Energy Quiz

From which of the following does the U.S. import the most petroleum?

- Saudi Arabia- Nigeria- Venezuela- Canada

1.

Name the state that produces the most oil in the U.S.

Name the state that is 2nd

2.

What country produces the most petroleum?

- Iran - Saudi Arabia - Russia - United States - Iraq

3.

What country contains the world's largest proven oil reserves?

- Kuwait- Saudi Arabia- Russia- Canada

4.

Percent of U.S. Electrical generation by renewable sources of energy

- 1-2 % - 10-12 %- 20-25%

5.

What energy source provides the most renewable energy in the United States?

- biofuels - wind - hydropower - tidal - geothermal

6.

What percent of U.S. electricity is generated from nuclear power?

- about 5% - about 10% - about 20% - about 45%

7.

What country generates the greatest share of its electricity from wind power?

- Denmark - Ireland - Spain - United States

8.

The main method of natural gas transportation is:

- tankers- trucks- pipeline

9.

The U.S. uses most of its oil for:

- transportation- electricity generation- home heating- industrial uses

10.

Crude oil is called "sweet" if:

- It smells good - It is easy to recover - It removed from oil shale- It has <= 1% sulfur

11.

Estimates of what U.S. fuel resource have grown 40 percent or more since 2006?

- natural gas- coal- wind- geothermal

12.

Iceland gets 99 percent of its electricity from which of the following?

- volcanism and hydropower- nuclear plants- coal- petroleum

13.

What country generates the largest percentage of its electricity from nuclear

energy?

- U.S.- Slovenia- Finland- France

14.

15. What nation has the world’s highest per-capita energy consumption?

- South Africa- Canada- Russia- Australia- United States

Which renewable source of energy produces the most energy in New York State?

16.

17. What nation produces the most geothermal energy?

- Iceland - Costa Rica - El Salvador - The United States

18. What country is Europe’s largest fossil fuel exporter, while drawing on renewable energy for

almost all of its own electricity?

- Denmark - Norway - The United Kingdom - The Netherlands

Japan turns which of the following into renewable energy?

- crowd noise at sumo wrestling matches- stationary bikes in spinning classes- footsteps at Tokyo train stations- leftover sushi rice

19.

20. Which is true, oil comes from dinosaurs or diamonds come from coal

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