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Environmental and Economic Costs of Energy Use · CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2

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  1. 4(a)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2004 · Paper 2From the data presented in Table 1, outline the trends in energy generation in this country.
  2. 4(b)8 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2004 · Paper 2Outline FOUR reasons why the trend of energy use identified in 4(a) is undesirable.
  3. 5(b)12 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2004 · Paper 2Assess the use of LNG as a source of energy for generating electricity with reference to its production, transportation, and use.
  4. 76 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 1It is suggested that the cost to a society of using fossil fuels is more than the money paid to purchase the fuel and generate energy. Do you agree with this statement? Justify your answer.
  5. 4(a)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 2State THREE inferences that can be drawn from Figure 1.
  6. 5(d)9 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 2Discuss THREE issues that could be of concern to a Caribbean country that is considering the use of nuclear fission for generating electricity.
  7. 7(a)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 1Outline TWO ecological costs associated with the use of fossil fuels to generate electricity.
  8. 7(b)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 1Outline ONE social cost associated with the use of fossil fuels to generate electricity.
  9. 4(a)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 2Considering predictions based on Figures 1 and 2, suggest the impact on Caribbean countries if the projected change in annual demand for electricity and oil production is realized.
  10. 5(b)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2007 · Paper 2Discuss two environmental impacts on coastal environments caused by the operation of coastal power plants.
  11. 6(a)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2007 · Paper 2Describe two environmental impacts resulting from the use of petrol as an energy source for motor vehicles.
  12. 6(b)8 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2007 · Paper 2Discuss two approaches Caribbean countries may implement to reduce environmental impacts from motor vehicles.
  13. 4(b)(i)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2008 · Paper 2Compare the annual consumption of fossil fuels in 1990 with that in 2000, and consumption in 2000 with that in 2003.
  14. 4(b)(ii)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2008 · Paper 2Describe ONE environmental and ONE social impact on developing countries resulting from the consumption pattern shown in Figure 3.
  15. 6(d)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2008 · Paper 2Explain how improving energy efficiency mitigates (reduces) environmental impacts resulting from energy use.
  16. 4(a)(i)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2Determine the quantity of fossil fuel used for domestic and transportation purposes in Country A and Country B.
  17. 4(a)(ii)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2Determine which country uses the larger percentage of its fossil fuel for electricity generation.
  18. 5(a)(i)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2Determine the environmental cost of using natural gas to produce electricity.
  19. 5(a)(ii)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2A country intends to switch from coal to either geothermal energy or solar cells. Based solely on the data in Figure 4, recommend which renewable energy source to adopt, justifying your choice with TWO specific values.
  20. 6(b)15 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2Discuss the environmental impact of utilizing nuclear power, identifying TWO positive impacts and THREE negative impacts.
  21. 4(a)(i)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2Describe the trend observed in sales of light bulbs in the Caribbean over the nine-year period shown in Figure 4. Include specific values in your response.
  22. 4(a)(ii)1 mark· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2In what year were there sales of 5 million fluorescent bulbs?
  23. 4(a)(iii)1 mark· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2How many bulbs were sold when sales for BOTH types of bulbs were equal?
  24. 5(a)(i)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2Outline the trend in annual rate of growth in use for the energy sources shown in Table 1. Include specific values in your response.
  25. 5(a)(ii)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2Suggest ONE reason for the trends observed in (i) above.
  26. 5(b)(ii)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2Outline TWO environmental impacts that the manager of the company should consider before implementing his decision.
  27. 6(a)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2Outline the overall demand pattern for energy from fossil fuels shown in Figure 5. Include specific values in your answer.
  28. 6(c)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2Identify and discuss TWO environmental concerns that the Minister may have regarding the energy demand pattern as shown in Figure 5.
  29. 3(a)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2011 · Paper 2Describe the pattern of commercial energy resource use in Country Y.
  30. 3(b)(iii)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2011 · Paper 2Using the information in Figure 3, determine which commercial energy resource(s) may be in complete disuse by 2100.
  31. 4(d)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2011 · Paper 2Outline ONE impact of fossil fuel use on the environment in the electricity generation process.
  32. 4(a)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 2A small Caribbean island state is considering diversifying its energy sources and using less fossil fuels. Suggest TWO reasons why the island is considering diversification, providing ONE economic and ONE environmental…
  33. 4(c)(i)5 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 2What percentage of the commercial energy used is derived from renewable energy sources?
  34. 4(c)(ii)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 2In the United States, 7% of the commercial energy used comes from renewable sources. Compare this value with your answer to Part (c)(i), and suggest ONE reason for the difference.
  35. 3(e)(i)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2In your answer booklet, sketch a graph of the data shown in Table 1.
  36. 3(e)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2State TWO major trends that can be deduced from your sketch of electricity rates from 1971 to 1990.
  37. 4(b)(i)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2List THREE costs, other than generating and environmental costs, that could be included in the 'other costs' category.
  38. 4(b)(ii)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2Explain why TWO of the costs listed in Part (b)(i) should be included in any discussion of the overall cost of using natural gas to produce electricity.
  39. 4(a)(ii)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Discuss in detail ONE environmental impact that is likely to result from the conventional generation of electricity from fossil fuels.
  40. 4(b)(i)1 mark· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Rank the countries in order of DECREASING per capita electricity consumption.
  41. 4(b)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Determine which country has the SMALLEST total electricity consumption using the data in Table 3.
  42. 6(b)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Choose ONE stage from the extraction stage, transportation stage, or processing stage for fossil fuels and explain why it may lead to environmental pollution.
  43. 3(a)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2Explain the statement: "the world's socioeconomic dependency on fossil fuel combustion will make it difficult to reduce carbon dioxide emissions".
  44. 3(c)(i)5 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2Given that total world production of biofuel in 2011 was 1 810 000 barrels per day, calculate how much more biofuel was produced in North, Central, and South America combined than in Europe.
  45. 3(d)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2Outline THREE impacts of conventional electricity generation in the Caribbean.
  46. 3(a)(i)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2Calculate, showing all working, the percentage of energy in this country that is used for the transportation sector.
  47. 3(a)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2Given that the total energy consumed in this Caribbean country is 1.84 x 10^7 gigajoules, calculate, showing all working, the total amount of energy consumed by the residential and industrial sectors.
  48. 3(b)(iii)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2Explain what is meant by the term 'social cost of energy use'. Illustrate your response with a suitable example.
  49. 3(c)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2Discuss TWO environmental impacts of using fossil fuels as an energy source.
  50. 4(b)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2At a conference, a speaker states that "the world's socioeconomic dependency on fossil fuel combustion will make it difficult to reduce carbon dioxide emissions". Explain this statement.
  51. 4(d)(i)1 mark· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2What was the price of gasoline in 2000?
  52. 4(d)(ii)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2Describe the OVERALL trend illustrated in the graph.
  53. 4(a)(i)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2018 · Paper 2Calculate the number of barrels of oil per day used by EACH sector and complete Table 2.
  54. 4(a)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2018 · Paper 2Use the data provided in Table 2 to construct a pie chart.
  55. 3(b)(i)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2019 · Paper 2Use the data in Table 2 to sketch a pie chart showing the percentage of energy generated from different sources in St Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis.
  56. 4(a)(i)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2019 · Paper 2State THREE trends observed in Figure 3 showing fuel costs over a five-year period.
  57. 4(a)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2019 · Paper 2Suggest a reason for any ONE of the trends stated in (a)(i).
  58. 4(c)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2019 · Paper 2Explain ONE environmental and ONE socioeconomic impact of utilizing a named form of energy on the environment.
  59. 5(b)(i)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2019 · Paper 2Determine the percentage of sulphur present in the lignite.
  60. 5(b)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2019 · Paper 2Calculate the mass in grams of sulphur that would be found in a 1 kg sample of the lignite.
  61. 3(b)(i)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2State TWO environmental impacts of energy use in the Caribbean.
  62. 3(b)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2Discuss how energy use can result in ONE of the environmental impacts stated in (b)(i).
  63. 3(c)(i)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2Explain why, in terms of energy production, the depletion of energy resources is classified as a cost to society.
  64. 3(c)(ii)5 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2Calculate the total cost to society of the particulate matter formation in a hard-coal-fired power plant. Express this value as a percentage.
  65. 4(c)(i)5 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2Sketch a line graph in the space below to illustrate the data presented in Table 2.
  66. 4(c)(ii)1 mark· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2Use the data in Table 2 to state ONE trend that is shared by ALL three Caribbean countries.

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