BRAE 348 Final questions correctly
answered to pass
Energy - correct answer ✔✔power derived from the utilization of physical or chemical
resources, especially to provide light and heat or to work machines
Sustainability - correct answer ✔✔the ability of our generation to meet its needs w/o
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
Renewable Energy - correct answer ✔✔derived from natural processes that are replenished
constantly
-Energy derived directly from the sun, Energy that is naturally regenerated over a short time
scale, Energy that is derived indirectly from the sun
Renewable or Non-renewable:
coal - correct answer ✔✔non renewable
Renewable or Non-renewable:
corn ethanol - correct answer ✔✔renewable
Renewable or Non-renewable:
oil - correct answer ✔✔non renewable
Renewable or Non-renewable:
natural gas - correct answer ✔✔non renewable
,Renewable or Non-renewable:
biomass - correct answer ✔✔renewable
Renewable or Non-renewable:
solar - correct answer ✔✔renewable
Renewable or Non-renewable:
nuclear - correct answer ✔✔non renewable
Primary Gasses that make up Biogas - correct answer ✔✔methane & carbon dioxide
Is nuclear a form of renewable energy? - correct answer ✔✔NO
Which of these are NOT renewable - correct answer ✔✔Coal & Nuclear
On a cold winters morning, your feet feel warmer on a rug than on the tile floor because ___ -
correct answer ✔✔IT IS A BETTER INSULATOR than tile
What color would you select for a container holding ice cubes such that the ice is preserved the
longest? - correct answer ✔✔WHITE
At the point when water in the clouds turns into ice crystals ______ - correct answer ✔✔heat
energy is liberated
Running clothes in a dryer for 30 minutes at 1,500 Watts will cost about ____ cents if the cost of
electricity is 20 cents per kWh: - correct answer ✔✔1.5 kW x 0.5 hr = 0.75 kW-hr
, 0.75 kW-hr x 0.20$ = 0.15$
answer= 15 cents
Infiltration can be reduced primarily by ________ - correct answer ✔✔weatherstripping
The different types of radiant solar energy resources and uses include ______ - correct answer
✔✔domestic hot water
The temperature on a "warm" day have a maximum of 64 degrees and a minimum of 30
degrees Fahrenheit.... What is the number of heating degree days? - correct answer ✔✔64 + 30
= = 47 degrees F
DD= 65-47 = 18 degrees
On the porch on a warm summer day, the flow of heat in a cold soft drink with ice cubes will be
from... - correct answer ✔✔the glass to the drink
The maximum amount of solar radiation that reaches the earth's surface is about - correct
answer ✔✔1000 W/M^2
In SLO, during which season will more solar radiation be delivered to a vertical south facing
window on a clear day? - correct answer ✔✔Winter
What is the unit of measure that the pyranometer measurement was converted to in lab? We
measured mV and converted to ______ with the given conversion factor? - correct answer
✔✔W/M^2
Our nose cracker moved back and forth as shown. The kinesthetic energy will be greatest at
what point? - correct answer ✔✔B, hanging down in middle of arc
answered to pass
Energy - correct answer ✔✔power derived from the utilization of physical or chemical
resources, especially to provide light and heat or to work machines
Sustainability - correct answer ✔✔the ability of our generation to meet its needs w/o
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
Renewable Energy - correct answer ✔✔derived from natural processes that are replenished
constantly
-Energy derived directly from the sun, Energy that is naturally regenerated over a short time
scale, Energy that is derived indirectly from the sun
Renewable or Non-renewable:
coal - correct answer ✔✔non renewable
Renewable or Non-renewable:
corn ethanol - correct answer ✔✔renewable
Renewable or Non-renewable:
oil - correct answer ✔✔non renewable
Renewable or Non-renewable:
natural gas - correct answer ✔✔non renewable
,Renewable or Non-renewable:
biomass - correct answer ✔✔renewable
Renewable or Non-renewable:
solar - correct answer ✔✔renewable
Renewable or Non-renewable:
nuclear - correct answer ✔✔non renewable
Primary Gasses that make up Biogas - correct answer ✔✔methane & carbon dioxide
Is nuclear a form of renewable energy? - correct answer ✔✔NO
Which of these are NOT renewable - correct answer ✔✔Coal & Nuclear
On a cold winters morning, your feet feel warmer on a rug than on the tile floor because ___ -
correct answer ✔✔IT IS A BETTER INSULATOR than tile
What color would you select for a container holding ice cubes such that the ice is preserved the
longest? - correct answer ✔✔WHITE
At the point when water in the clouds turns into ice crystals ______ - correct answer ✔✔heat
energy is liberated
Running clothes in a dryer for 30 minutes at 1,500 Watts will cost about ____ cents if the cost of
electricity is 20 cents per kWh: - correct answer ✔✔1.5 kW x 0.5 hr = 0.75 kW-hr
, 0.75 kW-hr x 0.20$ = 0.15$
answer= 15 cents
Infiltration can be reduced primarily by ________ - correct answer ✔✔weatherstripping
The different types of radiant solar energy resources and uses include ______ - correct answer
✔✔domestic hot water
The temperature on a "warm" day have a maximum of 64 degrees and a minimum of 30
degrees Fahrenheit.... What is the number of heating degree days? - correct answer ✔✔64 + 30
= = 47 degrees F
DD= 65-47 = 18 degrees
On the porch on a warm summer day, the flow of heat in a cold soft drink with ice cubes will be
from... - correct answer ✔✔the glass to the drink
The maximum amount of solar radiation that reaches the earth's surface is about - correct
answer ✔✔1000 W/M^2
In SLO, during which season will more solar radiation be delivered to a vertical south facing
window on a clear day? - correct answer ✔✔Winter
What is the unit of measure that the pyranometer measurement was converted to in lab? We
measured mV and converted to ______ with the given conversion factor? - correct answer
✔✔W/M^2
Our nose cracker moved back and forth as shown. The kinesthetic energy will be greatest at
what point? - correct answer ✔✔B, hanging down in middle of arc
