CHAPTER 10 (4)!!!!

which group is most likely to support large -scale funding of hydrogen research ?

• electric utilities

• sustainable developers

• fossil-fuel companies

• automobile manufactures

• heating and air-conditioning manufactures

which is an advantage of using hydrogen as an energy source ?

• Hydrogen is locked up in water and organic compounds

• Hydrogen fuel cells are inexpensive

• Hydrogen always produces fewer carbon dioxide emissions than coal or natural gas

• Hydrogen requires no storage systems

• Hydrogen produces no carbon dioxide emmisions if produced with renewables

The best alternative to gasoline and the best way to move forward in technology for powering vehicles is :

• diesel

• ethanol

• increasing fuel- efficiency standards

• electric hybrids

• biodiesel

what is the best way to encourage the general public's use of renewable energy resources ?

• advertising

• full-cost pricing for fossil fuels

• least-cost management

• reduced energy consumption

• subsidies for non renewable resources

which energy source is recommended to be used heavily in the transition from fossil fuels to locally available renewable resources ?

• geothermal

• wind

• nuclear energy

• petroluem

• natural gas

almost half of the commercial energy available for use in the united states is wasted due to inefficiencies in devices

• true

• false

Keeping energy prices artificially low has resulted in harmful environmentalenvironmental affects and wasteful energy use :

• true

• false

Green roofs could be used in office buildings to conserve heat in winter and cooling in summer :

• true

• false

energy efficiency measures are applied only to new construction projects as its too costly to apply energy efficieny measures to existing structures

• true

• false

cars can be more fuel efficient by utilizing ultralight and ultrastrong materials in their design

• true

• false