Pennsylvania State University EGEE 101 Lesson 2 Quiz Questions-Fossil Fuels 1)This is a pulverized coal power plant

Pennsylvania State University

EGEE 101

Lesson 2 Quiz Questions-Fossil Fuels

1)This is a pulverized coal power plant.

2.            In the last 5 years there has been a rapid change in the contribution of energy sources to the US energy mix. The fuel that has lost the most market share is COAL, and the bulk of the replacement was by__________

3.            Place these in the correct order (you should also know what this is referring to)

4.            Which fossil fuel once contributed a great deal to electricity generation in the 1970s (United States) but is only-1% derived now?

a.            Petroleum and its derived fuels

b.            Oil shale

c.             Oil sands

d.            Lignite coal

e.            Peat

5.            This shows the weekly change in?

a.            Nuclear energy production

b.            Average solar energy production

c.             Average wind power production

d.            Electricity demand for a specific week

e.            Geothermal electricity production

6.            Becoming cleaner comes with an increased cost of electricity. According to this graphic the increase in the UK annual cost of energy between 2007 and 2015 for an average house was x% [answer] (answer to the nearest percent expected).

7.            If the generation of electricity by fossil fuels (such as coal) is more efficient, there are less emissions of:

8.            Which fossil fuel has the least greenhouse gas emissions (per unit of electricity generated)?

a.            Crude oil

b.            Shale gas

c.             Natural gas