Environmental Impact of Coal Use and Renewable Energy Sources in the US, Quizzes of Geology

Download Environmental Impact of Coal Use and Renewable Energy Sources in the US and more Quizzes Geology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Coal use in the US has some major disadvantages: DEFINITION 1 production of acid rainlarge area disturbanceoxidation of sulfur during mining can produce acid mine drainage in streams TERM 2 Surface mining of coal when compared to underground mining of coal DEFINITION 2 is cheaper and safercreates a larger environmental impact TERM 3 US fossil fuel use is DEFINITION 3 increasing TERM 4 California per capita electricity consumption from 1980-2004 DEFINITION 4 remained constant TERM 5 US energy consumption is __% non-renewable and __% renewable. DEFINITION 5 90% non-renewable10% renewable TERM 6 Green buildings: DEFINITION 6 require very little energy and discharge little wasteused recycled or renewable constructiontake advantages of natural processes for heating/coolingconserve and recycle waterpresently being built in US TERM 7 The element Carbon is found in: DEFINITION 7 petroleumcoalnatural gasplantsplankton TERM 8 Environmental monitoring and subsequent clean-up of the large spill in Peru occurred in: DEFINITION 8 roadside soilsroadsstreams and riverspersonal residences TERM 9 Heap leaching is a method of: DEFINITION 9 recovering gold and copper from rocks TERM 10 ___ is an element recovered by cyanide leaching. DEFINITION 10 goldmercury TERM 21 Germany's first defeat in the war by the Brits was mainly caused by: DEFINITION 21 the superior 100 octane fuel used in the British planes TERM 22 One of the main reasons that the Germans invaded Russia was: DEFINITION 22 to gain control of their large oil fields TERM 23 The approximate yearly amount of petroleum used by the US is __ compared to __ used in the world. DEFINITION 23 8 billion barrels of oil (bbo), 29 bbo TERM 24 CFC's and their derivatives; DEFINITION 24 destroy the ozone TERM 25 What is currently the top oil producing state/region in the US? DEFINITION 25 Gulf of Mexico TERM 26 What is the US' best immediate energy option? DEFINITION 26 cut out unnecessary energy waste by improving energy efficiency TERM 27 Peak world petroleum discoveries occurred in DEFINITION 27 1965-1975 TERM 28 The largest Carbon reservoir is in the DEFINITION 28 lithosphere TERM 29 The country that is the leading per capita producer of global carbon emissions in 2008 is DEFINITION 29 US TERM 30 Over the past 10 years World petroleum production is DEFINITION 30 increasing TERM 31 What are Greenhouse gases? DEFINITION 31 Carbon DioxideMethaneWaterNitrous oxides TERM 32 What can be important in natural gas formation? DEFINITION 32 land based plantsplanktontemperature TERM 33 Examples of CFC's are: DEFINITION 33 Propellants for Aeresol cans used pre-1985Refridgerants (Freon) TERM 34 What compound is primarily responsible for the observed decrease in pH of the oceans? DEFINITION 34 Carbon dioxide TERM 35 What acid is largely responsible for the observed decrease in pH values of rain water in the North-Eastern US? DEFINITION 35 sulfuric acid TERM 46 Present geo-engineering alternatives offer cost-effective methods of slowing impacts of global warming (T/F) DEFINITION 46 False TERM 47 Energy consumption in buildings is primarily from lighting and appliances (T/F) DEFINITION 47 False TERM 48 Transforming coal to a liquid fuel is quite insufficient when comparing the energy in to the energy out (T/F) DEFINITION 48 True TERM 49 The US is the only developed country that has not signed and ratified the Kyoto protocol (T/F) DEFINITION 49 True TERM 50 Hydrogen is going to be a good substitute for petroleum in automobiles within the next 5 years (T/F) DEFINITION 50 False TERM 51 One of the main causes for the observed decreases in brook trout population in Virginia is acid rain (T/F) DEFINITION 51 True TERM 52 Within the past few months of 2008, Congress has passed legislation that describes a clear path for the US to transition to a low-carbon energy market (T/F) DEFINITION 52 False TERM 53 Most of the future energy consumption will be focused in developed countries (T/F) DEFINITION 53 False TERM 54 Transportation represents more than 25% of the US total energy use (T/F) DEFINITION 54 True TERM 55 The Kyoto protocol does not put large greenhouse gas emission restrictions on both China and India (T/F) DEFINITION 55 True TERM 56 There is presently large seasonal thinning of atmospheric ozone above the Poles (T/F) DEFINITION 56 True TERM 57 In the US, Fossil Fuels have received more federal funding than any other energy industry (T/F) DEFINITION 57 False TERM 58 Middle Eastern oil became a critical resource for the Americans in the Pacific in WWII (T/F) DEFINITION 58 True TERM 59 The transform plate boundary has very little if any influence on resource location and formation (T/F) DEFINITION 59 True