EGEE 101 Midterm: EGEE 101 Unit Quizzes

• School: PSU
• Department: Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering
• Course: EGEE 101
• Professor: Jonathan Mathews

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In the northern hemisphere, which direction should a home face to receive maximum benefits from solar radiation: air infiltration causes heat loss in the winter and heat gain in the summer (northern hemisphere). A one word answer is expected [answer: this shows the weekly change in? electricity demand for a specific week. In 2016 there was a change in the contribution of fuel sources to electricity. In standard electricity generation (by coal, natural gas, or nuclear) it is the high-temperature, high pressure steam turns the _______ directly that runs the_____ Place these in the correct order (you should also know what this is referring to) Lower efficiency: steam cycle: this is a fossil fuel but is not coal, crude oil, or oil shale. The photograph shows the raw material and the product. You will need to look this up as we cover this later in the course): this is an example of [answer] biomass.