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Author: KRAUSKOPF, Konrad B.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Higher Education (us)
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Chapter 4, Problem 18MC
Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?
- a. hydrogen
- b. natural gas
- c. oil
- d. coal
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Ch. 4 - In 2100 the number of people in the world is...Ch. 4 - Arrange these sources in the order of the energy...Ch. 4 - Of the following, the energy source likely to be...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4MCCh. 4 - Prob. 5MCCh. 4 - Prob. 6MCCh. 4 - Energy not ultimately derived from solar radiation...Ch. 4 - If present trends continue, an optimistic average...Ch. 4 - Prob. 9MCCh. 4 - Prob. 10MC
Ch. 4 - The radiation from an object at room temperature...Ch. 4 - The earths atmosphere is primarily heated by a....Ch. 4 - Prob. 13MCCh. 4 - Prob. 14MCCh. 4 - Prob. 15MCCh. 4 - Of the following fuels, the one that gives off the...Ch. 4 - Of the following fuels, the one that gives off the...Ch. 4 - Which of the following is not a fossil fuel? a....Ch. 4 - Prob. 19MCCh. 4 - The proportion of oil used by the United States...Ch. 4 - Most oil today is used for a. transportation b....Ch. 4 - Prob. 22MCCh. 4 - Prob. 23MCCh. 4 - The least polluting of the following fuels is a....Ch. 4 - Prob. 25MCCh. 4 - Prob. 26MCCh. 4 - The worst emitters of mercury, which damages the...Ch. 4 - Prob. 28MCCh. 4 - Of the following countries, the one that obtains...Ch. 4 - The proportion of electricity generated in the...Ch. 4 - In the relatively near future, the technology most...Ch. 4 - Prob. 32MCCh. 4 - Bright sunlight might deliver energy to an area of...Ch. 4 - The output of which of the following renewable...Ch. 4 - Prob. 35MCCh. 4 - Of the following technologies, the one that may...Ch. 4 - Of the following technologies, the one farthest...Ch. 4 - Biofuels based on which of the following seem to...Ch. 4 - Of the following, the strategy for coping with...Ch. 4 - Prob. 40MCCh. 4 - Population and Prosperity 1. What are the three...Ch. 4 - Energy Supply and Consumption 2. Even if the...Ch. 4 - The average rate of energy consumption per person...Ch. 4 - List the fossil fuels in the order in which they...Ch. 4 - Explain how sunlight is responsible for these...Ch. 4 - What energy sources cannot be traced to sunlight...Ch. 4 - Approximately what proportion of the worlds...Ch. 4 - (a) Give two reasons why global warming is causing...Ch. 4 - Once the polar ice sheets have melted beyond a...Ch. 4 - The oceans as well as the atmosphere are growing...Ch. 4 - When was the last time world temperatures were as...Ch. 4 - Every body of matter radiates light. What is...Ch. 4 - What is the nature of the greenhouse effect in the...Ch. 4 - Prob. 14ECh. 4 - Prob. 15ECh. 4 - (a) Why is deforestation so important in global...Ch. 4 - Prob. 17ECh. 4 - Prob. 18ECh. 4 - Most of the worlds oil is used as a fuel for what...Ch. 4 - Prob. 20ECh. 4 - Prob. 21ECh. 4 - What is the chief reason why the average fuel...Ch. 4 - Prob. 23ECh. 4 - Why is natural gas rarely used as a vehicle fuel?Ch. 4 - What is methane hydrate? Where is it found and why...Ch. 4 - Prob. 26ECh. 4 - Prob. 27ECh. 4 - Prob. 28ECh. 4 - Prob. 29ECh. 4 - Prob. 30ECh. 4 - What is the basic difference between nuclear...Ch. 4 - What role does uranium play in nuclear energy...Ch. 4 - How does a nuclear power plant produce...Ch. 4 - Explain why no nuclear power plants were planned...Ch. 4 - Prob. 35ECh. 4 - Prob. 36ECh. 4 - Prob. 37ECh. 4 - Prob. 38ECh. 4 - Prob. 39ECh. 4 - Give several reasons why fossil-fuel energy is...Ch. 4 - Prob. 41ECh. 4 - Prob. 42ECh. 4 - Prob. 43ECh. 4 - Prob. 44ECh. 4 - (a) What major advantage does geothermal energy...Ch. 4 - Prob. 46ECh. 4 - Prob. 47ECh. 4 - What are the advantages and disadvantages of...Ch. 4 - Prob. 49ECh. 4 - Prob. 50ECh. 4 - Prob. 51ECh. 4 - A major obstacle to a worldwide agreement on...Ch. 4 - Explain the cap-and-trade system for controlling...
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