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Alternative Energy - Geothermal
Test Description: Questions from the book, Energy for Keeps: Creating Clean Electricity From Renewable Resources
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1) Heat from the earth is obtained by all EXCEPT
A
Steam from high pressure underground turns turbines
B
Pump hot spring water into homes and businesses
C
Drilling wells to bring hot water to the surface
D
Gathering lava from volcanoes to boil water
2) Which is NOT a type of geothermal power plant?
A
Flash Steam power plant
B
Geomoderator power plant
C
Binary power plant
D
Dry Steam power plant
3) Which process uses moderate temperature water to heat up another liquid?
A
Binary power plant
B
Geomoderator power plant
C
Dry Steam power plant
D
Flash Power plant
4) Heat exchangers:
A
Pump cooler water into heated reservoirs to force hot to the surface
B
Transfer heat from a hot water to a liquid with a lower boiling point to create steam
C
Send warm water back into reservoirs after being used
5) Where is the highest geothermal plant found?
A
Tibet, China
B
Afghanistan/Pakistan border
C
India/Nepal border
6) What country produces the most geothermal energy?
A
China
B
India
C
United States
D
Russia
7) After geothermal plants use the warm water they:
A
Put into a man-made lake
B
Pump it back into the reservoir
C
Send into the nearest city water system
D
Let it soak back into the ground
8) Which states do NOT currently have geothermal power plants?
A
California, Nevada, Utah
B
Wyoming, Alaska, Oregon
C
Michigan, New York, Vermont
D
New Mexico, Hawaii, Idaho
9) Which US state has the most geothermal power plants?
A
Nevada
B
Wyoming
C
Alaska
D
California
10) What country had the first Geothermal power plant?
A
Philippines
B
China
C
Japan
D
Italy
11) What country is the second largest user of geothermal electricity in the world?
A
Indonesia
B
Philippines
C
China
D
Mexico
12) The countries along the Ring of Fire are NOT:
A
Prone to earthquakes and volcanoes
B
All in the Northern Hemisphere
C
On or near the boundaries of tectonic plates
D
Some of the best geothermal resources in the world
13) Enhanced Geothermal Systems uses
A
hot dry rock
B
lava pools
C
icy areas
D
volanic areas
14) A country NOT along the Ring of Fire is:
A
Japan
B
Greenland
C
Canada
D
United States
15) What area has hot springs occasionally bubble up into their homes?
A
Indonesia
B
Iceland
C
Greenland
D
California
16) Which is true of Geothermal plants?
A
take up a lot of space
B
produce no smoke
C
disrupt ecosystems
D
cause major earthquakes
17) Which is NOT true?
A
Most geothermal reservoirs contain dissolved gases that smell bad.
B
Enhanced geothermal systms can cause small earthquakes.
C
Geothermal plants can only run a few hours a day.
D
Geothermal water contains dissolved minearls and salts.
18) Geothermal experts have identified how many countries that could be powered 100% by geothermal energy?
A
100
B
7
C
39
D
12
19) Geothermal wells can be how deep?
A
About 1/2 mile
B
Almost 5 miles
C
Almost 1 mile
D
Over 2 miles
20) True or False? Turbine generators can operate 24 hours a day?
A
True
B
False
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