APES Mock Exam Review || Questions and 100% Accurate Answers.
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APES M
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APES M
The majority of commercial energy in the world comes from... correct answers Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
Biomass energy is... correct answers ~Created when biomass is being burned or oxidized
~Renewable
~Includes wood, waste, alcohol fuels, green waste, food waste, biodegradable municipal solid...
APES Mock Exam Review || Questions and 100% Accurate
Answers.
The majority of commercial energy in the world comes from... correct answers Coal, Oil, and
Natural Gas
Biomass energy is... correct answers ~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 correct answers Energy involved in any physical or chemical
change is neither created nor destroyed, only changed from one form to another
Second Law of Thermodynamics correct answers 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? correct answers ~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? correct answers
~Cleaner
~Burns completely
~Still emits CO2
~Less expensive than oil
~Flammable
Passive Solar Heating correct answers ~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 correct answers Amount of time it takes for one-half of a radioactive material to decay
, Diagram of a Nuclear Reactor correct answers 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... correct answers ~Gold
~Chromium
~Antimony
~Coal
~Iron Ore
~Manganese
~Nickel
~Phosphates
~Tin
~Uranium
~Gem Diamonds
~Platinum
~Copper
~Vanadium
~Salt
~Natural Gas
Japan has... correct answers ~Negligible mineral resources
~Fish
~Virtually no energy natural resources
United States has... correct answers ~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... correct answers Coal and liquefied natural gas
U.S. has the world's largest reserves of... correct answers Coal
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