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MATCHING - Write the letter of the term or phrase that best matches the description. ______ 1. fossil fuels______ 2. region with the most coal deposits______ 3. electric generator______ 4. site of world’s worst nuclear reactoraccident______ 5. nuclear energy______ 6. used in a nuclear reaction______ 7. made from petroleum______ 8. region with the most oil deposits______ 9. used in nuclear fusion______10. region with the most natural gas deposits a. Middle Eastb. fission and fusionc. oil, natural gas, and coald. magnetic fields and rotating turbinese. gasoline and plasticsf. Asiag. uraniumh. Chernobyli. Europej. deuterium and tritium MULTIPLE CHOICE - In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best completes each statement or best answers each question. ______11. Which of the following is not a main use of fuel?a. transportation c. heating and cooling buildingsb. manufacturing d. cooking ______12. The energy in fossil fuels is often converted intoa. electricity. c. uranium.b. magnetic fields. d. power plants. ______13. Which country uses the least amount of energy per person?a. Argentina c. United Statesb. Japan d. Canada ______14. Much of the oil and natural gas in the United States is located ina. Alaska, Minnesota, New York, and Texas.b. Alaska, California, Michigan, and Nevada.c. Texas, Colorado, New York, and the Gulf of Mexico.d. Alaska, Texas, California, and the Gulf of Mexico. ______15. Most of the world’s fossil fuel reserves are made up ofa. oil. c. coal.b. natural gas. d. waste rock. ______16. Crude oil is another name fora. fossil fuel. c. petroleum.b. natural gas. d. methane. ______ 17. Internal combustion engines releasea. carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.b. nuclear waste into the atmosphere.c. iodized oil into the atmosphere.d. methane into the atmosphere. ______18. Oil production is still increasing, but ita. will start decreasing in the next year.b. is increasing much more dramatically than it did in the past.c. will start decreasing in the next five years.d. is increasing much more slowly than it did in the 1960s. ______19. A large oil reservea. was discovered in Morocco in the year 2000.b. has not been discovered in the past decade.c. has only been discovered in Saudi Arabia.d. will probably be discovered on the moon. ______20. Which of the following is not a consequence of using nuclear energy?a. production of electricityb. reduction in the use of fossil fuelsc. a safer environment for humansd. release of less radioactivity into the atmosphere than burning coal ______21. Nuclear fusion and nuclear fission are different becausea. fusion releases no energy.b. fission is a consequence of fusion.c. nuclei unite during fusion and split during fission.d. fission does not produce nuclear waste. ______22. Which of the following is not true?a. Uranium-bearing rocks are in unlimited supply.b. Building and maintaining a safe reactor is very expensive.c. It is difficult to find a safe place to store nuclear waste.d. The fission process can get out of control. ______23. The most serious nuclear accident in the United States occurred ata. Chernobyl. c. Diablo Canyon.b. Yucca Mountain. d. Three Mile Island.
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