Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Petroleum,
natural gas, and coal are the three kinds of ____. a. | fossil
fuels | c. | nuclear
waste | b. | nuclear fuels | d. | synthetic fuels | | | | |
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The type of
fossil fuel that forms from the remains of fernlike plants is ____. a. | coal | c. | natural
gas | b. | crude
oil | d. | uranium | | | | |
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____ is a
renewable organic matter that can be burned in the presence of oxygen to convert chemical energy to
thermal energy. a. | Biomass | c. | Petroleum | b. | Hydrocarbon | d. | Hydroelectricity | | | | |
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The chain
reaction in a nuclear reactor is controlled by inserting the ____. a. | boron or cadmium
rods | c. | heat
exchanger | b. | core | d. | uranium | | | | |
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Water that
flows due to the gravitational forces among Earth, its Moon, and the Sun has energy referred to as
____. a. | geothermal
energy | c. | solar
energy | b. | hydroelectricity | d. | tidal energy | | | | |
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Temperature
is the biggest challenge in using ____ as an energy source. a. | nuclear
fusion | c. | hydroelectricity | b. | nuclear fission | d. | tidal energy | | | | |
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The part of
a nuclear reactor in which the fuel is located is called the ____. a. | control
rod | c. | heat
exchanger | b. | core | d. | turbine | | | | |
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Renewable
organic matter, such as wood and rice hulls, are examples of ____. a. | biomass | c. | fossil
fuels | b. | fission products | d. | nuclear fuels | | | | |
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Which of the
following is an example of a nonrenewable source of energy? a. | coal | c. | water | b. | the Sun | d. | wind | | | | |
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10.
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The fuel
used in a nuclear reactor usually comes from ____. a. | hydrogen and
helium | c. | coal | b. | uranium-238 | d. | biomass | | | | |
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