Unit 6 APES Exam Review Questions and Answers
Compare a nonrenewable to a renewable energy source - -Nonrenewable resources exist
in a fixed amount and cannot be replaced on a human timescale (Examples: coal, oil,
natural gas, nuclear). Renewable resources can be replenished naturally at or near the rate
of consumption (Examples: solar, biomass, geothermal, wind, hydropower).
-Identify three examples of renewable resources and three examples of nonrenewable
resources. - -Non Renewable- coal, oil, natural gas
Renewable- solar, biomass, geothermal
-How do developed and developing countries compare when it comes to energy
consumption? Why? - -Developed countries use more energy because they have more
resources too and have more things that need energy consumption compared to
developing countries who use other resources besides energy
-What type of country (developed or developing) uses more fossil fuels? Why? - -
Developing countries use more fossil fuels because they don't have other resources to
create energy like developed countries
-Does industrialization lead to high energy consumption rates? Why/why not? - -Yes,
because more industries use energy for lighting and working machines which leads to a lot
of energy that is produced in industries and factories
-Why is wood fuel commonly used in developing countries? - -Easy accessibility
-What are some environmental concerns with using wood as an energy source? - -Particle
emissions that turn into smog
-List three air pollutants that are emitted during the burning of coal. - -Mercury, lead,
sulfur dioxide
-Place the following 8 events in chronological order: the oil spill of the Exxon Valdez; the
meltdown of the reactor at Chernobyl; the discovery of contamination at Love Canal; The
first Earth Day; the leak of methyl isocyanate in Bhopal; the drafting of the Kyoto Protocol;
the ratification of the Montreal Protocol, passage of the US Endangered Species Act - -Earth
day, U.S endangered species act, love canal, montreal protocol, bhopal, chernobyl, exxon
valdez, kyoto protocol
-Strengthen this weak statement: "Fossil fuel use releases carbon dioxide, which causes the
greenhouse effect." - -When fossil fuels are burned, they release carbon dioxide and other
greenhouse gases, which results in trapping heat into our atmosphere and makes them
primary contributors to global warming and climate change
, -List 4 products that are derived primarily from crude oil - -Gasoline, heating oil, jet fuel,
and asphalt
-The acronym OPEC refers to the ____________________________________________ and it is important
because: - -Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, it ensures the stabilization
of oil markets in order to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to
consumers
-Explain what the Deepwater Horizon was, where it went, and why it is significant. - -The
Deepwater Horizon was an explosion at a BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, it
released 780 million and killed 6000 sea turtles, 26,000 marine mammals, and 82,000
birds.
-The acronym ANWR refers to the _________________________________ and it is important
because: - -Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, exploration might yield up to 1.4 trillion of oil
and natural gas, will harm pristine habitat and the human population as well
-The acronym CAFE refers to the _____________________________________ and it is important
because: - -Corporate Average Fuel Economy, it's goal is to reduce energy consumption by
increasing the fuel economy of cars and light trucks
-Compare tar sand to shale oil. What are some environmental concerns of each of these? - -
Tar sand is a combination of clay, sand, water, and bitumen, which is a heavy hydrocarbon,
and can be upgraded to synthetic crude oil. Shale oil is a form of sedimentary rock that
contains kerogen which is released in a petroleum like liquid when the rock is heated.
Some environmental concerns of tar sand are the emissions of greenhouse gas pollution
from oil consumption and environmental concerns of shale oil is water and air pollution,
waste management, and land use.
-What is cogeneration? Why does this process increase efficiency? - -Cogeneration is the
production of two useful forms of energy, such as high temperature heat or steam and
electricity from the same fuel source. This process increases efficiency by using only one
source of fuel to produce two forms of energy instead of using 2 different fuel sources
-Which country contains the largest amount of coal? - -United States
-What country contains the largest amount of crude oil? - -Venezuela
-What country contains the largest amount of natural gas? - -Russia
-What country contains the largest amount of uranium 235? - -Australia
-What country contains the largest amount of geothermal energy? - -United States
-Describe how fossil fuels are ignited and converted into electricity. - -When fossil fuels
are burned carbon and hydrogen react with oxygen in air to carbon dioxide and water.
Compare a nonrenewable to a renewable energy source - -Nonrenewable resources exist
in a fixed amount and cannot be replaced on a human timescale (Examples: coal, oil,
natural gas, nuclear). Renewable resources can be replenished naturally at or near the rate
of consumption (Examples: solar, biomass, geothermal, wind, hydropower).
-Identify three examples of renewable resources and three examples of nonrenewable
resources. - -Non Renewable- coal, oil, natural gas
Renewable- solar, biomass, geothermal
-How do developed and developing countries compare when it comes to energy
consumption? Why? - -Developed countries use more energy because they have more
resources too and have more things that need energy consumption compared to
developing countries who use other resources besides energy
-What type of country (developed or developing) uses more fossil fuels? Why? - -
Developing countries use more fossil fuels because they don't have other resources to
create energy like developed countries
-Does industrialization lead to high energy consumption rates? Why/why not? - -Yes,
because more industries use energy for lighting and working machines which leads to a lot
of energy that is produced in industries and factories
-Why is wood fuel commonly used in developing countries? - -Easy accessibility
-What are some environmental concerns with using wood as an energy source? - -Particle
emissions that turn into smog
-List three air pollutants that are emitted during the burning of coal. - -Mercury, lead,
sulfur dioxide
-Place the following 8 events in chronological order: the oil spill of the Exxon Valdez; the
meltdown of the reactor at Chernobyl; the discovery of contamination at Love Canal; The
first Earth Day; the leak of methyl isocyanate in Bhopal; the drafting of the Kyoto Protocol;
the ratification of the Montreal Protocol, passage of the US Endangered Species Act - -Earth
day, U.S endangered species act, love canal, montreal protocol, bhopal, chernobyl, exxon
valdez, kyoto protocol
-Strengthen this weak statement: "Fossil fuel use releases carbon dioxide, which causes the
greenhouse effect." - -When fossil fuels are burned, they release carbon dioxide and other
greenhouse gases, which results in trapping heat into our atmosphere and makes them
primary contributors to global warming and climate change
, -List 4 products that are derived primarily from crude oil - -Gasoline, heating oil, jet fuel,
and asphalt
-The acronym OPEC refers to the ____________________________________________ and it is important
because: - -Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, it ensures the stabilization
of oil markets in order to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to
consumers
-Explain what the Deepwater Horizon was, where it went, and why it is significant. - -The
Deepwater Horizon was an explosion at a BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, it
released 780 million and killed 6000 sea turtles, 26,000 marine mammals, and 82,000
birds.
-The acronym ANWR refers to the _________________________________ and it is important
because: - -Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, exploration might yield up to 1.4 trillion of oil
and natural gas, will harm pristine habitat and the human population as well
-The acronym CAFE refers to the _____________________________________ and it is important
because: - -Corporate Average Fuel Economy, it's goal is to reduce energy consumption by
increasing the fuel economy of cars and light trucks
-Compare tar sand to shale oil. What are some environmental concerns of each of these? - -
Tar sand is a combination of clay, sand, water, and bitumen, which is a heavy hydrocarbon,
and can be upgraded to synthetic crude oil. Shale oil is a form of sedimentary rock that
contains kerogen which is released in a petroleum like liquid when the rock is heated.
Some environmental concerns of tar sand are the emissions of greenhouse gas pollution
from oil consumption and environmental concerns of shale oil is water and air pollution,
waste management, and land use.
-What is cogeneration? Why does this process increase efficiency? - -Cogeneration is the
production of two useful forms of energy, such as high temperature heat or steam and
electricity from the same fuel source. This process increases efficiency by using only one
source of fuel to produce two forms of energy instead of using 2 different fuel sources
-Which country contains the largest amount of coal? - -United States
-What country contains the largest amount of crude oil? - -Venezuela
-What country contains the largest amount of natural gas? - -Russia
-What country contains the largest amount of uranium 235? - -Australia
-What country contains the largest amount of geothermal energy? - -United States
-Describe how fossil fuels are ignited and converted into electricity. - -When fossil fuels
are burned carbon and hydrogen react with oxygen in air to carbon dioxide and water.
