Unit 6 APES

Identify a method that can be used for both oil and natural gas extraction.

• mountain top removal

• strip mining

• hydraulic fracturing

• subsurface mining

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The major downside to hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is that

• the empty spaces left behind can result in earthquakes or buildings collapsing

• the equipment that is used is very cheap and often falls apart after a single use

• the fracking chemicals could get into aquifers and groundwater

• all of these 

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In nuclear power plants, the _________ are used to prevent a meltdown during nuclear fission.

• fuel rods

• control rods

• on site storage facilities 

• pellets of uranium

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Nuclear energy generates ________ waste instead of _____________.

• radioactive, air pollutants

• air pollutants, ash

• CO2, uranium ore

• radioactive, uranium ore

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Which of the following energy sources has the lowest negative environmental impacts?

• Biomass

• Nuclear

• Natural Gas

• Solar

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Heating and cooling buildings by exchange with shallow groundwater systems is considered a form of ___ energy.  

• geothermal

• solar

• kinetic

• potential

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Which conventional fossil fuel resource is in largest supply worldwide?

• Biomass

• Natural gas

• Uranium

• Oil

• Coal

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Which of the following is a negative consequence associated with photovoltaic solar cells?

• Photovoltaic solar cells increase the reliance on transport of fuels long distances from energy sources to homeowners

• Smog and ground-level ozone can be created from pollutants released from photovoltaic solar cells during electricity generation

• The manufacture of photovoltaic solar cells involves toxic metals that can be released into the environment

• The installation of photovoltaic solar cells on houses and other buildings can result in the release of chemicals that destroy stratospheric ozone

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Many environmentalists consider Egypt's Aswan High dam on the Nile River to be an ecological disaster. Which of the following is the best evidence to support this viewpoint?

• Creation of the dam flooded important archaeological sites

• Sardine populations near the Nile delta increased exponentially as a result of decreased annual rates of water flow

• The Aswan High Dam supplies one-third of the electrical power used in Egypt

• Most of the nutrient-rich silt that the Nile annually deposited downstream is now deposited behind the dam

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Where is the potential energy stored in a fossil fuel?

• Neutrons

• Protons

• Mass

• Chemical Bonds

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