What You Need To Know About Energy
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True or False: Burning coal in electric power plants is a major source of CO2 and other emissions. However, its use doesn't have negative consequences beyond the emissions caused by combustion.
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Mining coal disturbs the land and modifies the chemistry of rainwater runoff, which in turn affects stream and river water quality.
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Mining coal disturbs the land and modifies the chemistry of rainwater runoff, which in turn affects stream and river water quality.
Which has been growing more, energy to heat homes or energy to cool homes?
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Current trends indicate that by 2040 residential buildings will consume up to 28% less energy for heating but about 50% more for cooling.
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Current trends indicate that by 2040 residential buildings will consume up to 28% less energy for heating but about 50% more for cooling.
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Current trends indicate that by 2040 residential buildings will consume up to 28% less energy for heating but about 50% more for cooling.
The United States is home to how many of the world's automobiles?
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With less than 5% of the world's population, the United States is home to one-third of the world's automobiles.
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With less than 5% of the world's population, the United States is home to one-third of the world's automobiles.
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With less than 5% of the world's population, the United States is home to one-third of the world's automobiles.
Which of the following sources do experts expect will provide us with the “silver bullet” solution to our energy needs?
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There is no silver bullet. Tomorrow’s energy, like today’s, will come from a variety of sources.
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There is no silver bullet. Tomorrow’s energy, like today’s, will come from a variety of sources.
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There is no silver bullet. Tomorrow’s energy, like today’s, will come from a variety of sources.
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There is no silver bullet. Tomorrow’s energy, like today’s, will come from a variety of sources.
What is the largest reservoir of stored solar energy?
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Fossil fuels represent the largest source of stored solar energy, resulting from the transformation of biomass over millions of years into oil, natural gas and coal.
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Fossil fuels represent the largest source of stored solar energy, resulting from the transformation of biomass over millions of years into oil, natural gas and coal.
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Fossil fuels represent the largest source of stored solar energy, resulting from the transformation of biomass over millions of years into oil, natural gas and coal.
Which residential usage consumes the largest amount of energy?
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Consuming the largest amount of energy, space heating accounts for 31% of all residential energy used. Space cooling accounts for an additional 12% of energy usage.
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Consuming the largest amount of energy, space heating accounts for 31% of all residential energy used. Space cooling accounts for an additional 12% of energy usage.
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Consuming the largest amount of energy, space heating accounts for 31% of all residential energy used. Space cooling accounts for an additional 12% of energy usage.
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Consuming the largest amount of energy, space heating accounts for 31% of all residential energy used. Space cooling accounts for an additional 12% of energy usage.
What is a major reason that the U.S. is exporting more oil in 2014 than in 2005?
- More miles driven in vehicles
- More horizontal drilling
- Less oil available on the world market
- Hydraulic fracturing of tight oil formations
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New technologies for drilling have led to increases in supply of oil in the U.S. in the decade up to 2014.
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New technologies for drilling have led to increases in supply of oil in the U.S. in the decade up to 2014.
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New technologies for drilling have led to increases in supply of oil in the U.S. in the decade up to 2014.
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New technologies for drilling have led to increases in supply of oil in the U.S. in the decade up to 2014.
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New technologies for drilling have led to increases in supply of oil in the U.S. in the decade up to 2014.
How efficient are ordinary commercial solar cell units?
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As of 2014, the very best experimental units could convert more than 40% of light energy to electricity; ordinary commercial units are in the range of 5% to 20%.
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As of 2014, the very best experimental units could convert more than 40% of light energy to electricity; ordinary commercial units are in the range of 5% to 20%.
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As of 2014, the very best experimental units could convert more than 40% of light energy to electricity; ordinary commercial units are in the range of 5% to 20%.
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As of 2014, the very best experimental units could convert more than 40% of light energy to electricity; ordinary commercial units are in the range of 5% to 20%.
True or false? Carbon capture and storage would reduce energy efficiency of a coal plant?
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Carbon capture and storage will reduce energy efficiency of a coal plant, though it will decrease carbon emissions.
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Carbon capture and storage will reduce energy efficiency of a coal plant, though it will decrease carbon emissions.
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