If considering only electricity production, nuclear energy produces____ A) no CO
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If considering only electricity production, nuclear energy produces____
A) no CO2
B) about the same amount of CO2 as fossil fuels
C) significantly more CO2 than fossil fuels
D) significantly less CO2 than fossil fuels, but a measurable amount
As of today, high level nuclear waste in the US is stored _____
A) at Yucca Mountain
B) at each reactor site
C) on the moon
D) in the ocean
The majority of the uranium used for electricity production comes from_____
A) underground mines
B) surface mines
C) decommissioned nuclear weapons
D) the moons of Uranus
Most of the nuclear energy used in the U.S. is used for ____
A) transportation fuel
B) public water heating
C) electricity production
D) bombardment of Afghanistan
A spent nuclear fuel rod is ____
A) no longer radioactive, but still dangerous
B) no longer radioactive and no longer dangerous
C) no longer able to produce electricity, but still radioactive
Electricity is generated in a nuclear power plant because___
A) A nuclear reaction of uranium generates electricity directly
B) Uranium is burned which boils water and the steam turns a turbine
C) A nuclear reaction of uranium generates heat which boils water and the steam turns a turbine
D) Radiation released from uranium is converted into electricity by a centrifuge
Enrichment of uranium is necessary____
A) only for construction of atomic weapons
B) in order to make the uranium safe to transport from the mine site
C) only for fusion nuclear reactors
D) for any commercial or military application of nuclear energy
A uranium fission reaction occurs when____
A) uranium is placed in boiling water
B) uranium is set on fire
C) uranium is hit with a neutron
D) uranium is enriched
The average oil and gas fracking operation in Kansas uses ______ per well.
A) 50,000 gallons of water
B) 100,000 gallons of water
C) 500,000 gallons of water
D) 1 million gallons of water
E) 2 million gallons of water
What is closest to the number of mountains that have been destroyed during mountaintop removal in the U.S._____
A) 50
B) 500
C) 5000
D) 15000
In order to release the energy from a fossil fuel, humans typically ____
A) burn them
B) refine them
C) process them
D) spill them
Surface mining is the typical extraction technique for ___
A) coal
B) tar shale
C) petroleum
D) natural gas
E) both A and B
F) both C and D
Primary and secondary recovery from well sites are the typical extraction technique for ____
A) coal
B) tar shale
C) petroleum
D) natural gas
E) both A and B
F) both C and D
During the early part of petroleum extraction in Kansas, technology available would be able to extract approximately ___
A) 10% of the total petroleum
B) 25% of the total petroleum
C) 50% of the total petroleum
D) 75% of the total petroleum
E) 100% of the total petroleum
During the Obama administration, petroleum production has ____ in Kansas and ____ in the U.S. overall.
A) increased
Explanation / Answer
1-A
2-B
3-A
4-C
5-C
6-D
Enrichment of uranium is necessary. D
A uranium fission reaction occurs when-C
The average oil and gas fracking operation in Kansas uses ______ per well.-A
What is closest to the number of mountains that have been destroyed during mountaintop removal in the U.S.-B
In order to release the energy from a fossil fuel, humans typically ____-B
Surface mining is the typical extraction technique for ___F
Primary and secondary recovery from well sites are the typical extraction technique for ____-E
During the early part of petroleum extraction in Kansas, technology available would be able to extract approximately ___-C
During the Obama administration, petroleum production has ____ in Kansas and ____ in the U.S. overall.-A
The fossil fuel whose primary use in the U.S. is for electricity generation___-C
The fossil fuel whose use is increasing the most in the U.S. and worldwide___B
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