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Bio Fuels  Can be created by microbial action or burned directly as wood or dung

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Biomass  Worldwide, the most widely used renewable energy resource plant materials and animal waste used as fuel

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________ strongly influences the amount of energy generated from hydropower  The volume of water released and the height of the fall

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The run-of-river approach to hydropower describes ________.  diversion of a portion of a river's flow through pipes

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Which of the following represents proper ranking of the world's total primary energy supply from the greatest to least used?  fossil fuels, biomass, nuclear, hydroelectric, new renewables

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Which of the following represents proper ranking of the U.S. total primary energy supply from the greatest to least used?  fossil fuels, nuclear, hydroelectric, biomass, new renewables

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New renewables include ________.  wind power

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Today ________ provide Sweden with most of its total energy and virtually all of its electricity.  hydroelectric, nuclear, biofuels and new renewables

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Nuclear power plants ________.  experienced the most growth during the 1970s and 1980s

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Nuclear energy in power plants is created via ________.  fissioning uranium atoms by bombarding them with neutrons

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The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is a ________.  prototype nuclear fusion reactor

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What characterizes U.S. nuclear power plants?  highly subsidized

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Effects attributed to Chernobyl ________.  increased incidence of thyroid cancers

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Which country leads the world in percentage of electricity derived from hydropower?  Norway

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E-85 ________.  is an ethanol-gasoline mixture used in flexible-fuel vehicles

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Biodiesel ________. can be used in vehicles with diesel engines without engine modification

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The BioTour is a touring demonstration project that ________.  is fueled by waste oil from restaurants

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Which of the following are documented negative impacts of dams? flooding, habitat destruction, alteration of river sediment deposition

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Which of the following countries has the highest percentage of electricity generated from nuclear power plants? France

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Which of the following countries has the most nuclear power plants?  USA

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Which of the following has the least heat yield when burned? peat

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Ultimately, all biofuels are ________, because they are the result of ________.  solar; photosynthesis

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Biofuels and nuclear power may prove useful as ______.  energies to bridge the time between fossil fuel depletion and new renewables

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Whether using a food crop as a source of biofuels is environmentally sustainable would have to consider all of the following, EXCEPT _______.  the corporate profits that would be made

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Globally, more than 80% of all primary energy for today's economies comes from _______.  fossil fuels

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"New renewables" are ________. solar, wind, geothermal

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Windmill towers are generally more productive if they are ________. higher, to minimize turbulence and maximize wind speed

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A major obstacle to the establishment of wind farms near populated and scenic areas is ________. not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) syndrome

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The current practice of geothermal power generation may not provide a practical renewable energy source because ________. in many cases, the heated groundwater is used much faster than it is recharged

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Which of the following produces the largest amount of hazardous waste?  Industry

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Which of the following are classified as heavy metals? lead, mercury, cadmium...