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Energy Basics Flashcards

1
Q

Energy is derived from the Greek word _____ which means “in-work” or work content

A

en-ergon

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2
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Capacity to do work.

A

Energy

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3
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Action of moving something against a force

A

Work

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4
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Work output depends on the

A

Energy input

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5
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Is always conserved

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Energy

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6
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Before industrial revolution, for heat:

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sun and burned wood, straw and died dung

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7
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Six different periods of societal development from oldest to most recent

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Primitive, Hunting, Primitive agricultural, Advanced agricultural, Industrial, Technological

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8
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Personal energy consumption was relatively constant until

A

Advanced agricultural

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9
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Industrial Revolution happened

A

1750-1850

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10
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A single steam engine, powered by _____, could do the work of dozen of horses

A

coal

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11
Q

coal powered a steam engine attached to the world’s first electric generator

A

1880

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12
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___________ plant in New York City provided the first electric light to Wall Street financiers and the New York TImes

A

Thomas Edison

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13
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By the late 1880s, a new form of fuel was catching on

A

Petroleum

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14
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Energy use grew quickly, doubling every ____

A

10 years

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15
Q

After _____ unleashed nuclear power, the government found it in electricity production.

A

World War II (1939-1945)

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16
Q

By ____, the average mileage of an American car was only ________ miles per gallon, and a gallon of gas cost less than a _______.

A

1970, 13.5, quarter

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17
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The invention of the automobile increased from 2% in 1900 to ___% in 2010

A

40

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18
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Within ____ years, energy consumption of industrialized nation increased ______.

A

200, eightfold.

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19
Q

The energy consumption of a nation can be broadly divided into the following areas or sectors depending on energy-related activities.

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Domestic sector, transportation sector, agriculture sector, industry sector

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20
Q

The __________ of a country is an index of the standard of living or prosperity of the people of the country

A

Per capita energy consumption

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21
Q

Although 80 percent of the world’s
population lies in the developing
countries their energy consumption
amounts to only ____________
world total energy consumption.

A

40%

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22
Q

The world average energy
consumption per person is equivalent
to __________

A

2.2 tonnes of coal

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23
Q

People use _____ times more than the world average and ______ times more than the average for developing countries

A

5,9

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24
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Energy balance

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source + import = export + variation of stock + use + loss

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25
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Local or national primary energy sources like coal, hydro, biomass, animate, etc.

A

Sources

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26
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Energy sources which come from outside the region

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Imports

27
Q

Go to other regions

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Exports

28
Q

Reduction of stocks (like forests, coals) and storage

A

Variations of stock

29
Q

Can be specified sectoral or by energy form or by end-use as required

A

Use

30
Q

__________ are due to conversions and transports/transmissions

A

Technical losses

31
Q

Due to non-registered consumptions

A

Administrative losses

32
Q

Provide overviews, which serve as tools for analyzing current and projected energy positions

A

Energy balance

33
Q

Energy balance is useful for purposes of ____________

A

Resource management, indicating options in energy saving, policies or energy redistribution

34
Q

Energy required to lift 1kg by 1 meter

A

Joule

35
Q

BOE

A

barrels of oil

36
Q

1 calorie is equal to _______J

A

4.19J

37
Q

TOE

A

Tonnes of oil equivalent

38
Q

Converting energy from one form into another

A

Energy conversions

39
Q

All we can do is __________ energy from one form to another

A

convert/transform

40
Q

In all conversions, we find that part of the energy is lost, through ____________

A

dissipation in the form of heat

41
Q

The converter has _______ 100% efficiency

A

less than

42
Q

quantity of energy om the desired form (output) divided by the quantity of energy put in for conversion (Input)

A

efficiency of energy converter

43
Q

energy obtained from sources that are essentially inexhaustible

A

renewable energy

44
Q

Conventional fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas, which are likely to deplete with time

A

Non-renewable energy

45
Q

Global primary Energy reserves

A

Coal, Oil, Natural gas

46
Q

The global primary energy consumption at the end of 2003 was equivalent to

A

9741 million tons of oil equivalent (MTones)

47
Q

Second most important energy source

A

Coal

48
Q

Coal covers _____ of the global primary energy consumption

A

30%

49
Q

Leading energy source in power generation with 40% of globally generated power relying on this fuel

A

Hard coal and lignite (brown coal)

50
Q

The world currently consumed over __________ million tonnes of coal

A

7700

51
Q

Coal currently fuels _______ of the world’s electricity

A

40%

52
Q

Global coal consumption increased by 64% from _________. That classified coal as the
fastest growing fuel in absolute numbers within the indicated period

A

2000 to 2014

53
Q

___________ contributes 50% to global coal demand and is shifting to clean coal
technologies

A

China

54
Q

Remains the world’s leading fuel

A

Oil

55
Q

Oil accounts for _________ of total global energy consumption

A

32.9%

56
Q

The growth of population and the consumer class in _________ will support oil demand increase and the main increase in consumption will come from ___________ sectors

A

Asia, transportation

57
Q

__________ recorded another robust increase in oil consumption

A

India (+5.2%)

58
Q

only fossil fuel whose share of the primary energy mix is expected to grow and has the potential to
play an important role in the world’s transition to a cleaner, more affordable and secure energy future

A

Natural gas

59
Q

It is the number three fuel

A

Natural gas

60
Q

Natural gas reflects ________% of global primary energy, and it is the second energy source in power generation, representing a ___% share.

A

24,22

61
Q

North America prices collapsed in ________ driven by a domestic oversupply,

A

2009

62
Q

From ___________ , the Japanese nuclear drove prices higher in Asia

A

2011-2013

63
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