Barrons AP Environmental Science

UNIT V Energy Resources and Consumption (10%–15%) Areas on Which You Will Be Tested A. ENERGY CONCEPTS—energy ...

8: Energy ENERGY CONCEPTS Energy is the ability to do work. In the SI system, the unit of energy is the joule. ...

Unit or Prefix Description Btu (British Thermal Unit) Btu is a unit of energy used in the United States. In mo ...

TIP Be sure to practice these types of conversion problems. They appear very frequently in the Free- Re ...

one year? 2 points. 1 point for correct setup. 1 point for correctly calculating the amount of electricity ge ...

■ The power plant needs to produce higher amounts of power to supply energy to the town during peak hours ...

WIND: Zero emissions. Acid rain as well as photochemical smog would be reduced. COAL: Produces air ...

comes from the hot-water heater. 2 points. 1 point for correct setup. 1 point for correct ...

Source: Gail Tverberg—OurFiniteWorld.com Figure 8.1 World per capita consumption of various fuels The three major f ...

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Figure 8.2 U.S. primary energy overview (1949–2015) ENERGY USE (PR ...

Source: International Energy Agency “World Energy Outlook 2013” Figure 8.3 Projected energy demand (million tons ...

less demand for fuel, which drives the price lower. LAW OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND The law of supply and de ...

year old) organic matter under high temperature and pressure. Sulfur, from the decomposition of hydrogen ...

■ BURNING PULVERIZED COAL AT LOWER TEMPERATURES: coal is crushed into a very fine powder and injected ...

Figure 8.5 Steps used in producing “clean coal” Pros ■ Known world reserves will last approximately 300 y ...

■ Expensive to process and transport; cannot be used effectively for transportation needs. ■ Contributes to the forma ...

beneath a dome-shaped or folded layer of nonporous rock (e.g., limestone). In other formations, the oil is trapp ...

Figure 8.6 World crude oil reserves by region Pros ■ Easily transported through established pipelines and distribu ...

indigenous people and wildlife migration routes). U.S. OIL EMBARGO (1973): The oil crisis began in October 1973, ...

Pros ■ Pipelines and distribution networks are already in place. ■ Easily processed and transported as liquefied ...