Energy

Question 1

On the Periodic table, what period contain the elements that are used in almost all nuclear power plants

Answer 1

Actinides or Period 7

Question 2

Where and when was the first nuclear power plant built for commercial use

Answer 2

June 26, 1954 at Obninsk, Russia

Question 3

Peat, Lignite, Bituminous, Sub-bituminous, anthracite, and graphite are all types

Answer 3

Coal

Question 4

The grade of coal with the lowest energy content per kilogram

Answer 4

Lignite

Question 5

Hilt’s law states

Answer 5

in a small area, the deeper the coal, the higher its grade

Question 6

Today in american households more than half of people choose what as the main source of heating

Answer 6

Natural Gas

Question 7

What percentage of the worlds power is supplied by nuclear energy

Answer 7

about 12%

Question 8

Biogas is primaryl composed of what two compounds

Answer 8

Methane (CH4) and Carbon dioxide (CO2)

Question 9

Coal provides electricity to what percentage of the united states

Answer 9

39%

Question 10

Natural Gas provides what percent of the US with electricity

Answer 10

about 27%

Question 11

Coke fuel is made from what naturally occuring fuel

Answer 11

coal

Question 12

Cracking, distillation, and isomerization are methods associated with processing which fuel

Answer 12

Oil

Question 13

nuclear power plants currently use fusion or fission

Answer 13

fission