6011 PUBH Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024
The type of solar power that focuses the sun's energy to boil water and sending the steam through a traditional steam turbine is called__________.
a. Photovoltaic Solar Power
b. Solar Steam Power
c. Concentrating Solar Power
d. This technology doe...
6011 PUBH Exam Questions & Answers
2023/2024
The type of solar power that focuses the sun's energy to boil water and sending the steam through a
traditional steam turbine is called__________.
a. Photovoltaic Solar Power
b. Solar Steam Power
c. Concentrating Solar Power
d. This technology does not exist - ANSWER-c. Concentrating Solar Power
Up until about 1960, which form of energy was used more than any other ?
a. Petroleum
b. Coal
c. Natural Gas - ANSWER-b. Coal
Compared to historic oil fields, the energy return on energy invested (EROI) is _____________ for shale
oil.
a. much lower
b. much higher
c. there is no such thing as EROI - ANSWER-a. much lower
Of the natural gas consumed in the United States, about _________ currently comes from hydraulic
fracturing.
a. 5%
b. 20%
c. 66%
d. 95% - ANSWER-c. 66%
Mining for copper ore is best an example of ___________.
, a. Material Manufacture
b. Raw Material Acquisition
c. Product Manufacture
d. Product Disposal - ANSWER-b. Raw Material Acquisition
The pre-industrial concentration of CO2 on earth is closest to ___________.
a. 300 ppm
b. 300 ppb
c. 400 ppm
d. 400 ppb - ANSWER-a. 300 ppm
Which chemical is not a greenhouse gas ?
a. water vapor
b. carbon dioxide
c. lead
d. methane - ANSWER-c. lead
Major energy sources and percent contribution - ANSWER-Petroleum: 37%
Natural gas: 29%
Coal: 14%
Nuclear: 9%
Renewable: 8%
Hydro: 3%
What is the Human Development Index? - ANSWER-Measurement of people's quality of life that gives
each country a score based on it's people's average
Prosperity
Education
Lifespan
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