Nuclear Energy — Unit test Answers

Which are three requirements for forming petroleum?

Rainforests around the world are being cleared at an alarming rate to make room for new communities, agriculture, mining, and roads, and to provide lumber for construction and furniture. How might the destruction of rainforests affect the balance of gases in Earth's atmosphere?

What would most likely happen if the power lines in a petroleum power plant were broken?

Which is a renewable energy resource?

What do solar cells convert into electricity?

Which sustainable practice is paired correctly with its impact on the environment?

Disposal of radioactive waste is a major concern in nuclear power production. Which method of disposal is least dangerous?

Which environmental hazard is directly related to nuclear power production?

What is the sequence of energy transformations that occur in a nuclear reactor?

A scientist mines and processes a nonrenewable resource and obtains copper, which is a metal element. Which resource is the scientist most likely working with?

Which human activity is correctly paired with the greenhouse gas that it increases?

Which best describes a similarity between power plants that use water as an energy source and those that use wind as an energy source?

Which energy transformation occurs in the core of a nuclear reactor?

Which resource do coal-fired power plants require to generate electricity?

Droughts occur when little or no rain falls for a long period of time. A drought would most directly affect which type of power plant?

Many people like the idea of using windmill farms, but they do not want the power plants near their homes. What is the most likely reason that people do not want to live near wind power plants?

Why is wind a different type of resource than coal?

Which would be most useful for overcoming the disadvantage of using ores?

Which shows the correct order of steps when using natural gas to generate electricity?

Sugar comes from a plant called sugarcane. During processing, live sugarcane is cut from fields, the sugar is taken from the plants, and then the sugar is heated.