Semester-III

060050302| Environmental Studies |Question Bank - 02

Unit -2: Save Energy, Money, and the Earth

Short Questions [1 Mark]
1.

Draw typical homes energy usage.

2.

Write five steps of do-it-yourself home energy audit.

3.

How does one check air leaks?

4.

How do we do professional energy audit?

5.

List any two types of power meter.

6.

Which websites help to calculate power use for free?

7.

Draw percentage rate for heating and cooling efficiency.

8.

List five household appliances for energy use.

9.

What do you mean by phantom load?

10.

Give tips to reduce load. (two tips)

11.

Give fullform of CFL.

12.

Write any two uses of CFL?

13.

Give two advantages of CFL over incandescent bulbs.

14.

Why doesnt CFL work as spotlights?

15.

What effect does CFL have on human health?

Short Questions [2 Marks]

1.

How efficient is your home? Draw typical homes energy use.

2.

How can you find and fix the air leaks at your homes energy usage?

3.

How do you get your heating system checked?

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4.

List and explain two types of power meter to monitor energy use.

5.

How do you calculate power use for free.

6.

Explain heating and cooling efficiency.

7.

List two important things told by energy guide.

8.

Give tips for load-reducing.

9.

How do you use smart power strips to reduce load.

10.

How much water do you use everyday?

11.

Conserving water is smart. Explain it.

12.

How would you use less water at kitchen?

13.

How would you use less water at Outdoors?

14.

Explain how do you getting the most out of the CFLs.

15.

How will you dispose CFLs?

Long Questions [5 Marks]

1.

Evaluate and Explain your Homes energy use.

2.

How to monitor energy use with a power meter?

3.

How should you downsize related to save Energy, Money, and the Earth?

4.

Write steps that you can take to use less fuel, reduce emissions, and save money.

5.

How much energy does gadget use?

6.

Give Tips for using appliances more efficiently.

7.

How to minimize phantom load?

8.

Explain water saving strategies.

9.

How can you use less water at different places: Bathroom, Kitchen, laundry room, Outdoors

10.

Explain Compact fluorescent light. How do you buy CFL?

11.

How do you clean up the broken CFLs? How would you disposing CFLs?

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