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Concept Review
MATCHING
In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best matches the
description.
______ 1. fossil fuels a. Middle East
______ 2. region with the most coal b. fission and fusion
deposits c. oil, natural gas, and coal
d. magnetic fields and
______ 3. electric generator rotating turbines
______ 4. site of world’s worst nuclear e. gasoline and plastics
reactor accident f. Asia
g. uranium
______ 5. nuclear energy h. Chernobyl
______ 6. used in a nuclear reaction i. Europe
______ 7. made from petroleum j. deuterium and tritium

______ 8. region with the most oil

deposits
______ 9. used in nuclear fusion
______10. region with the most natural gas deposits

MULTIPLE CHOICE
In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best completes
each statement or best answers each question.
______11. Which of the following is not a main use of fuel?
a. transportation c. heating and cooling buildings
b. manufacturing d. cooking
______12. The energy in fossil fuels is often converted into
a. electricity. c. uranium.
b. magnetic fields. d. power plants.
______13. Which country uses the least amount of energy per person?
a. Argentina c. United States
b. Japan d. Canada
______14. Much of the oil and natural gas in the United States is located in
a. Alaska, Minnesota, New York, and Texas.
b. Alaska, California, Michigan, and Nevada.
c. Texas, Colorado, New York, and the Gulf of Mexico.
d. Alaska, Texas, California, and the Gulf of Mexico.

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______15. Most of the world’s fossil fuel reserves are made up of

a. oil. c. coal.
b. natural gas. d. waste rock.
______16. Crude oil is another name for
a. fossil fuel. c. petroleum.
b. natural gas. d. methane.
______17. Internal combustion engines release
a. carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
b. nuclear waste into the atmosphere.
c. iodized oil into the atmosphere.
d. methane into the atmosphere.
______18. Oil production is still increasing, but it
a. will start decreasing in the next year.
b. is increasing much more dramatically than it did in the past.
c. will start decreasing in the next five years.
d. is increasing much more slowly than it did in the 1960s.
______19. A large oil reserve
a. was discovered in Morocco in the year 2000.
b. has not been discovered in the past decade.
c. has only been discovered in Saudi Arabia.
d. will probably be discovered on the moon.
______20. Which of the following is not a consequence of using nuclear energy?
a. production of electricity
b. reduction in the use of fossil fuels
c. a safer environment for humans
d. release of less radioactivity into the atmosphere than burning coal
______21. Nuclear fusion and nuclear fission are different because
a. fusion releases no energy.
b. fission is a consequence of fusion.
c. nuclei unite during fusion and split during fission.
d. fission does not produce nuclear waste.
______22. Which of the following is not true?
a. Uranium-bearing rocks are in unlimited supply.
b. Building and maintaining a safe reactor is very expensive.
c. It is difficult to find a safe place to store nuclear waste.
d. The fission process can get out of control.
______23. The most serious nuclear accident in the United States occurred at
a. Chernobyl. c. Diablo Canyon.
b. Yucca Mountain. d. Three Mile Island.
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ANALOGIES
In the space provided, write the letter of the pair of terms or phrases that best
complete the analogy shown. An analogy is a relationship between two pairs of
words or phrases written as a : b :: c : d. The symbol : is read “is to,” and the
symbol :: is read “as.”
______ 1. steam : turbine :: ______ 5. petroleum : reserves ::
a. wind : windmill a. fusion : sun
b. bicycle : pedals b. uranium : radon
c. batteries : clock c. money : bank
d. reactor : cooling tower d. coal : sulfur
______ 2. controlled fission : ______ 6. electricity : grid ::
uncontrolled fission :: a. methane hydrate : ice
a. internal combustion : b. crude oil : wells
car engine c. coal : deposits
b. consumption : d. natural gas : pipeline
electricity
c. nuclear plant : atomic ______ 7. petroleum fuels : carbon
bomb dioxide ::
d. methane hydrate : a. coal : sulfur
natural gas b. oil well : natural gas
c. nuclear power :
______ 3. petroleum : plastics :: uranium
a. oil reserves : oil d. fuel cells : hydrogen
deposits
b. trees : lumber ______ 8. fission : splitting ::
c. fabric : cotton a. fusion : technical
d. fossil fuels : fire difficulty
b. neutron : nucleus
_____4.control rods : nuclear c. deuterium : helium
reaction :: d. fusion : joining
a. current : generator
b. neutrons : uranium
pellets
c. steam : condensation
d. brakes : car

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INTERPRETING OBSERVATIONS
Read the following passage, then answer the questions below.
When energy is cheap and plentiful, the average consumer doesn’t
have to think much about efficiency or cost. But the oil crisis of1973
gave many people in the United States a new appreciation for the law
of supply and demand.
The oil crisis was not a natural occurrence but an artificial
shortage caused for political reasons. In October 1973, the
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) began an oil
embargo in which member countries acted to limit the sale of crude oil
to the United States. Prices for petroleum products, notably gasoline,
rose sharply because of this drastic cut in supply. Many Americans
still remember the long lines at gas pumps that year, as well as gas
prices that rose to record levels. The embargo ended in March 1974,
but Americans continued to react to its economic effects. Car makers
began to produce more fuel-efficient cars, and consumers bought
them. Congress approved the development of the Trans Alaska oil
pipeline, which boosted domestic oil production when it was
completed in 1977.
In the decades since the embargo, oil prices have gone through
other periods of change, as well as times of relative stability. The price
of oil continues to affect both individual choices and government
policy.
Sources: Energy Information Administration: 25th Anniversary of the Oil Embargo; WTRG
Economics: Oil Prices History and Analysis
9. This embargo created an artificial drop in the supply of oil. How would a natural
shortage differ from an embargo situation?
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10. After 1973, American scientists began to make serious efforts to develop
technologies that create electricity from renewable resources. Do you think this
step was necessary? Explain your answer.
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