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1
According to Eric Gholz and Daryl G. Press, fears about future oil supplies call for
A)military measures to stabilize oil-producing regions.
B)political measures to democratize oil-producing countries.
C)investments in alternative energy technologies.
D)investments designed to reduce the costs of finding and extracting oil.
2
According to Eric Gholz and Daryl G. Press, peak oil predictions about the impending decline in global rates of oil production are based on
A)insufficient evidence and dubious models of the oil market.
B)attempts by speculators to manipulate the market.
C)accurate estimates based on the history of oil production.
D)attempts by right-wing politicians to justify creating an American empire.
3
According to Richard N. Haass, ever-increasing dependence on imported oil affects U.S. national security in which of the following ways
A)it artificially inflates the importance of source regions of the world.
B)it leaves the U.S. economy vulnerable to supply interruptions.
C)high American demand pushes prices upward.
D)all the above.
4
According to Richard N. Haass, energy security is directly related to all but which of the following
A)vulnerability to supply and price fluctuations.
B)the ease of theft from home oil tanks.
C)the flows of resources to unfriendly producer countries.
D)the adverse impact on the global climate.
5
According to Michael Horn, the problem with the internal combustion engine is that
A)it is primitive.
B)it is inefficient.
C)it is really just a variation on the steam engine.
D)it poisons the air.
6
According to Michael Horn, the benefits of shifting to electric cars do NOT include
A)faster highway travel speeds.
B)less national dependence on oil.
C)more efficient use of energy.
D)reduced air pollution.
7
According to Diane Katz, shale gas offers all of the following except
A)reduced dependence on foreign oil.
B)improved water quality.
C)increased supply of natural gas.
D)reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
8
According to Diane Katz, the advantages of natural gas include
A)distribution networks already exist.
B)it is continuously available, unlike wind and solar power.
C)it emits half as much carbon dioxide as coal.
D)all the above.
9
According to Stephen L. Baird, public support for offshore oil drilling has recently increased due to
A)rising fuel prices.
B)rising food prices.
C)rising unemployment.
D)all the above.
10
According to Stephen L. Baird, according to a Pew Research Center poll 60 percent of respondents considered
A)energy supplies more important than environmental protection.
B)environmental protection more important than energy supplies.
C)energy supplies more important than food supplies.
D)environmental protection more important than food supplies.
11
According to Steven F. Leer, the world relies on coal for energy because it is
A)reliable.
B)clean.
C)inexpensive.
D)inexpensive and abundant.
12
According to Steven F. Leer, the fastest growing fuel source on Earth for the last decade has been
A)natural gas.
B)coal.
C)petroleum.
D)nuclear.
13
According to Mary-Elena Carr, Kate Brash, and Robert F. Anderson, the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report states that warming of the climate system is
A)not caused by human activity.
B)unlikely to cause major problems for society.
C)unequivocal.
D)an unsupported hypothesis.
14
According to Mary-Elena Carr, Kate Brash, and Robert F. Anderson, global warming is supported by observations of
A)increases in global average air and ocean temperatures.
B)widespread melting of snow and ice.
C)rising global average sea level.
D)all the above.
15
According to the Global Humanitarian Forum, the Climate Change: The Anatomy of a Silent Crisis represents which of the following
A)a cautious underestimate of the human impact of climate change.
B)a highly pessimistic estimate of the human impact of climate change.
C)the most plausible narrative of the human impact of climate change.
D)the consensus of the community of economists.
16
According to the Global Humanitarian Forum, the number of lives already being lost to climate change every year is in the neighborhood of
A)10,000.
B)hundreds of thousands.
C)over a million.
D)over 10 million.
17
According to Paul Cicio, capping greenhouse gas emissions will
A)create jobs and increase exports.
B)create jobs and increase imports.
C)drive jobs offshore and increase imports.
D)create jobs and save lives.
18
According to Paul Cicio, the sector of the economy responsible for the greatest growth in greenhouse gas emissions is
A)the industrial sector.
B)the commercial sector.
C)the transportation sector.
D)electricity generation.
19
According to David G. Hawkins, which of the following is NOT true?
A)Coal is cheap.
B)Coal is the must abundant fossil fuel.
C)Coal is a bigger global warming polluter than any other fuel.
D)Coal's contribution to global warming cannot be reduced.
20
According to David G. Hawkins, by 2030 there will be ______ times as much coal-burning capacity as there is today.
A)1.5
B)2.8
C)5
D)10
21
According to Kevin Bullis, the likelihood that we will avoid serious damage due to global warming and climate change seems
A)impossible to estimate.
B)very high.
C)quite low.
D)about 50-50.
22
According to Kevin Bullis, climate engineering schemes include proposals to
A)trigger vast algae blooms in the oceans.
B)put trillions of sun shields into orbit.
C)inject millions of tons of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere.
D)all the above.
23
According to Allison MacFarlane, a major reason why nuclear power is being pushed as an answer to global warming is that it
A)produces so much extra electricity that it can be used to power global air conditioners.
B)does not emit chlorofluorocarbons.
C)consumes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
D)does not emit carbon dioxide.
24
According to Allison MacFarlane, in 2006, the use of nuclear power reduced carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel-based electric power plants by about
A)5 percent.
B)13 percent.
C)50 percent.
D)75 percent.
25
According to the Department of Energy, a geologic repository for nuclear wastes at Yucca Mountain is
A)a workable option in the long term.
B)a workable option in the short term.
C)an option that requires much more research.
D)none of the above.
26
According the Department of Energy, the Blue Ribbon Commission's task is to
A)focus on alternative methods of meeting the government's obligation to deal with nuclear waste.
B)justify the decision to give up on Yucca Mountain.
C)seek alternatives to nuclear power.
D)develop a revised application for the Yucca Mountain repository.
27
According to Phillip J. Finck, to ensure a sustainable future for nuclear energy, several requirements must be met, including
A)safety.
B)proliferation resistance.
C)minimal environment impact.
D)all the above.
28
According to Phillip J. Finck, the Yucca Mountain repository is limited by legislation to __________ tons of nuclear waste.
A)70,000
B)120,000
C)250,000
D)1,000,000
29
According to Andrea Larson, synonyms for "green technology" include all of the following except
A)renewable energy technologies.
B)sustainability.
C)clean commerce.
D)cleantech.
30
According to Andrea Larson, in 2009 the United States set a goal for renewable energy. This goal was
A)10 percent.
B)25 percent.
C)50 percent.
D)75 percent.
31
According to Xi Lu, Michael B. McElroy, and Juha Kiviluoma, wind power has the potential to supply ______ present global demand for electricity.
A)a relatively small portion of
B)several times as much as
C)slightly less than
D)slightly more than
32
According to Xi Lu, Michael B. McElroy, and Juha Kiviluoma, wind speeds are generally higher over
A)cities.
B)forests.
C)water.
D)open farmland.
33
According to Keith Kline, et al., increased food prices in 2007 and early 2008 were chiefly due to
A)increased demand in emerging economies.
B)higher energy prices.
C)drought in food-exporting countries.
D)increased biofuels production.
E)all the above.
34
According to Keith Kline, et al., the amount of suitably productive land available for multiple uses, including biofuels production, is
A)not nearly enough to meet demands for both food and fuel.
B)sufficient to meet demands for either food or fuel but not both.
C)sufficient.
D)highly responsive to market prices.
35
According to Alain Tremblay et al., the amount of greenhouse gases emitted from reservoirs varies over time. The maximum is attained ________ years after impoundment.
A)1-2
B)3-5
C)5-7
D)7-10
36
According to Alain Tremblay et al., hydropower emits __________ times less greenhouse gases than thermal power plants.
A)5-10
B)15-25
C)35-70
D)100-200
37
According to Susan Petty of AltaRock Energy, Inc., the goal of generating 20 percent of U.S. electrical power using geothermal energy by 2030 is
A)not achievable.
B)very realistic.
C)possible if new drilling technologies are promptly developed.
D)conservative; with suitable investment, we could achieve 50 percent.
38
According to Susan Petty of AltaRock Energy, Inc., using conservative calculations, the amount of heat realistically recoverable from depths of 3-10 km beneath the U.S. is about _______ times the nation's current energy consumption.
A)30
B)300
C)3,000
D)30,000





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