Description : In a typical power plant used to generate electricity in the U.S., the percentage of energy in the fuel that is converted to electricity is about: w) 99 percent x) 50 percent y) 35 percent z) 10 percent
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 35 PERCENT
Description : The most serious environmental pollution from a nuclear reactor is: w) radioactivity x) particulate formation y) thermal pollution z) noise pollution
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THERMAL POLLUTION
Description : The heat exhaust of an automobile with an internal combustion engine represents approximately what percent of the energy of the original fuel? w) 10 % x) 50 % y) 35 % z) 5 %
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 35 %
Description : About what percent of the electricity used in the United States is currently being produced by nuclear power plants? w) 5 percent x) 10 percent y) 20 percent z) 30 percent
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 20 PERCENT
Description : As of December, 1990, which of the following countries generated the greatest percentage of its electricity by nuclear power? w) England x) Japan y) United States z) France
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- FRANCE
Description : Of the following answers, which is closest to the percentage of electricity generated by nuclear power plants in the U.S. in 1987? w) 5% x) 10% y) 20% z) 40%
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 20%
Description : Which of the following is believed to be responsible for the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctic? w) carbon dioxide x) compounds containing sulfur y) radioactivity z) compounds containing chlorine
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- COMPOUNDS CONTAINING CHLORINE
Description : In the United States, coal is the energy source that produces the highest percentage of our electricity. Second is: w) hydropower x) oil y) nuclear energy z) solar energy
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- NUCLEAR ENERGY
Description : Which of the following is considered a renewable resource? w) Coal fired power plant x) Hydroelectric dam y) Combustion turbine facility z) Nuclear fission power plant
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HYDROELECTRIC DAM
Description : An important safety feature required at U.S. nuclear power plants that was not present at the Chernobyl Power Plant in the Soviet Union was the: w) reactor x) cooling water y) control rods z) containment building
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CONTAINMENT BUILDING
Description : What state in the United States has the most nuclear power plants? w) New York x) Illinois y) Pennsylvania z) South Carolina
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ILLINOIS
Description : Most of the nuclear power plants operating in the United States are: w) pressurized water reactors x) boiling water reactors y) high-temperature gas-cooled reactors z) liquid-metal fast breeder reactors
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS
Description : Most commercial nuclear power plants worldwide are cooled by: w) sodium x) mercury y) helium z) water
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- WATER
Description : The U.S. population receives the largest dose of ionizing radiation from: w) natural sources. x) fallout from nuclear weapons testing. y) nuclear medicine. z) nuclear power plants.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- NATURAL SOURCES.
Description : The first controlled nuclear chain reaction took place in what year? w) 1895 x) 1910 y) 1942 z) 1945
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 1942
Description : A radio station is broadcasting at 3750 khz (kilohertz). This station would be found in which radio band? w) 20 meter x) 40 meter y) 80 meter z) 160 meter
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 80 METER
Description : What substance was used as a moderator for the chain reaction in the first nuclear reactor? w) graphite x) boron y) water z) cadmium
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- GRAPHITE
Description : The sun makes up approximately what percent of matter in our solar system? w) 17% x) 50% y) 85% z) 99%
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 99%
Description : Who is called the Father of the Nuclear Navy? w) Edward Teller x) Robert Oppenheimer y) Hymen Rickover z) Chester Nimitz
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- HYMEN RICKOVER
Description : Liquid fuels can be used to generate electricity in a variety of ways. Which of the following technologies converts liquid fuel directly to electricity without a combustion step? w) turbine x) battery y) fuel cell z) Stirling engine
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- FUEL CELL
Description : The uranium fuel used worldwide is mainly in the form of: w) U3O8 x) UO2 y) UF6 z) U metal
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- UO2
Description : Bees must collect nectar from approximately how many flowers to make 1 pound of honeycomb? Is it: w) 10 thousand x) 2 million y) 20 million z) 50 million
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 20 MILLION
Description : In a precise diet and nutrition study, you need to determine the average weight and average height of a group each to a precision of 1%. The minimum sample size required is w) 10 x) 100 y) 1000 z) 10,000
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 10,000
Description : Approximately what percentage of the electricity produced in the United States is consumed by residential appliances? w) 20% x) 33% y) 50% z) 66%
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 33%
Description : What is the major visible constituent of the exhaust plume from a natural gas-fired power plant? w) carbon dioxide x) carbon monoxide y) smoke z) water
Description : If you started with 100 grams of each of the materials below and they all vaporized inside of an inflatable balloon, which of them would produce the largest volume balloon, assuming they were all at the same temperature? w) water x) gasoline y) ethanol z) butane
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- WATER
Description : High-temperature superconductors have been in the news lately. These materials become superconductive at temperatures around w) 200 degrees Fahrenheit x) 100 degrees Fahrenheit y) -150 degrees Fahrenheit z) -350 degrees Fahrenheit
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- -350 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
Description : The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements estimates that the average exposure to ionizing radiation tha individual Americans receive annually from ALL sources is about: w) 60 millirem x) 100 millirem y) 360 millirem z) 500 millirem
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 360 MILLIREM
Description : A homeowner replaces a 65 watt incandescent bulb with a 15 watt compact fluorescent lamp. The light is on 2000 hours a year. If electricity cost 10 cents a kilowatt-hour, how much money is saved on the electric bill in one year? w) $50.00 x) $10.00 y) $5.00 z) $1.00
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- $10.00
Description : Biomass energy is: w) formed through photosynthesis x) caused by heat due to the large mass of the earth y) has been used for only a few years z) is effective in only certain regions of the United States
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- FORMED THROUGH PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Description : In the early 17th century, based on his observations with a telescope, Galileo Galilei attacked a belief espoused by the church. That belief was: w) that the earth was flat. x) the sky was a large dome ... seen. y) that the earth was at the center of the universe. z) there are no other planets.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THAT THE EARTH WAS AT THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE.
Description : Into which of the following metals does radioactive Uranium decay when it loses all its radioactivity? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : Lead is the metal.
Description : Yeast, used in making bread is a: w) plant x) fungus y) bacteria z) seed
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- FUNGUS
Description : In the Tyndall Effect, the intensity of scattered radiation is inversely proportional to the fourth power of the wavelength. Which one of the following colors of light would exhibit the most intense Tyndall scattering? w) yellow x) green y) orange z) violet
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- VIOLET
Description : What power cycle is used in jet engines? w) Stirling x) Rankine y) Otto z) Brayton
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- BRAYTON
Description : To reverse the direction of rotation of a three-phase AC induction motor, do one of the following: w) reverse any two of the three-phase connections x) change the frequency of the applied AC power y) operate the motor below the stall torque at very high slip z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- REVERSE ANY TWO OF THE THREE-PHASE CONNECTIONS
Description : Electric power is less expensive at night because: w) more hydroelectric generation is brought on line at night. x) there is less demand at night. y) pollution control is less stringent at night. z) power plants are more efficient at night.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THERE IS LESS DEMAND AT NIGHT.
Description : The Oklo reactor in Gabon, Africa, is significant because it: w) was the first man-made reactor. x) was a natural fission reactor. y) was the first reactor used to generate electricity. z) produced the most electricity in a single year.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- WAS A NATURAL FISSION REACTOR.
Description : In the United States the average number of gallons per person of fresh water used per day for personal (non-industrial) use such as bathing, laundering, drinking, and the like is approximately: w) 10 gallons x) 30 gallons y) 60 gallons z) 90 gallons
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 90 GALLONS
Description : What range of frequencies are usually referred to as audio frequencies for humans? w) 0 to 20 Hertz x) 20 to 20,000 Hertz y) 200 to 200,000 Hertz z) 10,000 to 30,000 Hertz
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 20 TO 20,000 HERTZ
Description : A light-year can be converted into w) astronomical units x) hours y) foot-candles z) ergs
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ASTRONOMICAL UNITS
Description : In 1991, the frozen body of a late stone age man was found amazingly intact in the Alps near the Italian-Austrian border. Its age was determined to be about: w) 2,200 years x) 5,300 years y) 12,800 years z) 30,000 years
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 5,300 YEARS
Description : The per capita birth rate of a population is known as its: w) mortality x) natality (pron: nay-tal-eh-ty) y) population density z) carrying capacity
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- NATALITY
Description : Who was the first scientist credited with pointing out that certain gases could cause a greenhouse effect? w) John Tyndall x) Charles Darwin y) Roger Tory Peterson z) Stephen Jay Gould
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- JOHN TYNDALL
Description : The first animal launched into orbit was a: w) mouse x) monkey y) chimpanzee z) dog
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- DOG
Description : The first American Astronaut to ORBIT the Earth was: w) Alan Shepard x) John Glenn y) Gus Grissom z) Scott Carpenter
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- JOHN GLENN
Description : The launch of the first LIQUID fueled rocket in the world is attributed to: w) China x) Russia y) United States z) Germany
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- UNITED STATES
Description : This black engineer was granted a patent in 1872 for the first automatic oil lubricator. The lubricating cup regulated the flow of oil onto moving parts of machines, revolutionizing the machine industry. ... well-known inventor: w) Elijah McCoy x) Lewis Latimer y) Leonard McFall z) Branville Woods
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ELIJAH McCOY
Description : Evaporation from water surfaces exposed to air is not dependent of the: w) velocity of the wind x) humidity y) temperature z) depth of the water
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- DEPTH OF THE WATER
Description : For a DC motor, what major component in addition to the field winding and the armature winding is necessary? w) a commutator x) a stator y) a battery z) a rotor
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- A COMMUTATOR