ENERGY TRIVIA NIGHT (2025)

What country consumes roughly 40 percent more coal than the rest of the world combined?

• India

• China

• United States

• Russia

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is the name of the largest coal deposit in the United States?

• Permian Basin

• Williston Basin

• Appalachian Basin

• Powder River Basin

Steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) and cyclic steam stimulation (CSS) are methods of collecting which conventional energy source?

• Oil Sands

• Oil Shale

• Natural Gas

• Coal

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

With large amounts of Bitumen, _________ currently holds the the 3rd largest oil reserves in the world.

• Venezuela

• Columbia

• Canada

• United States

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the name of the largest oil-producing shale basin in the United States?

• Permian Basin

• Long Valley Basin

• Marcellus Shale Basin

• Utica Basin

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Associated natural gas is Methane found alongside which other energy source?

• Crude Oil

• Oil Shale

• Oil Sands

• Uranium Ore

What country is number one in terms of natural gas use, production, and supply?

• China

• United States

• Russia

• Germany

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Approximately what percent of oil production in the United States comes from fracking?

• 65%

• 44%

• 27%

• 9%

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

One kilogram of enriched Uranium (235), used in a light -water reactor, generates the same amount of electrify (kWh) as __________ kilograms of coal.

• 114 kg

• 1,400 kg

• 10,000 kg

• 14,000kg

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3D

How many nuclear power plants are currently operating in the United States?

• 54 power plants

• 95 power plants

• 23 power plants

• 3 power plants