EGEE 101 Final Exam 2025 Questions
and Answers
At current US reserves, how long will natural gas last? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-86 years
what size of particulates are the most harmful to human health - Correct Answer✔️✔️-0.1 - 2.0
microns
The three main problems with fossil fuels are that they are non-renewable, pollution, and climate
change - Correct Answer✔️✔️-true
as population increases, energy consumption increases - Correct Answer✔️✔️-true
what is energy - Correct Answer✔️✔️-the capacity to do work
what is the form of energy contained in a dam called - Correct Answer✔️✔️-potential
A BTU is defined as - Correct Answer✔️✔️-the amount of energy required to raise the
temperature of one LB of water by one degree Fahrenheit
the process of two smaller nuclei combining with one larger nucleus - Correct Answer✔️✔️-
nuclear fusion
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, the process of one larger nucleus dividing into two smaller nuclei - Correct Answer✔️✔️-nuclear
fission
oil and natural gas typically form in what environment - Correct Answer✔️✔️-marine life
preserved at the bottom of deep lakes
which fossil fuel contains ash - Correct Answer✔️✔️-coal
how many ranks of coal are there - Correct Answer✔️✔️-4
which coal rank has the highest heating value - Correct Answer✔️✔️-anthracite
which is more expensive, $100/ton of coal or $3/mcf of natural gas - Correct Answer✔️✔️-coal
what is work - Correct Answer✔️✔️-force x displacement
a power plant produces 50 MJ of useful energy and 200 MJ of wasted heat. what is the efficiency? -
Correct Answer✔️✔️-20% (50/250)
what is the main use for petroleum - Correct Answer✔️✔️-transportation
what is the main component of natural gas - Correct Answer✔️✔️-methane
which fossil fuel is the cleanest burning - Correct Answer✔️✔️-natural gas
is the US a new importer or exporter of natural gas - Correct Answer✔️✔️-exporter
how much did the temp warm from 1850-2007 - Correct Answer✔️✔️-0.85 C
how much carbon dioxide have we emitted into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels since the
industrial revolution - Correct Answer✔️✔️-half a trillion tons
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and Answers
At current US reserves, how long will natural gas last? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-86 years
what size of particulates are the most harmful to human health - Correct Answer✔️✔️-0.1 - 2.0
microns
The three main problems with fossil fuels are that they are non-renewable, pollution, and climate
change - Correct Answer✔️✔️-true
as population increases, energy consumption increases - Correct Answer✔️✔️-true
what is energy - Correct Answer✔️✔️-the capacity to do work
what is the form of energy contained in a dam called - Correct Answer✔️✔️-potential
A BTU is defined as - Correct Answer✔️✔️-the amount of energy required to raise the
temperature of one LB of water by one degree Fahrenheit
the process of two smaller nuclei combining with one larger nucleus - Correct Answer✔️✔️-
nuclear fusion
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, the process of one larger nucleus dividing into two smaller nuclei - Correct Answer✔️✔️-nuclear
fission
oil and natural gas typically form in what environment - Correct Answer✔️✔️-marine life
preserved at the bottom of deep lakes
which fossil fuel contains ash - Correct Answer✔️✔️-coal
how many ranks of coal are there - Correct Answer✔️✔️-4
which coal rank has the highest heating value - Correct Answer✔️✔️-anthracite
which is more expensive, $100/ton of coal or $3/mcf of natural gas - Correct Answer✔️✔️-coal
what is work - Correct Answer✔️✔️-force x displacement
a power plant produces 50 MJ of useful energy and 200 MJ of wasted heat. what is the efficiency? -
Correct Answer✔️✔️-20% (50/250)
what is the main use for petroleum - Correct Answer✔️✔️-transportation
what is the main component of natural gas - Correct Answer✔️✔️-methane
which fossil fuel is the cleanest burning - Correct Answer✔️✔️-natural gas
is the US a new importer or exporter of natural gas - Correct Answer✔️✔️-exporter
how much did the temp warm from 1850-2007 - Correct Answer✔️✔️-0.85 C
how much carbon dioxide have we emitted into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels since the
industrial revolution - Correct Answer✔️✔️-half a trillion tons
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