EGEE 101 – Exam 1 – Energy and Environmental Engineering – study
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A wind turbine costs $10 million to construct and generates $1 million worth of electricity per year.
When has the wind turbine paid for itself (what is the pay-back period)? - correct answer ✔✔10 years
What do you think "embedded" energy is? - correct answer ✔✔The energy that goes into making
something
What is the biggest use of energy in a home - correct answer ✔✔Heating and air conditioning?
Kevin lives next to a power plant that burns coal. He wants to be more green, so he buys an electric car
that he can plug into his home electricity. What is powering Kevin's car? - correct answer ✔✔Coal
If you have 200 lbs of coal in your shed and you burn 1 pound a day, how long will it last - correct answer
✔✔200 days
Where does coal come from - correct answer ✔✔Humid swamps millions of years ago
What did coal provide the developed world during the Industrial Revolution
a) heat and health problems
b)all of the above
c) jobs and job related deaths
d) electricity and pollution - correct answer ✔✔
The energy of moving things - correct answer ✔✔Kinetic Energy
The energy an object has due to its position - correct answer ✔✔Potential Energy
The energy released when atomic nuclei split or fuse - correct answer ✔✔Nuclear
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A wind turbine costs $10 million to construct and generates $1 million worth of electricity per year.
When has the wind turbine paid for itself (what is the pay-back period)? - correct answer ✔✔10 years
What do you think "embedded" energy is? - correct answer ✔✔The energy that goes into making
something
What is the biggest use of energy in a home - correct answer ✔✔Heating and air conditioning?
Kevin lives next to a power plant that burns coal. He wants to be more green, so he buys an electric car
that he can plug into his home electricity. What is powering Kevin's car? - correct answer ✔✔Coal
If you have 200 lbs of coal in your shed and you burn 1 pound a day, how long will it last - correct answer
✔✔200 days
Where does coal come from - correct answer ✔✔Humid swamps millions of years ago
What did coal provide the developed world during the Industrial Revolution
a) heat and health problems
b)all of the above
c) jobs and job related deaths
d) electricity and pollution - correct answer ✔✔
The energy of moving things - correct answer ✔✔Kinetic Energy
The energy an object has due to its position - correct answer ✔✔Potential Energy
The energy released when atomic nuclei split or fuse - correct answer ✔✔Nuclear
