Deck 11: Nonsolar Renewable Energy

Question 1

The principle for generating electricity from geothermal energy is similar to that for _____ .

A) nuclear power plants
B) ​conventional hydroelectric facilities
C) conventional steam power plants
D) ​fossil-fuel energy plants

Answer 1

C

Question 2

_____ is a form of energy not derived from sunlight.

A) ​ Biomass fuel
B) ​ Fossil fuel ​
C) ​ Wind energy ​
D) ​ Tidal energy

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Underwater turbines are an alternate method of harnessing tidal energy that _____ . ​

A) ​ are effective but create noise pollution ​
B) ​ have superceded wind power in number and environmental impacts ​
C) ​ are not highly predictable ​
D) ​ can be much smaller than wind turbines of similar output ​

Answer 3

D

Question 4

​Geothermal reservoirs with temperatures _____ offer a source of direct heating for homes, offices, and greenhouses.

A) ​greater than 300°F
B) ​less than 300°F
C) no greater than 220°F
D) ​equal to or less than 220°F

Question 5

​_____ power plants are the simplest and oldest design, making direct use of geothermal steam as it emerges from the ground.

A) ​Dry steam
B) ​Flash steam
C) Binary cycle
D) Hydroelectric

Question 6

Small quantities of long-lived radioactive isotopes within the earth, principally _____, give off roughly 30 trillion watts of heat.

A) ​ potassium 40 and uranium 235 ​
B) ​ uranium 235 and uranium 238 ​
C) ​ u ranium 238 and thorium 232 ​
D) ​ thorium 232 and potassium 40 ​

Question 7

The two forms of energy not derived from sunlight-tidal energy and geothermal energy-are small by comparison.

Question 8

Ultimately, the source of tidal energy is the kinetic energy of the _____ .

A) ​ rotating earth ​
B) ​ moon phases ​
C) ​ sunlight ​
D) ​ plates beneath the ocean floor ​

Question 9

​Which of the following statements regarding non-solar energy is true?

A) ​Geothermal power plants provide intermittent electricity that is dependent on fluctuations in weather and planetary cycles.
B) The lack of environmental concerns associated with tidal barrages make them more promising than underwater turbines.
C) ​The efficiency of converting geothermal heat into electricity is greater than that of conventional steam power plants.​
D) ​Tidal power is intermittent and does not always align with energy demands.

Question 10

The environmental concerns associated with tidal barrages make them less promising than underwater turbines.

Question 11

Ultimately, the source of tidal energy is the kinetic energy of the rotating earth.

Question 12

Like hydroelectric dams, tidal barrages cannot generate power by harnessing flow in both directions.

Question 13

Tidal barrages _____ . ​

A) ​ do not change the tidal cycles or water levels ​
B) ​ provide a natural flushing of wastes and debris ​
C) ​ impede fish migration of fish that spawn in freshwater ​
D) ​ improve navigation by means of installing locks

Question 14

The primary source of geothermal energy is the decay of radioactive elements within the earth.

Question 15

​ In the equation P = ½ Av ³ , the _____ is the speed of the current.

A) ​ P ​
B) ​ρ
C) ​ A ​ ​
D) ​ v ​