chapter 9

Question 1

a nuclear program based on the breeder reactor could enble a country to obtion how many more tiems engry tfrom its nuclear reserves

Answer 1

60-100

Question 2

what is resorces depletion curve and what does it represent

Answer 2

typical production cycle and petroluem production

Question 3

why is resources considered exhausted when 90% of it is used up

Answer 3

10% is too exspensive or difficult to get

Question 4

when did US crude oil production peak

Answer 4

1970

Question 5

according to m king hubbert when did or will world crude oil production peak

Answer 5

166-1971

Question 6

what does the area uunder a resource depeletion curve represent

Answer 6

amount of the resources extracted from the gorund

Question 7

what happened to the US crude oil production since 2005 why

Answer 7

prouction has risensignificanlty since fracking

Question 8

why do reserves of resources usallly last longer than most early estimates predict

Answer 8

not all resources have been discovered

Question 9

why are we still interested in coal energy option

Answer 9

long reserves have been discovered

Question 10

why dont we use coal rn

Answer 10

coal is solid fuel so its less versistial concernts abt clomate change and air quality

Question 11

what variables determine the lifetime of a nonrewnewable engergy source

Answer 11

shape at the beginning of the bell curve and estimate of total quality

Question 12

in 2001 the US prodoced 1.76 bill barrels of crude oil. how long should proven reserves last

Answer 12

12.5

Question 13

what might the buffalo of the image repsernt

Answer 13

its abt resources nonrewable sources ex oil resoucres

Question 14

dont need to know

Question 15

dont need to know

Question 16

of the potential supply of carbon based fuels turns out to be huge whta could cause us to attempt to limit their use

Answer 16

climate change accelerating global effort to reduce or alliance

Question 17

A. in the beginning production is low bc
B. production grow rapidly bc
C. prodution peaks bc
D. prodution calls rapidly bc

Answer 17

A. not enoiugh ppl but it anddont know how to produce it (demand and production)
B.more demand
C.harder to locate and extract more money
D.running out more demand but cant find it

Question 18

why are we still driving our vehicles and powering them with gas when the US domestic sipples appread to be so low

Answer 18

havent found better resources to use and fracking has cused us to find more

Question 19

running out of a resources isnt the only reason a depeltion curve may plunge whtat r the toher 2 ways

Answer 19

too much demand and hard to find

Question 20

dont need to know