Exam 5: Energy and Environmental Studies Study Guide - Prof. Jack Kaufmann, Study notes of Health sciences

Download Exam 5: Energy and Environmental Studies Study Guide - Prof. Jack Kaufmann and more Study notes Health sciences in PDF only on Docsity! Exam 5 Study Guide 1. What is the most used source of energy in the US? 2. What is the most abundant fossil fuel in the U.S.? 3. What is the primary energy source for the production of electricity? 4. Name the 3 most commonly used fossil fuels: 5. What percentage of the energy use in the US is from fossil fuels? 6. Describe the problems with fossil fuels. 7. Describe the occupational & environmental effects of coal extraction 8. What is black lung disease? 9. What kind of pollution is generated during the use of fossil fuels? 10. How much carbon is stored in fossil fuels as compared to carbon in the current atmosphere? 11. Describe the three ways to make electricity 12. What is ANWR? 13. What are the issues with other fossil fuel sources like shale oil & tar sands? 14. How much energy in the US is wasted? 15. What is the life cycle cost? 16. Cutting energy waste is one of the options to address current energy crisis, would this option be costly to the society? Why or Why not?. 17. What are some opportunities we have to cut energy waste? 18. Are high levels of energy use necessary to maintain a high standard of living? 19. What are some ways to cut energy waste in generating electricity? 20. What is co-generation? 21. What are some ways to cut energy waste in lighting? 22. What are some ways to cut energy waste in home heating and cooling? 23. What are some ways to cut energy waste in cars and trucks? 24. Where does the biggest nuclear power plant disaster happen? 25. Explain the difference between nuclear fission & nuclear fusion. 26. Which one is used to make nuclear power? 27. Describe what happens in a chain reaction 28. Compare the environmental & health effects of nuclear energy compared to coal 29. How do we deal with nuclear waste in the US? 30. What percentage of the energy in the U.S. is supplied by biomass? 31. How much energy is available in new biomass each year, compared to all the energy used in the world? 32. CO2 from biomass does not contribute to global warming, why not? 33. What is the biggest problem with vegetable oil if we try to use it as a motor fuel? 34. How is solar energy created in the sun? 35. What are some solar energy uses? 36. Explain the difference between Active Solar Collection and Passive Solar Heating 37. Describe the role of solar power in the US energy picture 38. If back-up is required, how might this be done? 39. What are Solar Cells (also called photovoltaic) & are they cost-effective? 40. What are some other forms of power? 41. What are 2 ways of using geothermal energy? 42. What does bioconversion mean? 43. List the major environmental impacts of urban sprawl 44. What Federal law had the greatest effect on creating of urban sprawl?