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Energy IQ Challenge

The Energy IQ quiz was conducted in August and September of 2001 as a telephone survey given to 1,503 adults. The results gave 88% of the respondents a failing grade, are YOU up to the challenge?:

1. How is most electricity in the United States generated?

	By burning oil, coal, and wood
	With nuclear power
	Through solar energy
	At hydro-electric power plants

2. Which of the following uses the most energy in the average home?

	Lighting rooms
	Heating water
	Heating and cooling rooms
	Refrigerating food

3. Which of the following sectors of the US economy consumes the greatest percentage of the nation's petroleum?

	The residential sector
	The commercial sector
	The transportation sector
	The industrial sector

4. Which fuel is used to generate the most energy in the US each year?

	Petroleum
	Coal
	Natural gas
	Nuclear

5. Though the US has only four percent of the world's population, what percentage of the world's energy does it consume?

	5%
	15%
	20%
	25%

6. In the last 10 years, which of the following industries in the US economy has increased its energy demands the most?

	The food industry
	The transportation industry
	The computer and technology industry
	The health care industry

7. In the past 10 years, has the average miles per gallon of gasoline used by vehicles in the US...?

	Increased
	Remained the same
	Gone down
	Not been tracked

8. Scientists have not determined the best solution for disposing of nuclear waste. In the US, what do we do with it now?

	Use it as nuclear fuel
	Sell it to other countries
	Dispose of it in landfills
	Store and monitor the waste

9. The US currently uses oil from both domestic and foreign sources. What percentage of the oil is imported?

	20%
	35%
	55%
	75%

10. Scientists say the fastest and most cost-effective way to address our energy needs it to...?

	Develop all possible domestic sources of oil and gas
	Build nuclear power plants
	Develop more hydroelectric power plants
	Promote more energy conservation

11. For the record, your age is?

	under 18
	18-30
	31-40
	41-50
	51-60
	60+

12. You are:

	male
	female

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Energy IQ Challenge

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