Review Game Zone
Flash Cards
(current)
Games
Teachers
Search
Ch 12 Environmental Science
Test Description: Ch 12
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) unit that measures the rate at which a sample of radioactive material decays; 1 Bq = decay of 1 atom or nucleus per second
A
energy efficiency
B
becquerel
C
commercial energy source
D
commensalism
2) A degraded petroleum that forms when petroleum migrates to the surface of Earth and is modified by bacteria; also called tar or pitch
A
commercial energy source
B
energy efficiency
C
becquerel
D
Bitumen
3) In reference to an electricity-generating plant, the maximum electrical output
A
Bitumen
B
Capacity
C
becquerel
D
energy efficiency
4) The fraction of time a power plant operates in a year
A
becquerel
B
Bitumen
C
Capacity
D
Capacity factor
5) Solid fuel formed primarily from the remains of trees, ferns, and other plant materials preserved 280 million to 360 million years ago
A
Coal
B
cogeneration
C
peak oil
D
crude oil
6) The use of a single fuel to generate electricity and to produce heat
A
Cogeneration
B
Capacity
C
Combined cycle
D
Coal
7) A power plant that uses both exhaust gases and steam turbines to generate electricity
A
Bitumen
B
Combined cycle
C
becquerel
D
Crude oil
8) An energy source that is bought and sold
A
becquerel
B
Commercial energy sources
C
Bitumen
D
Crude oil
9) A cylindrical device inserted between the fuel rods in a nuclear reactor to absorb excess neutrons and slow or stop the fission reaction
A
bitumen
B
crude oil
C
Control rods
D
CTL
10) The process of converting solid coal into liquid fuel
A
control rods
B
combined cycle
C
crude oil
D
CTL
11) A unit of measure for radiation; 1 curie = 37 billion decays per second
A
crude oil
B
Curie
C
control rods
D
combined cycle
12) A network of interconnected transmission lines that joins power plants together and links them with end users of electricity
A
Energy carrier
B
Electrical grid
C
Energy Efficiency
D
Energy intensity
13) Something that can move and deliver energy in a convenient, usable form to end users
A
Energy Efficiency
B
Energy carrier
C
Energy intensity
D
Electrical grid
14) The ratio of the amount of work done to the total amount of energy introduced to the system
A
energy intensity
B
electrical grid
C
Energy Efficiency
D
energy carrier
15) The energy use per unit of gross domestic product
A
Energy Efficiency
B
energy carrier
C
Energy intensity
D
electrical grid
16) A fuel derived from biological material that became fossilized millions of years ago
A
energy efficiency
B
fossil fuels
C
energy carrier
D
electrical grid
17) A cylindrical tube that encloses nuclear fuel within a nuclear reactor
A
Fossil fuels
B
Fuel rods
C
Exxon Valdez
D
Hubbert Curve
18) A bell-shaped curve representing oil use and projecting both when world oil production will reach a maximum and when we will run out of oil
A
Fossil fuels
B
Fuel rods
C
Hubbert Curve
D
Non-renewable
19) An energy source with a finite supply, primarily the fossil fuels and nuclear fuels
A
Nuclear Fusion
B
Non-renewable
C
Nuclear Fission
D
Fuel rods
20) A fossil fuel that occurs in underground deposits, composed of a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, water, and sulfur
A
Peak oil
B
Petroleum
C
Radioactive waste
D
Subsistence energy sources
*select an answer for all questions
Check Results & Get Answers
Play Games with the Questions Above
Teachers: Create FREE classroom games with your questions
Click for more info!
©2007-2024
ReviewGameZone.com
|
About
|
Privacy
|
Contact
|
Terms
|
Site Map
WAIT! Find what you needed?
×
Still Looking for the Answers?
Have Another Question?
Play a Review Game with These Questions?
Want to Make Your Own Test Like This One?