Chapter 28 Self Quiz: Sun, Wind, and Water Energy

  1. Among renewable energy sources, ________ is currently most common.
    1. nuclear (wrong)
    2. solar (wrong)
    3. wind (wrong)
    4. biomass (correct)
    5. hydroelectric (wrong)
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  2. Modern wind turbines contain the following EXCEPT:
    1. blades (wrong)
    2. gear box (wrong)
    3. generator (wrong)
    4. shaft (wrong)
    5. control rods (correct)
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  3. Investment in thermal mass instead of heating equipment and fuels is a strategy in which renewable technology?
    1. passive solar (correct)
    2. wind (wrong)
    3. photovoltaic cells (wrong)
    4. solar thermal collectors (wrong)
    5. water (wrong)
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  4. The current world leader in geothermal energy is
    1. Japan (wrong)
    2. U.S. (correct)
    3. Iceland (wrong)
    4. China (wrong)
    5. Russia (wrong)
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  5. Hydropower may include
    1. dams (wrong)
    2. turbines (wrong)
    3. moving water (wrong)
    4. run-of-the-river systems (wrong)
    5. all of the above (correct)
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