Nonrenewable Energy Resources Flashcards
Each person in developed countries uses how much more energy than a person in a developing country?
8x as much
What % of world lives in highly developed countries?
20%
The US has _% of the worlds population but uses _% of its energy
5%, 25%
What % of the USA’s energy supply is nonrenewable? Renewable?
93%, 7%
What are the two ways in which we mine coal?
Subsurface mining and strip mining
Which fossil fuel is the dirtiest?
Coal
Coal reserves in the USA could last us how many more years at current rates?
200 years
The US has _% of the world’s oil reserves but uses nearly _% of it
2%, 20%
How much of the world’s oil does OPEC control?
65%
How many countries are in OPEC?
13
ANWR is the size of
S. Carolina
How many billion barrels of oil are there in ANWR?
3-8 billion barrels
Non-point sources cause _% of oil pollution
70%