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IPC 8D-Supplement: Energy Sources

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
Unwanted radioactive products formed during nuclear reactions are called ____.
a.
fossil fuels
c.
nuclear reactors
b.
nuclear fuels
d.
nuclear waste
 

 2. 
Petroleum, natural gas, and coal are the three kinds of ____.
a.
fossil fuels
c.
nuclear waste
b.
nuclear fuels
d.
synthetic fuels
 

 3. 
The type of fossil fuel that forms from the remains of fernlike plants is ____.
a.
coal
c.
natural gas
b.
crude oil
d.
uranium
 

 4. 
____ 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
 

 5. 
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
 

 6. 
Petroleum is separated into different compounds through ____.
a.
fossilization
c.
nuclear fission
b.
fractional distillation
d.
nuclear fusion
 

 7. 
Temperature is the biggest challenge in using ____ as an energy source.
a.
nuclear fusion
c.
hydroelectricity
b.
nuclear fission
d.
tidal energy
 

 8. 
One reason alternative energy sources are needed is because ____.
a.
the energy needs of the world are decreasing
b.
there is no limit to the supply of fossil fuels
c.
the population of the world is decreasing
d.
the supply of fossil fuel is diminishing
 

 9. 
The fuel used in a nuclear reactor usually comes from ____.
a.
hydrogen and helium
c.
coal
b.
uranium-238
d.
biomass
 

 10. 
____ offer the best hope for safe, long-term containment of radioactive wastes.
a.
Ocean depths
c.
Polar ice caps
b.
Salt lakes
d.
Deep, stable rock deposits
 



 
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