
<p> Chapter 17 Study Guide</p><p>Multiple Choice</p><p>The energy of motion is: kinetic energy</p><p>Plugging your cell phone into an outlet to charge it, what kind of energy are you using? (transportation, industry, residential, commercial)</p><p>What does the fact that fossil fuels formed at the bottom of swamps imply? There was little or no oxygen</p><p>What happens in the primary extraction of oil? Oil rises in the well without having to be pumped</p><p>How is natural gas transported from its source to where it is used? pipelines</p><p>If fossil fuels continue to be used at their current rate, which will probably be used up first? (coal, oil, natural gas, methane hydrate)</p><p>How does strip-mining speed up the process of acid drainage? Exposes large areas of rock area that have sulfide minerals</p><p>Which country or region is coal-rich and oil-poor? United States</p><p>In a nuclear power plant, nuclear fission take place in the: (generator, cooling tower, reactor vessel, condenser) reactor vessel</p><p>What is the purpose of the chain reaction in a nuclear power plant? Produces heat and steam that turn the turbine</p><p>True/False</p><p>Thermal energy travels through space in the form of waves. False</p><p>In developed nations, most energy use provides the basic necessities of daily living. False</p><p>About half of the electricity generated in the U.S. comes from coal. True</p><p>A nation that has a large crude oil reserve is Russia. True</p><p>The reaction that drives the release of nuclear energy in power plants is nuclear fusion. False</p><p>Completion</p><p>Food contains ______chemical______energy, which is stored in the bonds of its molecules.</p><p>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______.</p><p>Nuclear waste is difficult to dispose of because it is ____radioactive______. </p><p>Generating energy from nuclear fusion is not yet feasible because the reaction requires an extremely high ______temperature______.</p><p>Science Skills</p><p>Use the illustration to answer the following questions. On your own!!</p><p>1. According to the diagram, three things that are needed to produce coal are ______, ______, and ______.</p><p>2. Anthracite coal releases more energy when it is burned than lignite does. Use the diagram to explain why this statement is true.</p><p>3. Why is there more pressure on the buried ancient plants on the right side of the diagram than on the left side?</p><p>4. According to the diagram, which type of fuel is most likely to be mined by subsurface mining?</p><p>5. According to the diagram, ______is the fuel that forms first when the remains of plants decay.</p>
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