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Environmental Sciences MCQ 1. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 2. What is the primary source of hydrogen production in the U.S. today? - Coal - Water - Natural Gas - Nuclear Energ...

Environmental Sciences MCQ 1. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 2. What is the primary source of hydrogen production in the U.S. today? - Coal - Water - Natural Gas - Nuclear Energy 3. What percentage of the world's energy demand was projected to be from natural gas by 2015? - 30% - 23% - 6% - 50% 4. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 5. What type of reactor uses heavy water for cooling? - Pressurized Water Reactor - Boiling Water Reactor - Nuclear Fusion Reactor  - Geothermal Reactor 6. What is the main challenge associated with nuclear energy? - Cost - Safety of reactors - Greenhouse gas emissions - Fuel availability 7. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 8. What is the main challenge associated with nuclear energy? - Cost - Safety of reactors - Greenhouse gas emissions - Fuel availability 9. What type of reactor uses heavy water for cooling? - Pressurized Water Reactor - Boiling Water Reactor - Nuclear Fusion Reactor - Geothermal Reactor 10. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 11. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 12. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 13. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 14. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 15. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 16. What is the primary source of hydrogen production in the U.S. today?  - Coal - Water - Natural Gas - Nuclear Energy 17. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 18. What is the primary source of hydrogen production in the U.S. today? - Coal - Water - Natural Gas - Nuclear Energy 19. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 20. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 21. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels  - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 22. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 23. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 24. What energy source accounts for the largest percentage of U.S. primary energy production? - Nuclear - Biomass - Natural Gas - Hydropower 25. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 26. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste  - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 27. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 28. What is the main challenge associated with nuclear energy? - Cost - Safety of reactors - Greenhouse gas emissions - Fuel availability 29. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 30. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 31. What is the main challenge associated with nuclear energy? - Cost - Safety of reactors - Greenhouse gas emissions  - Fuel availability 32. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 33. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 34. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 35. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 36. Which of the following is a non-renewable energy resource? - Solar Energy - Natural Gas - Wind Energy - Hydropower 37. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 38. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 39. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 40. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 41. What is the primary source of hydrogen production in the U.S. today? - Coal - Water - Natural Gas - Nuclear Energy 42. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content?  - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 43. Which of the following is considered a renewable energy resource? - Natural Gas - Coal - Solar Energy - Oil 44. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 45. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 46. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 47. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels  - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 48. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 49. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 50. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 51. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 52. Which of the following is a non-renewable energy resource? - Solar Energy - Natural Gas  - Wind Energy - Hydropower 53. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 54. What type of reactor uses heavy water for cooling? - Pressurized Water Reactor - Boiling Water Reactor - Nuclear Fusion Reactor - Geothermal Reactor 55. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 56. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 57. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals  - Nuclear Fusion 58. What is the primary source of hydrogen production in the U.S. today? - Coal - Water - Natural Gas - Nuclear Energy 59. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 60. What energy source accounts for the largest percentage of U.S. primary energy production? - Nuclear - Biomass - Natural Gas - Hydropower 61. What percentage of the world's energy demand was projected to be from natural gas by 2015? - 30% - 23% - 6% - 50% 62. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 63. What type of reactor uses heavy water for cooling? - Pressurized Water Reactor - Boiling Water Reactor - Nuclear Fusion Reactor - Geothermal Reactor 64. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 65. What is the primary source of hydrogen production in the U.S. today? - Coal - Water - Natural Gas - Nuclear Energy 66. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 67. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 68. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content?  - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 69. What is the main challenge associated with nuclear energy? - Cost - Safety of reactors - Greenhouse gas emissions - Fuel availability 70. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 71. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 72. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 73. What type of reactor uses heavy water for cooling? - Pressurized Water Reactor  - Boiling Water Reactor - Nuclear Fusion Reactor - Geothermal Reactor 74. Which mineral is the principal ore of aluminum? - Copper - Bauxite - Galena - Sphalerite 75. What type of reactor uses heavy water for cooling? - Pressurized Water Reactor - Boiling Water Reactor - Nuclear Fusion Reactor - Geothermal Reactor 76. What percentage of the world's energy demand was projected to be from natural gas by 2015? - 30% - 23% - 6% - 50% 77. What type of reactor uses heavy water for cooling? - Pressurized Water Reactor - Boiling Water Reactor - Nuclear Fusion Reactor - Geothermal Reactor 78. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous  - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 79. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 80. Which of the following is considered a renewable energy resource? - Natural Gas - Coal - Solar Energy - Oil 81. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 82. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 83. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous  - Lignite 84. What is the primary source of hydrogen production in the U.S. today? - Coal - Water - Natural Gas - Nuclear Energy 85. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 86. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 87. What percentage of the world's energy demand was projected to be from natural gas by 2015? - 30% - 23% - 6% - 50% 88. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 89. What percentage of the world's energy demand was projected to be from natural gas by 2015? - 30% - 23% - 6% - 50% 90. What percentage of the world's energy demand was projected to be from natural gas by 2015? - 30% - 23% - 6% - 50% 91. What is biomass energy derived from? - Fossil Fuels - Plant and Animal Waste - Minerals - Nuclear Fusion 92. What is the main challenge associated with nuclear energy? - Cost - Safety of reactors - Greenhouse gas emissions - Fuel availability 93. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 94. Which of the following is considered a renewable energy resource?  - Natural Gas - Coal - Solar Energy - Oil 95. What energy source accounts for the largest percentage of U.S. primary energy production? - Nuclear - Biomass - Natural Gas - Hydropower 96. What type of reactor uses heavy water for cooling? - Pressurized Water Reactor - Boiling Water Reactor - Nuclear Fusion Reactor - Geothermal Reactor 97. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 98. What is the primary source of hydrogen production in the U.S. today? - Coal - Water - Natural Gas - Nuclear Energy 99. What type of coal contains the highest carbon content? - Anthracite  - Bituminous - Sub-bituminous - Lignite 100. What is the primary source of hydrogen production in the U.S. today? - Coal - Water - Natural Gas - Nuclear Energy  Answer Key 1. Anthracite 2. Natural Gas 3. 23% 4. Plant and Animal Waste 5. Pressurized Water Reactor 6. Safety of reactors 7. Anthracite 8. Safety of reactors 9. Pressurized Water Reactor 10. Anthracite 11. Anthracite 12. Plant and Animal Waste 13. Plant and Animal Waste 14. Plant and Animal Waste 15. Anthracite 16. Natural Gas 17. Plant and Animal Waste 18. Natural Gas 19. Plant and Animal Waste 20. Plant and Animal Waste 21. Plant and Animal Waste 22. Plant and Animal Waste 23. Plant and Animal Waste 24. Natural Gas 25. Plant and Animal Waste 26. Plant and Animal Waste 27. Plant and Animal Waste 28. Safety of reactors 29. Anthracite 30. Anthracite 31. Safety of reactors 32. Plant and Animal Waste 33. Anthracite 34. Plant and Animal Waste 35. Anthracite 36. Natural Gas 37. Anthracite 38. Anthracite 39. Anthracite 40. Plant and Animal Waste 41. Natural Gas 42. Anthracite 43. Solar Energy 44. Anthracite 45. Plant and Animal Waste 46. Plant and Animal Waste 47. Plant and Animal Waste 48. Anthracite 49. Plant and Animal Waste 50. Anthracite 51. Plant and Animal Waste 52. Natural Gas 53. Anthracite 54. Pressurized Water Reactor 55. Plant and Animal Waste 56. Anthracite 57. Plant and Animal Waste 58. Natural Gas 59. Anthracite 60. Natural Gas 61. 23% 62. Plant and Animal Waste 63. Pressurized Water Reactor 64. Anthracite 65. Natural Gas 66. Plant and Animal Waste 67. Plant and Animal Waste 68. Anthracite 69. Safety of reactors 70. Anthracite 71. Anthracite 72. Plant and Animal Waste 73. Pressurized Water Reactor 74. Bauxite 75. Pressurized Water Reactor 76. 23% 77. Pressurized Water Reactor 78. Anthracite 79. Anthracite 80. Solar Energy 81. Anthracite 82. Anthracite 83. Anthracite 84. Natural Gas 85. Plant and Animal Waste 86. Plant and Animal Waste 87. 23% 88. Plant and Animal Waste 89. 23% 90. 23% 91. Plant and Animal Waste 92. Safety of reactors 93. Anthracite 94. Solar Energy 95. Natural Gas 96. Pressurized Water Reactor 97. Anthracite 98. Natural Gas 99. Anthracite 100. Natural Gas