GCU 364 Final Exam
1. Which of the following renewable energy sources produces more electricity
worldwide?
Answer Hydro
2. Most historians believe that the industrial revolution started in
Answer England
3. What are the two leading coal-producing states in the U.S.
Answer West Virginia & Wyoming
4. Historically, the most important area of the U.S. for the mining of anthracite
has been
Answer Eastern Pennsylvania
5. The U.S. imports more oil from
than from any other country
Answer Canada
,6. In terms of imports and refining capacity, which is the most
important PADD in the U.S.?
Answer PADD 3
7. Which country is the most significant exporter of coal?
Answer Australia
8. In considering the phrase "coming full circle," we note that humans started
from their earliest development unsung
. We are now heading toward a future that will rely on the same
resource
Answer Solar Energy
9. Hydropower is a combination of which of the following
Answer Gravity and Solar
10. The number of BTU's required to generate a kilowatthour of electricity is
known as the
Answer Heat Rate
,11. If we count oil sands, the two leading countries in terms of oil reserves
are
Answer Saudi Arabia and Canada
12. As the creation of coal progresses from peat to anthracite, so too does the
concentration of .
Answer Carbon
13. Until the Industrial Revolution, what fuel was used for warmth in Europe and
most of the rest of the world?
Answer Wood
14. What instrumental invention accelerated
the mining of coal
around 1750?
Answer Steam engine
15. LNG is which of the following
Answer A form of fossil fuel
, 16. More electricity comes
from nuclear power in
1. Which of the following renewable energy sources produces more electricity
worldwide?
Answer Hydro
2. Most historians believe that the industrial revolution started in
Answer England
3. What are the two leading coal-producing states in the U.S.
Answer West Virginia & Wyoming
4. Historically, the most important area of the U.S. for the mining of anthracite
has been
Answer Eastern Pennsylvania
5. The U.S. imports more oil from
than from any other country
Answer Canada
,6. In terms of imports and refining capacity, which is the most
important PADD in the U.S.?
Answer PADD 3
7. Which country is the most significant exporter of coal?
Answer Australia
8. In considering the phrase "coming full circle," we note that humans started
from their earliest development unsung
. We are now heading toward a future that will rely on the same
resource
Answer Solar Energy
9. Hydropower is a combination of which of the following
Answer Gravity and Solar
10. The number of BTU's required to generate a kilowatthour of electricity is
known as the
Answer Heat Rate
,11. If we count oil sands, the two leading countries in terms of oil reserves
are
Answer Saudi Arabia and Canada
12. As the creation of coal progresses from peat to anthracite, so too does the
concentration of .
Answer Carbon
13. Until the Industrial Revolution, what fuel was used for warmth in Europe and
most of the rest of the world?
Answer Wood
14. What instrumental invention accelerated
the mining of coal
around 1750?
Answer Steam engine
15. LNG is which of the following
Answer A form of fossil fuel
, 16. More electricity comes
from nuclear power in
