21.

1
Source
s of
renewa
ble
energy,
and
potenti
al for
growth

Curre
ntly,
the
fastest-
-grow
ing
sourc
e of
electri
city
gener
ation
using
new
renew
able
sourc
es is
_____
___.

solar

wind

hydro

natur
al gas

coal
A
B
Diff:
1
O
Source
s of
renewa
ble
energy,
and
potenti
al for
growth

Right
behin
d the
correc
t
answe
r in
the
prece
ding
questi
on as
the
secon
d
fastest
-
growi
ng
sourc
e is
_____
___.

solar

wind

hydro

natur
al gas

coal
A
A
Diff:
those
who
believ
e
huma
n
health
is
impac
ted by
smog
and
pollut
ion

those
who
believ
e
fossil
fuel
depen
dence
is
suicid
e
becau
se it
makes
us
vulne
rable
to the
Middl
e East

conce
rns
over
dimin
ishing
fossil
fuel
suppli
es and
negati
ve
envir
onme
ntal
impac
One
of the
obstac
les to
the
rapid
replac
ement
of
nonre
newa
ble
energ
y
sourc
es
with
renew
able
energ
y
sourc
es is
_____
___.

the
impro
veme
nt in
the
infras
tructu
re for
using
renew
able
energ
y
sourc
es

the
lack
of
gover
nmen
t and
privat
roofto
p
solar
panel
s

OTEC

photo
voltai
c cells

roofto
p
flat-pl
ate
solar
collect
ors
A
A
Diff:
1
O
21.2
Solar
energy:
how
harness
ed,
advant
ages,
disadva
ntages

Solar
repres
ents a
minus
cule
portio
n of
U.S.
energ
y
produ
ction
becau
se of
poor
outlo
ok for
poten
tial
for
this
energ
y
sourc
e

poten
tial
for
pollut
ion
from
this
sourc
e of
energ
y
A
B
Diff:
1
O
21.2
Solar
energy:
how
harness
ed,
advant
ages,
disadva
ntages

A
major
advan
tage
of
solar
powe
r is
that
_____
___.
prohi
bitive
even
in
devel
oped
count
ries

pollut
ion is
high

not all
region
s are
sunny
enoug
h to
provi
de
adequ
ate
powe
r with
curre
nt
techn
ology

there
is a
lack
of
knowl
edge
on
long-t
erm
impac
ts

solar
syste
ms
provi
de
local,
decen
21.2
Solar
energy:
how
harness
ed,
advant
ages,
disadva
ntages

Prior
to
1950,
the
main
use of
wind
mills
in the
Unite
d
States
was
for
_____
___.

energ
y
gener
ation

grindi
ng
grain
for
bread

pump
ing
water
for
irrigat
ing
crops

draini
highe
r, to
mini
mize
turbul
ence
and
maxi
mize
wind
speed

lower,
to
mini
mize
turbul
ence
and
maxi
mize
wind
speed

highe
r, to
mini
mize
the
numb
er of
birds
that
interf
ere
with
blade
turnin
g

lower,
to
increa
se
heat
conve
ction
from
the
groun
that
peopl
e can
use a
single
mill
or
devel
op a
large-
scale
wind
farm

the
initial
startu
p cost

that
land
can be
leased
for
wind
powe
r
devel
opme
nt

D
Diff:
2

21.3
Wind
energy:
how
harness
ed,
advant
ages,
disadva
ntages

A
major
obstac
le to
the
lack
of
large
land
areas
neede
d to
constr
uct
wind
farms

B
Diff:
1

21.3
Wind
energy:
how
harness
ed,
advant
ages,
disadva
ntages

Offsh
ore
wind
farms
are
being
seriou
sly
consi
dered
becau
se
_____
___.

they
are
more
aesthe
tically
pleasi
ng
do
not
interf
ere
with
bird
migra
tion
routes

wind
speed
s are
highe
r and
turbul
ence
is
lower

devel
opme
nt of
land
for
huma
n use
is
pushi
ng
wind
farms
to
open
water

maint
enanc
e
costs
are
less
than
they
are on
land

C
Diff:
1
Wind
energy:
how
harness
ed,
advant
ages,
disadva
ntages
motio
n of
curre
nts,
waves
and
tides;
ocean
therm
al
energ
y

solar
reflect
ion

lightn
ing
strike
s in
salt
water

magn
etic
field
gener
ators

B
Diff:
2

21.5
Ocean
energy:
how
harness
ed,
advant
ages,
disadva
ntages

One
major
reaso
n for
the
lack
of
techn
ologic
al
advan
ceme
nt

the
lack
of
politic
al
suppo
rt

A
Diff:
2

21.5
Ocean
energy:
how
harness
ed,
advant
ages,
disadva
ntages

The
larges
t
probl
em
with
adopt
ing
the
new
techn
ology
of
renew
able
resour
ces is
_____
B
Diff:
2

21.1
Source
s of
renewa
ble
energy,
and
potenti
al for
growth

Altho
ugh
solar-
PV-
gener
ated
electri
city as
a
powe
r
sourc
e is
cleane
r than
burni
ng
fossil
fuels,
the
probl
em
with
this
electri
city is
that it
_____
___.

is
dange
rous if
stored
too
long
21.1
Source
s of
renewa
ble
energy,
and
potenti
al for
growth

Fuel
cell
techn
ology
has
been
used
in the
Unite
d
States
since
the
1960s
becau
se
_____
___.

it was
origin
ally
slated
for
use in
cars
by
Ford

it was
used
widel
y in
NAS
A's
space
flight
progr
ams
is not
prope
rly
under
stood

is less
efficie
nt
than
fossil
fuels

requir
es a
fuel
that is
a
nonre
newa
ble
resour
ce

requir
es an
energ
y
invest
ment
to
begin
the
proce
ss

has
highl
y
volatil
e and
dange
rous
comp
onent
s

D
Diff:
how
the
hydro
gen is
extrac
ted

gover
nmen
tal
incent
ives
for
resear
ch

this is
not
correc
t;
hydro
gen is
alway
s
cleane
r

C
Diff:
1

21.6
Hydro
gen
fuel
cells
and
future
options

One
advan
tage
of
using
hydro
gen
fuel
cells
is
the
low
impac
t on
atmos
pheric
ozone

D
Diff:
2

21.6
Hydro
gen
fuel
cells
and
future
options

The
chemi
cal
produ
ct of
using
hydro
gen as
an
energ
y
sourc
e is
_____
___.

ingest
ion

comb
ustion

water
molec
ules

incine
21.6
Hydro
gen
fuel
cells
and
future
options
Mary
Ann
is
lookin
g at
altern
ate
energ
y
sourc
es for
her
home
in the
count
ry,
partic
ularly
wind
and
solar.
She
needs
to
consi
der
_____
___.

impac
t of
air
pollut
ion on
the
comm
unity

the
amou
nt of
year-r
ound
sunsh
ine
where
she
lives,
wind
create
s
green
house
gases
but
no
acid
depos
ition

can be
produ
ced
where
and
when
electri
city is
neede
d

conve
rts the
kineti
c
energ
y of
earth
proce
sses
to
electri
cal
energ
y

alread
y has
an
infras
tructu
re in
place
for
using
hydro
gen as
fuel
the
West

the
Florid
a
Keys

A
Diff:
1

21.4
Geothe
rmal:
how
harness
ed,
advant
ages,
disadva
ntages

Wind
will
not be
a
major
energ
y
resour
ce in
_____
___.

the SE

the
NW

Califo
rnia

Texas

the
A
Diff:
1

21.3
Wind
energy:
how
harness
ed,
advant
ages,
disadva
ntages