SCI 1901E - Energy

Examination II - Review Sheet



Examination II in SCI 1901E will consist of objective questions (multiple choice, matching, fill-in the blanks), short essay, sketching and labeling, and short calculation problems from Chapters 7 through 12.  A calculator and the course Reference Data Pamphlet are allowed for use during the examination.  Your instructor will provide a new Reference Data Pamphlet at the exam.

Questions and problems on the examination will cover learning objectives and vocabulary provided for each chapter at the course web site.  The following table provides greater detail to help you focus your study.  While not every topic listed below will be covered on the exam, all questions will come from the  from those listed.  The table provides links to the learning objective and sample problems from homework and quizzes, where applicable.

topic with link text reference example from homework example from quizzes example from textbook
oil an gas exploration methods 7C-D   Quiz 9-3  
oil an gas production methods 7C-D TQ 7-10 Quiz 9-4
Quiz 9-5
Quiz 10-2
Quiz 10-3
 
types of coal 7E   Quiz 10-1  
environmental problems associated with fossil fuels 7C-E TQ 7-6 Quiz 10-6  
oil shale and tar sands 7F      
properties and physics of the atmosphere 8B   Quiz 11-1
Quiz 11-2
 
principal pollutants 8C   Quiz 11-3
Quiz 11-4
 
acid rain 8C      
methods to reduce air pollution 8E-F   Quiz 12-1
Quiz 12-2
 
greenhouse gases an greenhouse effect 9B   Quiz 12-3
Quiz 12-4
 
ozone depletion 9C TQ 9-8 Quiz 13-1
Quiz 13-2
 
thermal pollution 9D TQ 9-5
TQ 9-13
Quiz 13-3
Quiz 13-4
 
electrical concepts 10C   Quiz 14-1
Quiz 14-2
Quiz 14-3
 
batteries 10D   Quiz 14-5  
Ohm's Law in series and parallel circuits 10E,G TQ 10-9
TP 10-10
Quiz 14-4
Quiz 15-1
p.330, 335-337
superconductivity 10F      
electrical power and resistive power loss 10H TP 10-3
TP 10-4
Quiz 15-2 p. 338
Faraday's Law 11B      
use of ac circuits in power transmission 11C TQ 11-5    
transformers 11C TQ 11-6
TP 11-7
  p. 370
photoelectric effect 12B      
p-n junction 12B TQ 12-2    
solar cell arrays 12D TP 12-1
TP 12-2
TP 12-3
   
power output of a wind energy system 12E TP 12-4   p. 406

Vocabulary:

McKelvey diagram
proven reserves
indicated reserves
inferred reserves
Hubbert curve
anticline
salt dome
secondary recovery
tertiary recovery
strip mining
co-generation
photochemical smog
settling chambers
cyclonic collectors
electrostatic precipitation
scrubbers
fluidized bed combustion
eutrophication
electrolyte
critical temperature
photovoltaic generation
n and p type semiconductors
doping
horizontal and vertical axis wind machines



Last update: April 02, 2009