This is not a test, so don't worry! We are only interested in finding out how much you know, or what your opinion is about an energy subject. Please don't make wild guesses but choose the response that most closely matches your ideas or feelings. Choose 'I don't know' if you do not know the correct answer.

CONSERVATION

1) Which energy use consumes the greatest amount of energy in the American home during a year?
       A. Lighting      B. Refrigeration      C. Heating/Cooling rooms      D. Heating water      E. I don't know

2) What is the most energy efficient form of lighting?
       A. Incandescent      B. Neon      C. Compact Fluorescent      D. I don't know

3) What is the most common unit for measuring electricity?
       A. British Thermal Unit      B. Kilowatt-hour      C. Amperes      D. Voltage      E. I don't know

RENEWABLE ENERGY

4) Solar, biomass, geothermal, wind, and hydropower energy are all renewable sources of energy because they:
       A. are clean and free to use      B. can be replaced by nature in a short period of time      C. can be changed directly into heat and electricity      D. were stored in fossil fuels millions of years ago      E. I don't know

5) In 1998, what percent of the nation's energy was supplied by renewable sources of energy?
       A. 1%      B. 10%      C. 25 %      D. 40 %      E. I don't know

6) Which of the following renewable energy sources is a result of the uneven heating of the earth's surface?
       A. Hydroelectric      B. Geothermal      C. Wind      D. Solar      E. I don't know


WHERE DOES OUR ENERGY COME FROM?
FOSSIL FUELS 7) The major use of natural gas today is for...
       A. the heating of houses and buildings      B. making plastics      C. fueling cars and buses      D. generating electricity      E. I don't know

8) Gasoline is the major product from....
       A. Petroleum      B. Coal      C. Natural Gas      D. Nuclear      E. Renewable      F. I don't know

9) The major use of coal today in the U. S. is to ....
       A. generate electricity      B. fuel trains      C. make steel      D. heat buildings & homes      E. I don't know

10) Liquid propane is used Instead of natural gas in fueling appliances on recreation vehicles and hot air balloons. It's most often used in suburban and rural areas. Why is propane often used instead of natural gas?
       A. It's safer      B. It's easier to transport      C. It's cleaner      D. It's cheaper      E. I don't know

ELECTRICAL ENERGY



11) Which energy source was responsible for generating over half the nation's electricity in l998?
       A. Coal      B. Nuclear      C. Hydroelectric      D. Natural Gas      E. I don't know

12) _________________ is the fuel used to make electricity in a nuclear power plant.
       A. Hydrogen      B. Uranium      C. Fission      D. Zinc      E. I don't know

SOLID WASTE



13) The major method of disposing of our nation's solid waste is by .......
       A. Composting      B. Recycling      C. Burning      D. Landfilling      E. I don't know

14.) By volume, which material accounts for 40% of our nation's solid waste?
       A. Plastic      B. Paper      C. Glass      D. Metals      E. I don't know

15) Which of the following determines the amount of space available in a landfill?
       A. Weight of the solid waste      B. Volume of the solid waste      C. I don't know

16) Which material is recycled most?
       A. Metals - steel (cars) & aluminum      B. Paper      C. Plastic      D. Glass      E. I don't know