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Chapter 3: Energy Quiz
Test your knowledge of the energy chapter material!
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Which of the following might a utility company belong to?
Answer can be found on page 32.
Some utilities, like Seattle City Light, are owned by municipalities. Others, like Dynegy Inc., are publicly traded. And others, such as TXU or Puget Sound Energy, belong to private equity firms.
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What is the basic measurement for natural gas production?
Answer can be found on page 37.
The U.S. produces over 90 billion cubic feet of natural gas every day. The average home uses about 200 cubic feet per day.
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What are the consequences of the oil drilling boom, both positive and negative?
Answer can be found on page 34.
The way of life in communities all over the U.S. is being transformed by new techniques in oil drilling.
4 / 10
What is another name for hydraulic fracturing?
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What are oil futures?
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Which two of the following are considered to have revived the U.S. oil industry?
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True or false: Energy production and consumption accounts for a large share of the gasses many scientists blame for climate change.
Answer can be found on page 30.
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Where is the largest refining hub in the U.S. located?
The largest refining hub in the U.S. is located in the Texas-Louisiana coast, but there are smaller hubs all over the country.
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Which of the following would be a good resource if you wanted to learn more about the pipelines in your local area?
Answer can be found on page 36.
This is the agency that supervises pipeline safety in the United States. Their website hosts a trove of resources including the National Pipeline Mapping System that you can use to find pipelines in your local area.
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Natural gas, in its normal, gaseous state, can be moved via pipeline, but it takes too much space to be profitably moved by ship if needed in another continent. What is the solution?
Natural gas can be turned into a liquid by chilling it to unbelievably low temperatures. There are liquefaction terminals – which turn gas into liquid – and regasification terminals, which reheat the liquid back into its original form.
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