Chapter 17 Study Guide

Multiple Choice

The energy of motion is: kinetic energy

Plugging your cell phone into an outlet to charge it, what kind of energy are you using? (transportation, industry, residential, commercial)

What does the fact that fossil fuels formed at the bottom of swamps imply? There was little or no oxygen

What happens in the primary extraction of oil? Oil rises in the well without having to be pumped

How is natural gas transported from its source to where it is used? pipelines

If fossil fuels continue to be used at their current rate, which will probably be used up first? (coal, oil, natural gas, methane hydrate)

How does strip-mining speed up the process of acid drainage? Exposes large areas of rock area that have sulfide minerals

Which country or region is coal-rich and oil-poor? United States

In a nuclear power plant, nuclear fission take place in the: (generator, cooling tower, reactor vessel, condenser) reactor vessel

What is the purpose of the chain reaction in a nuclear power plant? Produces heat and steam that turn the turbine

True/False

Thermal energy travels through space in the form of waves. False

In developed nations, most energy use provides the basic necessities of daily living. False

About half of the electricity generated in the U.S. comes from coal. True

A nation that has a large crude oil reserve is Russia. True

The reaction that drives the release of nuclear energy in power plants is nuclear fusion. False

Completion

Food contains ______chemical______energy, which is stored in the bonds of its molecules.

The process that separates crude oil into different fuels and other substances is called ______refining______. An alternative fossil fuel that is found in the deep ocean floor is ______methane hydrate______.

Nuclear waste is difficult to dispose of because it is ____radioactive______.

Generating energy from nuclear fusion is not yet feasible because the reaction requires an extremely high ______temperature______.

Science Skills

Use the illustration to answer the following questions. On your own!!

1. According to the diagram, three things that are needed to produce coal are ______, ______, and ______.

2. Anthracite coal releases more energy when it is burned than lignite does. Use the diagram to explain why this statement is true.

3. Why is there more pressure on the buried ancient plants on the right side of the diagram than on the left side?

4. According to the diagram, which type of fuel is most likely to be mined by subsurface mining?

5. According to the diagram, ______is the fuel that forms first when the remains of plants decay.