APES Mock Exam Review Questions with Solutions
The majority of commercial energy in the world comes from... - -Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
-Biomass energy is... - -~Created when biomass is being burned or oxidized
~Renewable
~Includes wood, waste, alcohol fuels, green waste, food waste, biodegradable municipal
solid waste
~Used for cooking and keeping warm in less-developed countries where electricity is not
as widespread
-First Law of Thermodynamics - -Energy involved in any physical or chemical change is
neither created nor destroyed, only changed from one form to another
-Second Law of Thermodynamics - -During an energy conversions, not all of the usable
energy (free energy) of the reactants are converted to usable energy in the products; some
of the usable energy is converted to unusable energy. The amount of usable energy will
decrease and the amount of unusable will increase in each trophic level
-What would make energy use in cars increase? - -~Government subsidies that keep gas
prices low
~Removal of taxes from gasoline
~Raising the speed limit
~Limiting the development of public transportation
-What are the advantages and disadvantages of using natural gas over oil? - -~Cleaner
~Burns completely
~Still emits CO2
~Less expensive than oil
~Flammable
-Passive Solar Heating - -~Occurs when a building or some element of it takes advantage
of natural energy characteristics in materials and air created by exposure to the sun
~Traps the heat in the building
~Have few moving parts and no mechanical system
~Require minimal maintenance
~Similar to greenhouse effect
~Used at any time of the year
~Does not produce pollution
-Half-life - -Amount of time it takes for one-half of a radioactive material to decay
-Diagram of a Nuclear Reactor - -Shows that in the core the nuclear energy is converted to
heat energy; the heat energy is used to make steam, and the steam turns turbines to
generate electrical energy
, -South Africa has reserves of... - -~Gold
~Chromium
~Antimony
~Coal
~Iron Ore
~Manganese
~Nickel
~Phosphates
~Tin
~Uranium
~Gem Diamonds
~Platinum
~Copper
~Vanadium
~Salt
~Natural Gas
-Japan has... - -~Negligible mineral resources
~Fish
~Virtually no energy natural resources
-United States has... - -~Coal
~Copper
~Lead
~Molybdenum
~Phosphates
~Uranium
~Bauxite
~Gold
~Iron
~Mercury
~Nickel
~Potash
~Silver
~Tungsten
~Petroleum
~Natural Gas
~Timber
-Japan is the world's largest importer of... - -Coal and liquefied natural gas
-U.S. has the world's largest reserves of... - -Coal
-US's coal reserves make up for _____ of the world's total. - -27%
The majority of commercial energy in the world comes from... - -Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
-Biomass energy is... - -~Created when biomass is being burned or oxidized
~Renewable
~Includes wood, waste, alcohol fuels, green waste, food waste, biodegradable municipal
solid waste
~Used for cooking and keeping warm in less-developed countries where electricity is not
as widespread
-First Law of Thermodynamics - -Energy involved in any physical or chemical change is
neither created nor destroyed, only changed from one form to another
-Second Law of Thermodynamics - -During an energy conversions, not all of the usable
energy (free energy) of the reactants are converted to usable energy in the products; some
of the usable energy is converted to unusable energy. The amount of usable energy will
decrease and the amount of unusable will increase in each trophic level
-What would make energy use in cars increase? - -~Government subsidies that keep gas
prices low
~Removal of taxes from gasoline
~Raising the speed limit
~Limiting the development of public transportation
-What are the advantages and disadvantages of using natural gas over oil? - -~Cleaner
~Burns completely
~Still emits CO2
~Less expensive than oil
~Flammable
-Passive Solar Heating - -~Occurs when a building or some element of it takes advantage
of natural energy characteristics in materials and air created by exposure to the sun
~Traps the heat in the building
~Have few moving parts and no mechanical system
~Require minimal maintenance
~Similar to greenhouse effect
~Used at any time of the year
~Does not produce pollution
-Half-life - -Amount of time it takes for one-half of a radioactive material to decay
-Diagram of a Nuclear Reactor - -Shows that in the core the nuclear energy is converted to
heat energy; the heat energy is used to make steam, and the steam turns turbines to
generate electrical energy
, -South Africa has reserves of... - -~Gold
~Chromium
~Antimony
~Coal
~Iron Ore
~Manganese
~Nickel
~Phosphates
~Tin
~Uranium
~Gem Diamonds
~Platinum
~Copper
~Vanadium
~Salt
~Natural Gas
-Japan has... - -~Negligible mineral resources
~Fish
~Virtually no energy natural resources
-United States has... - -~Coal
~Copper
~Lead
~Molybdenum
~Phosphates
~Uranium
~Bauxite
~Gold
~Iron
~Mercury
~Nickel
~Potash
~Silver
~Tungsten
~Petroleum
~Natural Gas
~Timber
-Japan is the world's largest importer of... - -Coal and liquefied natural gas
-U.S. has the world's largest reserves of... - -Coal
-US's coal reserves make up for _____ of the world's total. - -27%
