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Test Your Energy IQ
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Find Out How Energy Fuels America
From: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Public and Consumer Affairs,
Consumer and Public Liaison, Energy Information Administration.
Answers follow the questions.
- U.S. consumers use roughly as much energy heating water as cooling
air.
- True; False.
- Energy use for air conditioning roughly double between 1990 and
1993.
- True; False.
- In most areas of the country, solar water heating now costs about the same as
electric water heating.
- True; False.
- An energy-efficient showerhead can reduce the amount of water used for
each shower by one-half.
- True; False.
- More than half of U.S. households have a personal computer.
- True; False.
- More than two-thirds of U.S. households have an automatic washing
machine and a clothes dryer.
- True; False.
- The "Rinse-Hold" setting on your dishwasher saves energy when you just
have a few soiled dishes.
- True; False.
- Always use cold water when flushing food down a kitchen garbage
disposal.
- True; False.
- Transportation accounts for one-half of all U.S. petroleum
consumption.
- True; False.
- The United States imports more than 50% of its oil.
- True; False.
Answers
- True.
- False. Comsumption has remained steady, with some 65% of U.S. households
using air conditioning. But more homes are converting to central air
conditioning.
- True.
- True.
- False. Roughly one-THIRD of U.S. households have a PC.
- True. 77% use washers and 71% use clothes dryers.
- False. The setting uses 3 to 7 gallons of water each time you use it, up
to half of the water of a full 14 gallon wash cycle.
- True. Grease solidifies in cold water and can be ground up and washed away.
Since you won't have to heat the water, you'll be using less energy.
- False. Transportation accounts for two-thirds or 65% of petroleum use in the
U.S. In California, about 75% of all oil is used in transportation.
- True.
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