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Question 31

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Approximately 75% of the world's tar sand resources are located in which country?

A) The United States
B) Russia
C) Canada
D) Iraq
E) Ukraine

F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

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Oil shale and tar sand as energy sources have some advantages.What is not one of these?

A) large potential supplies
B) easily transported within countries
C) efficient distribution system in place
D) easily transported between countries
E) high net energy yield

F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

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In the U.S. ,coal-burning power plants produce what percentage of the electricity?

Natural gas,when burned completely,emits 50% less ____________________ than oil.

In 2012,Ohio shut down a fracking operation after thirteen ___________________ occurred in the vicinity of the well.

The Arctic Circle holds enough technically recoverable crude oil to meet global oil demand for how long at high production costs?

The 12 countries that make up OPEC have about 72% of the world's proven crude oil reserves.

The total amount of high-quality energy available from an energy resource minus the high-energy needed to make the energy available is referred to as ____________________.

The U.S.government has provided huge subsidies,tax breaks,loan guarantees,and accident insurance guarantees to the nuclear power industry.

Use the figure above to answer the following question(s). -Which letter indicates the coal called lignite?

Which of the following is true of nuclear powered electricity generation?

Trapped in icy,cage-like structures of water molecules,____________________ is buried in some areas of tundra and found on the ocean floor.

Solid coal can be converted into synthetic natural gas by a process called coal ____________________.

Nuclear power has a low net energy yield.

Any energy resource with a low or negative net energy yield cannot compete in the open marketplace with other energy alternatives with higher net energy yields unless it is subsidized by the government.

Extracting heavy oil releases less greenhouse gases per barrel than conventional oil.

What percentage of the U.S.oil consumption was imported in 2012?

Between 2010 and 2050,the demand for natural gas in the United States is expected to ____.

Which of the following is not an advantage of using conventional crude oil as an energy source?

A black gooey liquid consisting mostly of a mix of combustible hydrocarbons along with small amounts of sulfur,oxygen,and nitrogen impurities is called ____________________.