in _____ general categories.

Selected Answer:

3
2

Answers:

3
4
5
incorrect

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Question 14
10 out of 10 points

What is the name of the process in which the fuel is removed from a
nuclear plant, its surfaces are cleaned, and people are permanently
prevented from coming in contact with the building?
Selected Answer:

decommissioning
Answers:

decommissioning
demolition
nuclear chain reaction
nuclear regulation
Response Feedback:

correct

Question 15
10 out of 10 points

Decommissioning involves which of the following?

Selected Answer:

All of these are correct.

Answers:

decontaminating building surfaces

disposal of fuel
disassembly of parts
All of these are correct.
correct

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Question 16
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following is NOT a part of the nuclear fuel cycle?

Selected Answer:

gas cooling of the reactor

Answers:

mining uranium ore

gas cooling of the reactor
fabricating fuel into fuel rods
enriching the uranium ore
correct

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Question 17
10 out of 10 points

The first controlled nuclear chain reaction occurred at Stag Field in

Chicago in 1942 which lead directly to
Selected Answer:

atomic bombs being dropped on Japan.

Answers:

atomic bombs being dropped on Japan.

atomic research.
atomic energy stoppage.
All of these are correct.
Response Feedback:

correct

Question 18
10 out of 10 points

In which of the following does carbon dioxide serve as coolant for a

graphite-moderated core?
Selected Answer:

gas-cooled reactor
Answers:

high-temperature gas-cooled reactor

gas-cooled reactor
heavy-water reactor
pressurized-water reactor
correct

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Question 19
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following best matches the description?

Naturally occurring radioactive isotope used in nuclear reactors.
Selected Answer:

U-235
Answers:

thermal pollution
alpha radiation
nuclear fission
light-water reactor
nuclear breeder reactor
radiation
beta radiation
decommissioning
radioactive half-life
nuclear fusion
heavy-water reactor
gamma radiation
moderator

rem
U-235
transuranic waste
correct

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Question 20
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following best matches the description?

Decomposition of an atom's nucleus with the release of energy.
Selected Answer:

nuclear fission
Answers:

thermal pollution
alpha radiation
nuclear fission
light-water reactor
nuclear breeder reactor
radiation
beta radiation
decommissioning
radioactive half-life
nuclear fusion
heavy-water reactor
gamma radiation
moderator
rem
U-235
transuranic waste

Response Feedback:

corre
ct

Question 1
10 out of 10 points

Decaying organic material is called

Selected Answer:

humus.
Answers:

loam.
humus.
lichen.
parent material.
correct

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Question 2
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following best matches the description?

The size of the particles that make up soil.
Selected Answer:

soil texture
Answers:

weathering
parent material
friable
soil profile
humus
chemical weathering
terrace
soil structure
mechanical weathering
leaching
contour farming
loam
horizon
windbreak