B-VF3:
Near B-F2
How much of Earth’s fresh water is stored in polar ice caps and glaciers today?
Answer: Nearly 70%
Around B-F5
B-VF7:
How thick was the Laurentide Ice Sheet above High Point, New Jersey?
Answer: Approximately 600 meters (2,000 feet)
E-VF8:
E-iii
Which country is home to 25% of the world’s coal reserves?
Answer: The United States
E-VF11: Case 20 with E-S1
How many lbs. of CO2 are produced by burning 1 kg (2.2 lbs) of coal?
Answer: 1.83 kg (4 lbs)
E-VF19:
E-iii near E-T2b
Pennsylvania ranks 5th among U.S. states that refine the most crude oil. Where
does New Jersey’s rank?
Answer: 6th
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E-VF23:
E-iii near E-T2c
What percentage of New Jersey residents heat their homes with natural gas?
Answer: Nearly 66%
G-VF29:
How much is New Jersey’s demand for electricity expected to increase in the
next decade?
Answer: At least 14%
G-VF30:
How much of the electricity needs of the mid-Atlantic states could be reliably met
by off-shore wind farms?
Answer: 20%
G-VF31:
If harnessed effectively, how much electricity could be produced with energy from
the sun?
Answer: More than human civilization could ever need.
G-VF33:
Where is the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant, the nation’s oldest operating
nuclear power plant?
Answer: In Lacey Township, Ocean County, New Jersey
G-VF35:
How many homes are heated by landfill gas collected from the Fresh Kills Landfill
in Staten Island, New York?
Answer: 50,000
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