OK this is the homework of some senior who is going to kick my ass if i dont get it done and i need help!!!
1) If there had been no nuclear accident at the Three-Mile-Island power plant, doctors would have expected the number of cancer cases to:
A. decrease because of teh increasing age of the population
B. increase because of an increase in the population size
C. depend upon the amount of electricity being produced
2) Chemicals in crude oil are separated by the process of:
A. electodialysis
B. distilation
C. reverse osmosis
3) In fossil-fueled and nuclear power plants the force of steam turns the:
A. condencer
B.heat-exchanger
C.turbine
4) Which of the following is/are most likely to provide additional hydroelectric power to meet increased needs for electricity in teh United States?
A.Hydroelectric power plants may be built at dams that already exist
B.the us will import more hydroelectric power from Canada
C.Both A and B
2007-05-25
11:21:37
·
4 answers
·
asked by
marty
2
in
Science & Mathematics
➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
5)The major form of energy that is imported by teh Hawaiin Islands is:
A.crude oil
B.nartural gas
C.uranium
6)Coal is formed when chemical cahnges occur in:
A.animals that were killed and buried in mass extincrions
B.partly decompsed plants that grew in swamps
C.mud and silt deposited in teh ocean by erosion
7)the form of energy that is changed into electrical energy at a hydroelectric power plant is:
A.Heat energy
B.mechanical energy
C.nuclear energy
8)the least expensive method of mining coal is:
A.longwall
B.room and pillar
C. strip mining
9)this type of coal is used mainly for heating homes:
A.anthracite
B.lignite
C.subbituminous
10)The porous rock from which natural gas or oil is pumped is kown as the:
A.Bank
B.reservoir
C.trap
11)at nuclear powerplants, energy is realeased during the process of:
A.chemical reactions
B.combustion
C.fission
2007-05-25
11:27:52 ·
update #1
12)The advantage of raising fish in warm water produced at the power plant is that they:
A.are better tasting
B.grow faster
C.both A and B
13)Most of teh world's proven oil reserves are in:
A.Latin America
B.North America
C. countries surrounding the Persian Gulf
14)The amount of energy collected by a passive solar collector can be increased by adding:
A.additional photovoltaic cells
B.an additional pump
C.more thermal mass
15)The major reason for reducing the speed limit on interstate highways to 5 mph was to:
A.improve gas mileage
B.reduce the number of deaths from traffic accidents
C.reduce teh total number of miles traveled
TRUE OR FALSE
1)a major problem that may limit the production of synfuels is a shortage of water
2)an incandescent lamp is more efficient than a fluorescent lamp
3)geothermal heat pumps can be used to both heat and cool a house
2007-05-25
11:35:34 ·
update #2
4)during normal operation, coal burning power plants release more radiation into the environment than nuclear power plants
5)recycling aluminum reduces air pollution
6)wate to energy plants burn most of the domestic waste in japan and Switzerland
7)In teh past, the major cause of work related deaths among coal miners was black lung disease
8)impurities can easily be removed form coal before it is burned
9)The high levels of sulfur in coal at abandoned coal mines are a threat to aquatic ecosystems
10)The ash from wate to energy plants is hazardous because of toxic organic compounds such as dioxins.
CRITICAL THINKING
1)explain why it is necessary to conduct more health studies to determine the total health effects caused by the accident at teh Three-Mile-island nuclear power plant.
2)Evaluate two of teh following alternative energy sources by giving advantages and disadvantages of each:(hydroelectric, nuclear, geothermal, solar, wind, biomas)
2007-05-25
11:40:30 ·
update #3
3)Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using natural gas to replace other fuels
4)Explain why the political unrest in the Middle East has been a major concern of every President of teh United States since Harry Truman
5)Cooling towers are expensive to build and operate. As a consultant to an electric power company, you are asked to recommend and alternative to building cooling towers at a new power plant. give the alternatvie cooling method that you would suggest and justify your choice.
PLEASE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME WOULD HELP ME OUT A LOT!!!
2007-05-25
11:43:02 ·
update #4