EGEE 102 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
energy - CORRECT ANSWER - property of matter that can be converted into work, heat or
radiation; capacity to do work; can be converted into work, heat, or radiation
energy units - CORRECT ANSWER - BTU
calories
kWh
joules
power - CORRECT ANSWER - rate at which work is done; energy(work)/time
country with most energy consumption per capita - CORRECT ANSWER - USA
country with most affordable energy - CORRECT ANSWER - Iceland
county with most energy intensity of G7 countries - CORRECT ANSWER - Canada
(US 2nd)
country with most energy intensity of G8 countries - CORRECT ANSWER - Russia
which fossil fuel is growing the fastest & is used most to provide energy? - CORRECT
ANSWER - petroleum
which fossil fuel is used the most for electricity generation? - CORRECT ANSWER - coal
, reserves - CORRECT ANSWER - resources that can be recovered economically with the
application of extraction technology available currently or in the foreseeable future
resources - CORRECT ANSWER - portion of energy known to exist or even suspected to
exist irrespective of technical or economic viability
location with most coal reserves - CORRECT ANSWER - far east & oceania
approx lifetime of coal (world) - CORRECT ANSWER - 270 years
location with almost all crude oil reserves - CORRECT ANSWER - middle east
approx lifetime of petroleum (world) - CORRECT ANSWER - 40 years
US - less than 10
2 locations with largest reserves - CORRECT ANSWER - middle east
E. Europe and FSU
approx lifetime of natural gas (world) - CORRECT ANSWER - 60 years
efficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - USEFUL output / input
boiler components - CORRECT ANSWER - chemical energy -> boiler -> thermal energy ->
turbine -> mech. energy -> generator -> elec. energy output
calculate overall efficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - just multiply
power units - CORRECT ANSWER - watt, kW, MW, J/s, J/hr, BTU/s, BTU/hr
Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
energy - CORRECT ANSWER - property of matter that can be converted into work, heat or
radiation; capacity to do work; can be converted into work, heat, or radiation
energy units - CORRECT ANSWER - BTU
calories
kWh
joules
power - CORRECT ANSWER - rate at which work is done; energy(work)/time
country with most energy consumption per capita - CORRECT ANSWER - USA
country with most affordable energy - CORRECT ANSWER - Iceland
county with most energy intensity of G7 countries - CORRECT ANSWER - Canada
(US 2nd)
country with most energy intensity of G8 countries - CORRECT ANSWER - Russia
which fossil fuel is growing the fastest & is used most to provide energy? - CORRECT
ANSWER - petroleum
which fossil fuel is used the most for electricity generation? - CORRECT ANSWER - coal
, reserves - CORRECT ANSWER - resources that can be recovered economically with the
application of extraction technology available currently or in the foreseeable future
resources - CORRECT ANSWER - portion of energy known to exist or even suspected to
exist irrespective of technical or economic viability
location with most coal reserves - CORRECT ANSWER - far east & oceania
approx lifetime of coal (world) - CORRECT ANSWER - 270 years
location with almost all crude oil reserves - CORRECT ANSWER - middle east
approx lifetime of petroleum (world) - CORRECT ANSWER - 40 years
US - less than 10
2 locations with largest reserves - CORRECT ANSWER - middle east
E. Europe and FSU
approx lifetime of natural gas (world) - CORRECT ANSWER - 60 years
efficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - USEFUL output / input
boiler components - CORRECT ANSWER - chemical energy -> boiler -> thermal energy ->
turbine -> mech. energy -> generator -> elec. energy output
calculate overall efficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - just multiply
power units - CORRECT ANSWER - watt, kW, MW, J/s, J/hr, BTU/s, BTU/hr
