Deck 3: Waste Management

Question 1

What is the most used energy in hotels on a worldwide basis?

A) Hydropower resource
B) Nuclear power
C) Fossil fuel
D) Wind power

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The direct financial incentives given to power generators, often in the form of tax breaks are:

A) Subsidies
B) Externalities
C) Non-renewable energy sources
D) Renewable energy sources

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT one of the renewable energy sources?

A) Solar energy
B) Wind energy
C) Biomass fuel
D) Geothermal energy

Answer 3

D

Question 4

This uses uranium as its source of fuel. Uranium is a non-renewable resource which would eventually be exhausted when used at present rates to produce electricity. What is this?

A) Coal
B) Fossil fuels
C) Nuclear power
D) Geothermal energy

Question 5

Why did consumption growth accelerate in 2010 for all regions?

A) Industrialized countries experienced sharp decreases in energy demand in 2009 following the global financial crisis but recovered firmly in 2010
B) Industrialized countries experienced sharp increases in energy demand in 2009 following the global financial crisis but recovered firmly in 2010
C) Developing countries experienced sharp decreases in energy demand in 2009 following the global financial crisis but recovered firmly in 2010
D) Developing countries experienced sharp increases in energy demand in 2009 following the global financial crisis but recovered firmly in 2010

Question 6

Active solar energy is:

A) Buildings are designed to keep the solar and air heat away by correct siting that maximizes the effect of cooling breezes and good ventilation
B) Collector panels are installed on the roof in order to optimize exposure to sunlight
C) Well-positioned and well-insulated windows with double or triple glazing can also result in net gains of heat
D) None of these answers is correct

Question 7

What is the photovoltaic effect?

A) The process of reducing its electricity bill by using the overall light of the surrounding sky
B) The process of producing both electricity and heats water for domestic and industrial use
C) The process of converting electricity to light
D) The process of converting light to electricity

Question 8

Which power provides approximately 20% of the world's electricity?

A) Geothermal power
B) Nuclear power
C) Wind power
D) Hydro power

Question 9

Why do geothermal heat pumps have low operating costs?

A) Because of lower costs of maintaining the heat pump system
B) Because of lower costs of initial installation
C) For relatively constant ground or water temperatures
D) For a fall in temperature

Question 10

Which of the following prevents a release of CO₂ by biomass plants?

A) Wood appliances
B) The growing cycle
C) Pellet-burning appliances
D) Cellulose material

Question 11

What is the first step to achieve carbon neutrality?

A) To compute remaining carbon emissions
B) To assess carbon footprint
C) To purchase offsets
D) To communicate carbon neutrality

Question 12

What is the purpose of the European Green Electricity Network label?

A) To ensure that the purchased energy really is green
B) To guarantee the electricity comes from sustainable energy sources
C) To confirm that they provide genuine environmental benefits
D) More than one of the above

Question 13

A hotel can be seen as the architectural combination of three distinct zones. Which of following is NOT one of the distinct zones?

A) The guest room area
B) The employee area
C) The public area
D) The service area

Question 14

When first embarking on an energy management programme, the first step is to establish exactly how much is being used and in which way. This is achieved through:

A) Defining and implementing an action plan
B) Energy auditing
C) Energy consumption goal setting
D) None of these answers is correct

Question 15

Which of the following is probably the most price efficient system of heating?

A) Solar system
B) Wind system
C) Gas fired condensation boilers
D) Natural gas

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT one of the five energy levels used as the energy supply at the Romantik Hotel Muottas Muragl?

A) Storing energy
B) Using energy
C) Plus-energy building
D) Quick-releasing energy

Question 17

Which of the following is the place where the excess solar energy is stored?

A) Flat-plate
B) Pipe solar collectors
C) Thermal-loop field
D) The train traction

Question 18

Which of the following is one of the energy-saving initiatives for heating, ventilation and air conditioning?

A) Regular maintenance to optimize efficiency
B) Limit thermostat control in guest rooms and public areas
C) Shade sun-oriented windows with awnings
D) More than one of the above

Question 19

How does the Derag Livinghotel's zero-energy building recover their additional investment?

A) By using the renewable energy produced by solar heating and photovoltaic systems
B) By making use of waste heat coming from individual air conditioners
C) By having buffer storages available in order to stock as large quantities of energy as possible
D) All of these answers are correct