Fossil Fuels And Electricity Production
9 Questions
| Total Attempts: 126
This quiz is due Sunday evening at 9 PM. No exceptions. You may use your book and outside, non-living resources. This means it should be done alone. Spelling counts.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Is drilling for oil in Alaska a good idea? Justify your answer.
- 2.What is the difference between a motor and a generator?
- 3.Of gasoline, wood, natural gas, and coal, it is the one that has the highest energy content per gram.
- A.
Gasoline
- B.
Wood
- C.
Natural gas
- D.
Coal
- 4.What is the total efficiency of the fossil fuel conversion from coal to electricity in terms of percentage?
- 5.The device used to create electricity from wind is called a ______________.
- 6.The process of creating an electric current by adjusting a magnetic field is called _______________.
- 7.I plug my kindle touch into the wall to charge it. The type of current coming from the outlet is direct current, or DC.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.The main components needed in electricity production are relative spinning of a wire in a ____________________.
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