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1070-02 Spring 2019 Exam 3 Review Sheet
For questions with multiple given answers, the correct answer is given in bolded text
Chapter 9: Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Energy
Q: What exactly is a FOSSIL FUEL (where do they come from)?
Q: How is energy stored in fossil fuels?
Q: Define biomass fuel. Q: What is currently being used as an experimental source of biofuel?
Q: What is Fracking?
Q: How is fracking harmful to the environment?

Q: Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of the Hydraulic Fracture Natural Gas
Mining?
Q: Which country uses the most energy per capita? Fossil fuel energy generation - how does it physically work? Chapter 10: Renewable Energy
Q: What are the two different types of Solar Power?
Q: What is the definition of photovoltaic generation?
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properties somewhere between that of an insulator, which blocks current, and a conductor, which
allows current to pass freely. If a semiconductor absorbs enough light energy, an electron will
move from its position within the semiconductor. The result is a flow of electrons, that is, an
electrical current, as many electrons are stimulated.