EGEE Exam 1
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
The amount of energy used to heat a home can be measured using - CORRECT ANSWER -
Kilowatt hours
What is the ratio of useful energy to total input energy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Efficiency
Which sector is the largest consumer of energy in the U.S.? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Transportation
A driver requires 60,000 BTU of energy. This drive takes half a gallon of gasoline, which cost $3
per gallon. An electric car costs $0.08 per kWh to operate. Which takes more energy for the
drive, the car or the electric car? - CORRECT ANSWER - Both take the same energy for the
drive
Which is the mode of heat transfer through a moving fluid medium called? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Convection
What is the mode of heat transfer via electromagnetic waves called? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Radiation
What is the mode of heat transfer though a solid medium called? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Conduction
In the US. more electricity is generated from _______ than from any other source. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Fossil Fuels
T/F - Most of the energy demand in the US is met y renewable energy sources. - CORRECT
ANSWER - FALSE
, We get most of our energy from nonrenewable energy sources, which include the fossil fuels:
oil, natural gas, and coal
T/F - Efficiency is defined as the amount of useful energy generated during an energy conversion
divided by the total energy input. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
A kWh is a unit of? - CORRECT ANSWER - energy
1 calorie is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1g of water by -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1 degree celsius
Which of the following is a unit of energy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Joule
Which of the following is a unit of power - CORRECT ANSWER - Watt
A watt is a unit of - CORRECT ANSWER - Power
True/False - Energy can be defined as the capacity to do work - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Work is measured as - CORRECT ANSWER - Force' Displacement
True/False - Energy is the rate at which work is done. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
True/False - Work can be converted to heat or thermal energy. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The capacity to do work - CORRECT ANSWER - energy
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
The amount of energy used to heat a home can be measured using - CORRECT ANSWER -
Kilowatt hours
What is the ratio of useful energy to total input energy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Efficiency
Which sector is the largest consumer of energy in the U.S.? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Transportation
A driver requires 60,000 BTU of energy. This drive takes half a gallon of gasoline, which cost $3
per gallon. An electric car costs $0.08 per kWh to operate. Which takes more energy for the
drive, the car or the electric car? - CORRECT ANSWER - Both take the same energy for the
drive
Which is the mode of heat transfer through a moving fluid medium called? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Convection
What is the mode of heat transfer via electromagnetic waves called? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Radiation
What is the mode of heat transfer though a solid medium called? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Conduction
In the US. more electricity is generated from _______ than from any other source. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Fossil Fuels
T/F - Most of the energy demand in the US is met y renewable energy sources. - CORRECT
ANSWER - FALSE
, We get most of our energy from nonrenewable energy sources, which include the fossil fuels:
oil, natural gas, and coal
T/F - Efficiency is defined as the amount of useful energy generated during an energy conversion
divided by the total energy input. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
A kWh is a unit of? - CORRECT ANSWER - energy
1 calorie is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1g of water by -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1 degree celsius
Which of the following is a unit of energy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Joule
Which of the following is a unit of power - CORRECT ANSWER - Watt
A watt is a unit of - CORRECT ANSWER - Power
True/False - Energy can be defined as the capacity to do work - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Work is measured as - CORRECT ANSWER - Force' Displacement
True/False - Energy is the rate at which work is done. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
True/False - Work can be converted to heat or thermal energy. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The capacity to do work - CORRECT ANSWER - energy
