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18 Cards in this Set
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The three fossil fuels we use today to meet our energy needs |
Coil, natural gas, crude oil |
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The US and other industrialized nations devote the greatest portion of their oil use to |
transportation |
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what does the EROI (Energy return on investment) tell us about a potential energy source |
the higher the EROI is means that we receive more energy from each unit of energy that we invest. |
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The process of ____________ turns oil into a power source used to fuel transportation, heat homes and so forth. |
Refining |
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One method for mining oil shale is |
subsurface mining or strip mining |
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What is Hubbert's Peak |
a prediction, based on rates of extraction and new discovery, of when a country's or global oil production will be at a maximum and then start to fall |
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based on primary extraction methods, what is true about the effectiveness... |
Primary extraction may leave as much as two-thirds of the total oil deposit below ground. Another 15–20% can then be removed by secondary extraction. The rest is unavailable with current technologies. |
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Coil mining exposes rock surfaces and greatly accelerates the process of |
acid drainage |
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how does the burning of coal contribute to acid raid |
burn coal releases sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides |
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What is the most prominate way the US has dealt with it's foreign dependency on imported oil produces |
diversified oil importers |
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describes the ability to obtain a given result or amount of output while using less energy input |
Energy Efficiency |
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describes the practice of reducing wasteful or unnecessary energy use. |
Energy conservation
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a process in which excess heat produced during the generation of electricity is captured and used to heat nearby workplaces and homes and to produce other other kinds of power? |
co-generation |
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"Conventional alternatives" to fossil fuels |
nuclear power bioenergy hydropower |
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"New renewable" alternatives |
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An example of an energy source that is more renewable and produces less environmental impact |
bioenergy |
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Which of alternative energy source makes up the the largest contribution to the worlds energy production |
Biomass/ bioenergy |
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Which process is currently used to produce nuclear energy |
Nuclear fission |
