Ch. 8. EVR.

Choose the correct historical sequence of fuel use in the U.S. from 1800 to the present.

•   wood, coal, oil, gas

•   coal, wood, gas, oil

• gas, oil, coal, wood

•   wood, oil, coal, gas

•   oil, wood, coal, gas

What was the chief reason for people to leave farms and move to urban areas during the 1800s?

•   several years of drought

•   low market prices for farm products

•   factories required a supply of labor

•   more roads made transportation easier

From an historical perspective, which one of the following causes the greatest alteration in people's lifestyle?

•   television

•   prefabricated housing

•   automobile

•   electric appliances

Energy use

•   is growing rapidly in economically developed countries.

•   per person is low in economically developed countries.

•   growing rapidly in newly industrialized countries.

•   decreasing world-wide.

The most energy demanding activity in typical home is

•   lighting.

•   heating and cooling.

•   appliances.

•   computers and electronics.

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The recent development of ________ technology has greatly increased the supply of natural gas.

•   slope drilling

•   fracking

•   horizontal drilling

•   deep well pumping

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The remains of plants, animals, and microorganisms are commonly referred to as

•   wood.

•   compost.

•   fossil fuel.

•   organic fuel.

The energy consumption behavior of most people is motivated by

•   the desire to do the right thing.

•   conservation.

•   public health.

•   economics.

• politics

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People in less developed countries use a high proportion of their energy for

•   industrial purposes.

•   agriculture.

•   transportation.

•   residential uses.

The Industrial Revolution

•   is based on the use of automobiles.

•   resulted in the development of factories.

•   resulted in better working condition.

•   caused people to leave cities for rural areas.

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