Assignment 1

1. Total annual usage of energy by humankind is in the order of:

a. Mega Joules
b. Giga Joules
c. Terra Joules
d. Exa Joules

2. The Hubble space telescope consumes approximately the same amount of power
a. A calculator
b. A home
c. An all electric car
d. A bus

3. The scientific calculator discussed in class will last approximately how long using its initial set of batteries
a. 1Month
b. 1 Year
c. 4 Years
d. 12 Years

4. Artificial pacemakers use the following source of energy

a. Pb Acid battery
b. Li ion battery
c. Nuclear power
d. Fast windmills

5. The Troposphere contains:

a. 10 % of mass of atmosphere
b. 50% of mass of atmosphere
c. 80% of mass of atmosphere
d. 100% of mass of atmosphere

6. At the present rate of energy usage, if all of it comes from carbon sources, the amount of carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere can double in approximately:
a. 1 year
b. 5 years
c. 100 years
d. 500 years

7. Approximately what percentage of Crude oil is carbon?

a. 10%
b. 50%
c. 80%
d. 100%

8. In nature, how long does it take to form crude oil?

a. Tens of years
b. hundreds of years
c. thousands of years
d. Millions of years

9. International pricing of crude oil takes into account how long it takes to form crude oil
a. True
b. False

10. Large scale extraction of oil using modern oil wells has been around for the last
a. 1000 years
b. 500 years
c. 150 years
d. 15 years