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[CHAPTER 11 – Alternatives to Fossil Fuels] Which of the following is TRUE of our renewable energy options?

[CHAPTER 11 – Alternatives to Fossil Fuels] Japanese officials were concerned about the consumption of milk by people still living in the Fukushima vicinity because it came from cows that fed on grass that was contaminated with radioactivity. Specifically, what type of radiation were they concerned about?

[CHAPTER 11 – Alternatives to Fossil Fuels] Which of these is an advantage of solar power?

[CHAPTER 11 – Alternatives to Fossil Fuels] Since we started producing nuclear power in 1960, how common are large nuclear accidents that result in the major release of radioactive material into the environment?

[CHAPTER 9 – Conventional Energy: Fossil Fuels ] Injection wells where fracking fluid wastewater is disposed of have been linked to ___.

[CHAPTER 9 – Conventional Energy: Fossil Fuels ] Why was the oil in the Bakken Formation not extracted before now?

[CHAPTER 11 – Alternatives to Fossil Fuels] Renewable energy sources are still a _____ part of the world’s energy system, and most of this is the burning of _____.

[CHAPTER 10 – Air Quality and Climate Change ] Which of these is an example of a positive feedback loop related to global warming?

[CHAPTER 10 – Air Quality and Climate Change ] Which statement is true of the Milankovitch cycles?

[CHAPTER 5 –  Managing Resources: Environmental Economics and Policy] While phasing out CFCs, some of the replacement chemicals, particularly HCFCs and HFCs, turned out to be problematic. Why?