9: Energy Resources

Question 1

What 5 factors affect per capita energy consumption?

Answer 1

1) affluence
2) relative cost of energy
3) type of industry
4) Social and environmental awareness
5) climate

Question 2

What could affect a countries energy use?

Answer 2

1) changes in affluence
2) changes in amount and type of industry
3) change in population size

Question 3

What is energy density?

Answer 3

the amount of energy in a mass of fuel
or
the amount of energy that can be harnessed by a set mass of equipment.

Question 4

Why don’t we recover all ecoverable oil?

Answer 4

• not economically viable
• may cause unacceptable pollution
• damage to ecologically sensitive habitats
• extraction may cause local tremors

Question 5

How do energy characteristics determine a countries energy mix? (8)

Answer 5

1) ease of storage
2) ease of transportation
3) environmental impacts
4) political influences (grants/guaranteed market etc)
5) local abundance
6) intermittency
7) predictability
8) requirement for energy conversions

Question 6

In what ways have new technologies have reduced environment impacts caused by pollutants?

Answer 6

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