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EnviroSci chap 16

Intro to Enviromental Sustanablity chapter 16 test questions

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Harnessing energy by designing buildings to maximize or minimize the absorption of indecent solar radiation are _____? Passive solar energy collection
_____ strongly influences the amount of energy generated from hydropower? The volume of water released and the height of the fall
The rotational energy of the blades of a wind turbine _____? Drives a generator inside the nacelle compartment to produce electricity
Which of the following are documented negative impacts of dams? Flooding, Habitat destruction, alteration of river sediment deposition
What is a "feed-in tariff" system? One in which energy companies pay citizens who add power to the grid
More and more wind farms are being located _____ because winds are stronger there? Offshore
Ground-source heat pumps _______? Heat and cool houses and buildings more efficiently than conventional methods
The run-of-river approach to hydropower describes ______? Diversion of a portion of a river's flow through the pipes
Biofuels ______? Can be created by microbial action or burned directly as wood or dung
Solar panels with flat-plate solar collectors are an example of _____? active solar power
Hydropower uses the ____ energy of water to generate electricity? Kinetic
When Biomass is combined with coal and burned in a high efficiency boiler, it is called _____? Co-firing
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