Apes Fuel Types and Uses

Which of the following best describes an advantage of burning biomass rather than burning fossil fuels in developing countries?

• Biomass production requires less open space than fossil fuel extraction does, so land is available for other purposes.

• Burning biomass is associated with fewer human respiratory concerns than fossil fuels are because it does not give off sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides.

• Biomass production is cheaper than fossil fuel extraction, making it more readily available for use.

• Burning biomass is more efficient than burning fossil fuels, providing more available energy from less of the resource.

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Burning one gallon of gasoline in a car releases approximately 20 pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere. One person drives 60,000 miles in a car that averages 30 miles per gallon (mpg), while another person drives 60,000 miles in a car that averages 20 mpg. Over the course of the 60,000 miles, how many fewer pounds of CO2 are released by the 30 mpg car than by the 20 mpg car?

• 2,000

• 8,000

• 20,000

• 80,000

• 100,000

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Based on the data, which of the following policies would most likely make the greatest reduction in the ecological footprint for all of the cities shown in the graph?

• Setting higher fuel efficiency standards for vehicles

• Increasing the cost to use public transportation

• Offering tax incentives to individuals who recycle clothing and home goods

• Subsidizing the cost of solar panel installation for homeowners

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Which of the following is a drawback to using biofuels, such as ethanol, as a fuel source?

• Ethanol-blended gasoline has higher carbon emissions than petroleum alone.

• The global demand for biofuels is continually decreasing.

• There is high energy investment in producing and processing the crops needed for ethanol production.

• Ethanol-blended gasoline increases the likelihood of freezing gas lines in winter months.

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Which of the following is an example of a renewable energy resource?

• Natural gas

• Hydroelectric Power

• Coal

• Nuclear Energy

• Petroleum

Natural gas is mostly made of which gas?

• oxygen

• methane

• hydrogen

• carbon dioxide

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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Which is the cleanest burning fossil fuel?

• Coal

• Natural gas

• Oil

• Uranium

Crude oil is also called what?

• biomass

• fossils

• coal

• petroleum

In the majority of less developed countries, the major source of energy for domestic use is which of the following?

• oil

• coal

• biomass

• Nuclear

• geothermal