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PSU EGEE 101 Final Exam 2025
Nuclear Fission - -Non-renewable source of energy?
Electricity - -Energy of electrons in motion
Visible - -Radiant energy that can be seen by the human eye
Defibrilator - -Only direct use of electrical energy without converting it to another form
1000 - -How many calories is 1 food calorie equivalent to?
Kilowatt-hour - -Unit of electrical energy
force x distance - -Work done is measured as...
Reserve - -Quantity of an energy source that is known to exist and can be economically
recovered
Energy Return on Energy Invested - -Analyzing how much energy is required to
produce an energy product e.g. ethanol from corn
Embedded Energy - -A pound of chicken contains 306 calories of chemical energy.
3,439 Calories were used to produce and deliver that chicken to you. This 3,439
Calories is an example of...
Automobile engine - -Energy conversion device that has a low energy efficiency
Chemical - -In the process of mining coal, the useful energy output is in the form of....
7 years - -If the world demand for energy is growing at the rate of 10% per year, when
would we expect the energy demand to be twice today's?
True - -True or false? Much of the energy in the U.S. is generated by natural gas
Refrigerant - -Liquid that evaporates inside the refrigerator to "create" the cold
temperature
Halogen - -Which bulb produces the maximum heat?
Heat Movers - -Refrigeraters also known as...
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Boiler Fuel - -What do industries use to generate steam and hot water?
Weather - -What is the biggest factor in home heating and cooling?
Space Heating - -Largest portion of energy consumed by homes?
Pressure Increases and Temperature Increases - -What happens during compression in
a refrigerator?
1/4 - -What fraction of home energy is used for lighting in the US?
Space Heating - -Largest energy consumer at home
Chemical - -What industry uses the most energy?
Electricity - -Most common energy source used in commercial buildings
Compressor - -Which component in the refrigerator raises the temperature of the
refrigerant?
HHD - -What is an indicator of heating requirements?
Resistance to heat transfer - -What does r-value indicate?
Fluorescent - -Which light bulb uses mercury vapor?
Halogen - -What type of bulbs are mainly used for security lighting, car headlights and
sports events ?
Collision of moving particle with the atom - -How is light produced?
safety - -What isn't an advantage of using natural gas for space heating?
Expansion valve - -Which component of a refrigerator lowers the temperature of the
refrigerant?
North Pole - -Where do you think would the heating degree days would be the highest?
CDD - -What is the unit used to measure the amount of cooling needed in summer
time?
Combined Cycle Power Plant - -Power plant that uses both gas and steam turbine to
produce electricity
True - -True or False? In a nuclear power plant, nuclear reactions are used for
converting water into steam
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PSU EGEE 101 Final Exam 2025
Nuclear Fission - -Non-renewable source of energy?
Electricity - -Energy of electrons in motion
Visible - -Radiant energy that can be seen by the human eye
Defibrilator - -Only direct use of electrical energy without converting it to another form
1000 - -How many calories is 1 food calorie equivalent to?
Kilowatt-hour - -Unit of electrical energy
force x distance - -Work done is measured as...
Reserve - -Quantity of an energy source that is known to exist and can be economically
recovered
Energy Return on Energy Invested - -Analyzing how much energy is required to
produce an energy product e.g. ethanol from corn
Embedded Energy - -A pound of chicken contains 306 calories of chemical energy.
3,439 Calories were used to produce and deliver that chicken to you. This 3,439
Calories is an example of...
Automobile engine - -Energy conversion device that has a low energy efficiency
Chemical - -In the process of mining coal, the useful energy output is in the form of....
7 years - -If the world demand for energy is growing at the rate of 10% per year, when
would we expect the energy demand to be twice today's?
True - -True or false? Much of the energy in the U.S. is generated by natural gas
Refrigerant - -Liquid that evaporates inside the refrigerator to "create" the cold
temperature
Halogen - -Which bulb produces the maximum heat?
Heat Movers - -Refrigeraters also known as...
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Boiler Fuel - -What do industries use to generate steam and hot water?
Weather - -What is the biggest factor in home heating and cooling?
Space Heating - -Largest portion of energy consumed by homes?
Pressure Increases and Temperature Increases - -What happens during compression in
a refrigerator?
1/4 - -What fraction of home energy is used for lighting in the US?
Space Heating - -Largest energy consumer at home
Chemical - -What industry uses the most energy?
Electricity - -Most common energy source used in commercial buildings
Compressor - -Which component in the refrigerator raises the temperature of the
refrigerant?
HHD - -What is an indicator of heating requirements?
Resistance to heat transfer - -What does r-value indicate?
Fluorescent - -Which light bulb uses mercury vapor?
Halogen - -What type of bulbs are mainly used for security lighting, car headlights and
sports events ?
Collision of moving particle with the atom - -How is light produced?
safety - -What isn't an advantage of using natural gas for space heating?
Expansion valve - -Which component of a refrigerator lowers the temperature of the
refrigerant?
North Pole - -Where do you think would the heating degree days would be the highest?
CDD - -What is the unit used to measure the amount of cooling needed in summer
time?
Combined Cycle Power Plant - -Power plant that uses both gas and steam turbine to
produce electricity
True - -True or False? In a nuclear power plant, nuclear reactions are used for
converting water into steam
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