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Geothermal Energy

Quiz Number:  18
Course Name:  Industrial Technology/Engineering
Quiz N0. = 18
Teacher:  Ed Schmidt
Teacher's Home Page:  http://www.oocities.org/Baja/2140/ENG.htm
Teacher's Email:  schmidte@putnam.k12.il.us

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No. of Questions= 15 ,Pass mark is - 70 %.

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1.  Geothermal energy is defined as the heat above the mean ambient temperature of the earth's solid core:

a) true
b) false
2.  Technically, geothermal energy is a renewable resource:

a) true
b) false
3.  There is about 35 billions times the worlds current total energy consumption in geothermal energy:

a) true
b) false
4.  Geothermal energy is only found in certain parts of the world:

a) true
b) false
5.  The areas that we get geothermal energy are called harvesting sites:

a) true
b) false
6.  Geothermal reservoirs can be dominated by only steam and not water:

a) true
b) flase
7.  To turn generators the steam is traveling about 50 km/hr:

a) true
b) false
8.  The greatest concern for geothermal plants is water pollution:

a) true
b) false
9.  Radon, mercury and arsenic are all types of pollution that come from geothermal plants:

a) true
b) false
10.  Sulfur is a solid waste that has to be dealt with from treatment plants:

a) true
b) false
11.  The holes that have to be dug in order to exploit geothermal energy have to be between 7 and 14 km deep:

a) true
b) false
12.  There are dangerous drilling sites in Hawaii:

a) true
b) false
13.  Geothermal energy has even been promoted as a means of reducing CO2 emissions in the US:

a) true
b) false
14.  The costs of drilling holes and building geothermal powerplants is cheap compared to other forms of energy:

a) true
b) false
15.  England is a big promoter of geothermal energy:

a) true
b) false




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