Self-test questions: Chapter 01

Self-test questions: Chapter 01

. Table 1.1 on page 3 (and Table A1 in Appendix A on page 618) lists the standard prefixes for SI units. Remembering the order of these is not always easy. The phrase 'King Midas's Golden Touch Poisoned Everything' (given in the Appendix) may help. 1 million kWh is equal to:

. Understanding the relation between joules, watts and kilowatt-hours is very important. A power of 10kW for half an hour is equal to which option?

. Pages 4-6 describe a range of important energy concepts. Mass x acceleration due to gravity equals which option?

. Using the data in Figure 1.2 on page 8, calculate the total percentage of world primary energy provided by the three fossil fuels: coal, oil and natural gas in 2014.

. Which are the most important atmospheric greenhouse gases contributing to global warming?

. In 2016 the concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere was 400 parts per million and rising. To what level will it need to be limited to keep the global average temperature rise to only 2°C above pre-industrial levels?

. Heat gains from heat pumps are a form of renewable energy that do NOT draw their energy from solar radiation. Name TWO others.

. Figure 1.7 on page 19 shows UK primary and delivered energy use in 2015. What proportion of the delivered energy was used for transport?

. In 2015 one US state accounted for two-thirds of all of the USA's solar generated electricity. Which one was it?

. In 2016 China's coal use made up what proportion of the world's total coal consumption?

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