Question 1

Who wrote Goodbye to a River (1960)?_______

Accepted Answer

John Graves

Question 2

Texas uses more than twice as much energy per resident as both California and Florida.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Texas is the largest producer of what type of renewable energy?_______

Accepted Answer

wind

Question 4

Texas is home to the only permanent site now operating for the storage of low-level nuclear waste. What company runs the site?

Accepted Answer

A)   Expert Nuclear Control
B)   Waste Control Specialists
C)   Nuclear Cleanup Specialists
D)   Safe Storage and Control

Question 5

With 8.8 percent of the U.S. population, Texas produces about what amount of U.S. hazardous waste?

Accepted Answer

A)   15 percent
B)   33 percent
C)   50 percent
D)   65 percent

Question 6

The largest share of Texas's energy use goes to which sector?

Accepted Answer

A)   residential
B)   commercial
C)   industrial
D)   transportation

Question 7

What was the great natural resource and product of East Texas from the 1880s through the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)   cattle
B)   timber
C)   sheep
D)   coal

Question 8

Imports as a share of U.S. oil consumption peaked at about 63 percent in what year?

Accepted Answer

A)   1947
B)   1973
C)   1991
D)   2006

Question 9

The oil and gas drilling technique that involves pumping water, sand, and chemicals underground at high pressure is called_______

Accepted Answer

The answer of The oil and gas drilling technique that...

Question 10

The EPA reports that Texas produces about half of the hazardous wastes produced nationally each year. Why so much and do what do you think Texas's rights and responsibilities are in regard to these pollutants?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The EPA reports that Texas produces about...

Question 11

What pollutant contributes most directly to smog?_______

Accepted Answer

The answer of What pollutant contributes most directly to smog?_______...

Question 12

Texas is one of the leading states in residential use of natural gas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which state uses the most energy overall?

Accepted Answer

A)   California
B)   Texas
C)   New York
D)   Alaska

Question 14

The largest complex of cement plants in the nation are around:

Accepted Answer

A)   the Houston Ship Channel
B)   Corpus Christi
C)   Midlothian
D)   El Paso

Question 15

The "Daisy Bradford 3" was in which great Texas oilfield?_______

Accepted Answer

The answer of The "Daisy Bradford 3" was in which...

Question 16

Which energy source is the most polluting?

Accepted Answer

A)   coal
B)   natural gas
C)   wind
D)   nuclear

Question 17

The American Smelting and Refining Company (Asarco) plant in El Paso is:

Accepted Answer

A)   open
B)   demolished though cleanup continues
C)   in bankruptcy
D)   being retrofitted with new anti-pollution equipment

Question 18

Who was the author of the iconic Goodbye to a River (1960)?

Accepted Answer

A)   Joaquin Pheonix
B)   Frank Lubbock
C)   John Graves
D)   John R. Baylor

Question 19

What state agency oversees and regulates the Texas oil and gas industry?

Accepted Answer

A)   Texas Railroad Commission
B)   Texas Environmental Quality Commission
C)   Texas Energy Agency
D)   Environmental Protection Agency

Question 20

The first great oil discovery in Texas occurred when the Spindletop well came in near Beaumont in what year?

Accepted Answer

A)   1881
B)   1901
C)   1921
D)   1931

Exam 10: Energy and the Environment in Texas