ENVS final
Energy and Environment Quiz
Test your knowledge on energy resources, environmental impact, and sustainability practices with this comprehensive quiz. Designed for students, educators, and anyone interested in understanding the dynamics of energy consumption and its effects on our planet.
- 23 thought-provoking questions
- Multiple choice and checkbox formats
- Gain insights into your knowledge about energy sources and environmental issues
What is the total amount of high quality energy available after energy needed to make it available is subtracted
Net energy
Total energy
Useful energy
Entropy
In order to get high quality energy you must use high quality energy. This rule is the result of which of the following?
The law of diminishing returns
The universal law of energy
The first law of thermodynamics
The second law of thermodynamics
Currently oil has a high net energy ratio because
Is found in small deposits
Is found in stable countries
Comes from cheap to extract oil deposits
Comes from inaccessible places
The second law of thermodynamics states that
Low quality energy becomes static
The amount of energy in the universe is constantly changing
Some high quality energy is always degraded
High quality energy does not degrade
If natural gas prices remain affordable, increased production would
Make nuclear plants more affordable
Reduce the use of coal burning plants
Accelerate the use of solar
Accelerate the use of wind
Which of the following is true of natural gas
It is easy to transport
It has a high net energy ratio
It emits less carbon dioxide
It is pumped into pressurized tanks at deep sea oil rigs
The slowest growing form of commercial energy is
Nuclear
Coal
Natural gas
Solar
What percentage of commercial energy used in the USA is wasted unnecessarily
11%
23%
33%
43%
The best way to reduce our unnecessary waste of energy is to improve
Solar cells
Hydroelectric
Coal mining techniques
Energy efficiency
Switching the USA to a smart gride would save the economy what amount per year the next 20 years?
1 trillion
800 billion
500 billion
100 billion
Which of the following is least likely to waste large amounts of energy and money when used
Your mom
Internal combustion engines
Nuclear power plants
Mass transit
Rapidly changing climate is least likely to affect
Where food is grown
How much food can be grown
The frequency and severity of droughts/flooding
What kinds of economies will exist
By 2050, what population of the world's population will live in urban areas
One fourth
One third
Two thirds
Three quarters
In 2012, there were _____ megacities with more than 10 million people
18
7
26
32
In less developed countries, poverty is way of life for how many people currently
500 million
4 billion
2 billion
1 billion
What percentage of energy in the USA is renewable
5%
10%
15%
20%
What percentage of the world's electricity is produced through coal?
42%
57%
33%
64%
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