EGEE 102 – Exam #1 – PSU (Penn State University) – Energy and Environmental
Engineering – study material
Nuclear fusion is a renewable source of energy. T/F - ANS ✔✔True
One calorie is defined as the amount of energy that is required to raise the temperature of _____. - ANS
✔✔1 g of water by 1ºC.
Energy can be converted to which of the following?
a/ Work
b/ Heat
c/ Radiation
d/ All of the above
e/ None of the above - ANS ✔✔d/ All of the above
Which one of the following is a unit of power?
a/ Joule
b/ Btu/h
c/ Watt/hour
d/ Quad - ANS ✔✔b/ Btu/h
One BTU of energy is enough to do what?
a/ Heat your room to a comfortable temperature.
b/ Heat one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.
c/ Heat one gram of water by one degree Celsius.
d/ Heat one gallon of water by one degree Fahrenheit. - ANS ✔✔b/ Heat one pound of water by one
degree Fahrenheit.
, A 100 watt incandescent light bulb is operated for 120 hours, and a 15 watt fluorescent light bulb is
operated for the same period of time. At 10 cents per kWh, what is the cost savings of the fluorescent
bulb?
a/ $1.02
b/ $0.10
c/ $0.01
d/ $0.50 - ANS ✔✔a/ $1.02
Energy can be converted from one form to another. T/F - ANS ✔✔True
A BTU has more energy than a calorie. True/False - ANS ✔✔True
The energy possessed by a ball thrown by a quarterback is of the form
a/ Mechanical
b/ Radiation
c/ Chemical
d/ Thermal - ANS ✔✔a/ Mechanical
Energy from the Sun is coming to the earth in the form of
a/ Radiation
b/ Mechanical
c/ Chemical
d/ Nuclear - ANS ✔✔a/ Radiation
An Electric Bulb rated at 60W is used for 10 hours. How much energy is burned?
a/ 600Wh
b/ 60 J
c/ 600kWh
d/ 6kWh - ANS ✔✔a/ 600Wh
Engineering – study material
Nuclear fusion is a renewable source of energy. T/F - ANS ✔✔True
One calorie is defined as the amount of energy that is required to raise the temperature of _____. - ANS
✔✔1 g of water by 1ºC.
Energy can be converted to which of the following?
a/ Work
b/ Heat
c/ Radiation
d/ All of the above
e/ None of the above - ANS ✔✔d/ All of the above
Which one of the following is a unit of power?
a/ Joule
b/ Btu/h
c/ Watt/hour
d/ Quad - ANS ✔✔b/ Btu/h
One BTU of energy is enough to do what?
a/ Heat your room to a comfortable temperature.
b/ Heat one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.
c/ Heat one gram of water by one degree Celsius.
d/ Heat one gallon of water by one degree Fahrenheit. - ANS ✔✔b/ Heat one pound of water by one
degree Fahrenheit.
, A 100 watt incandescent light bulb is operated for 120 hours, and a 15 watt fluorescent light bulb is
operated for the same period of time. At 10 cents per kWh, what is the cost savings of the fluorescent
bulb?
a/ $1.02
b/ $0.10
c/ $0.01
d/ $0.50 - ANS ✔✔a/ $1.02
Energy can be converted from one form to another. T/F - ANS ✔✔True
A BTU has more energy than a calorie. True/False - ANS ✔✔True
The energy possessed by a ball thrown by a quarterback is of the form
a/ Mechanical
b/ Radiation
c/ Chemical
d/ Thermal - ANS ✔✔a/ Mechanical
Energy from the Sun is coming to the earth in the form of
a/ Radiation
b/ Mechanical
c/ Chemical
d/ Nuclear - ANS ✔✔a/ Radiation
An Electric Bulb rated at 60W is used for 10 hours. How much energy is burned?
a/ 600Wh
b/ 60 J
c/ 600kWh
d/ 6kWh - ANS ✔✔a/ 600Wh
