Question

What are geothermal heat pumps used for?
A. Cooling and heating buildings
B. Cooling buildings
C. Heating buildings
D. Heating water for using in homes

Answer 1

D. Heating water for using in homes

Answer 2

Which of the following is a strategy that increases energy security?
A. Discourage the development of alternative energy resources
B. Discourage the development of nonrenewable energy resources
C. Encourage the development of alternative energy resources
D. Encourage only the development of new ways to extract fossil fuels

Answer 3

C. Encourage the development of alternative energy resources

Answer 4

Which governmental department is responsible for overseeing our energy use, technological innovations, and the power grid?
A. Department of Agriculture
B. Department of Energy
C. Department of the Environment
D. Department of Transportation

Answer 5

B. Department of Energy

Answer 6

Where is electricity produced for people's energy needs?
A. A power plant
B. A transformer
C. A turbine
D. An oil well

Answer 7

A. A power plant

Answer 8

What is a disadvantage of hydroelectric dams?
A. The creation of a reservoir downstream from the dam
B. The reduction of water flow downstream from the dam and the resulting ecosystem degradation
C. The reduction of water flow upstream of the dam and the creation of new ecosystems
D. The technology of hydroelectric dams is not adequate