VIRONMENTAL SCIENCE -Chapters 17 &18_ N FULLY and CAREFULLY, and then CHOOSE the
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VIRONMENTAL SCIENCE -Chapters 17 &18_ N FULLY and CAREFULLY, and then CHOOSE the BEST ANSWER and bubble in your answer on your Scantron . The energy consumption of each person in highly developed countries aj Is about the same as each persoe in developing countries c) is 4 times as much as each person in developing countries o) ts twice as much as each person in developing countries d) is 8 times as mach as each person in developing countries 2. Most enery in the United States is used for a) motor vehicles b) industries c) baildings d) agricultare e) trains 3. Which of these fossil fuels is composed primanily of methane? a) oil b) natural gas c) coal d) tar sands e) none of these 4. Combustion of which of these fossil fuels is/are linked to global warming? a) odl b) natural gas c) coal d) methane e) all of the above 5. Which fossil fuel reserves will most lakely last the longest? a) oil b) natural gas e) coal d) peat e) uraniun 6. Which fossil fuel is found in the most abundance in North America? oil b) natural gas coal e) peat 7. The world's coal reserves could last for possibly another a) 20 years b) 50 years c) 100 years d) 200 years e) 500 years 8. Scrubbers in smoke stacks remove large amounts of what major air pollutant? a) carbon dioxide b) sulfur oxides c) nitric acid d) sodium oxides e) mercury 9. The concern about global warming is directly related to increased levels of primarily which chemical in the atmospbere? a) mercury b) carbon dioxide c) sulfur oxide d) nitrogen oxide 10. What material enters the fractionating column at an oil refinery? a) coal b) natural gas c) petroleum uranium pellets e) mercury 11. Today the world's main energy source is: a) coal b) hydroelectric c) wind d) nuclear e) oil& natural gas 12. The maior reason that global energy consumption is increasing is that a) energy prices keep falling b) developing countries are using more energy as they improve their standard of living c) the world's population growth is slowing d) global energy reserves are increasing e) farmers in developing countries depend on the energy of animals for plow ing and other work 13. All of the following statements are TRUE about surface mining EXCEPT a) It is also known as strip mining b) It is generally safer for miners than other coal mining processes c) It is a less expensive mining process than subsurface mining d) It is the most hazardous type of mining for workers 14. Which of the following fuels produces the greatest guantity of CO- per unit of heat energy produced? a) methane b) natural gas c) coal d) oil 15. Petrochemicals are used in the production of all of the following EXCEPT a) paints b) fertilizers c) medicines d) synthetic fibers e) concrete 16. The most aegative environmental impacti(s) from oil and natural gas production may occur due to a) release of particulates into the atmosphere b) radical changes in the local topography c) release of acids d) accidental spills during transport e) release of toxins 17. The worst muclear accident ever to happen at a nuclear power plast pre-2010 occurred at aj Biristol, England b) Chernobyl, Ukraine c) Normandy, France d) Savanna River, GA c) Three Mile Island, PAExplanation / Answer
1) The energy consumption of each person in highly developed countries is eight times as much as each person in developing countries.
2) Most energy of United States is used for industries.
3) Natural gas is a fossils fuels which composed primarily of methane.
4) All of the options are true but mostly combution of Oil and Coal are more influence global warming.
5) Coal reserve wil most likely last the longest.
6) Coal fossil fuel is most abundant in north america.
7) Th world coal reserve could last for possibly another 200 years.
8) Scrubbers in smoke stacks removes large amount of sulfur oxides major air pollutant.
9) The concern about global warming is directly related to increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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