Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
- 1. When was the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) completed?
A) 1985
B) 1990
C) 1977
D) 2000
- 2. How many miles long is the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System?
A) 600
B) 800
C) 1200
D) 1000
- 3. Who owns and operates the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System?
A) ExxonMobil
B) Shell
C) BP
D) Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
- 4. Which mountain range does the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System cross?
A) Brooks Range
B) Rocky Mountains
C) Appalachian Mountains
D) Sierra Nevada
- 5. What is the maximum diameter of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System's pipes?
A) 72 inches
B) 48 inches
C) 36 inches
D) 60 inches
- 6. Which oil field in Alaska is the primary source of oil for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System?
A) Endicott
B) Kuparuk
C) Milne Point
D) Prudhoe Bay
- 7. Which city served as the primary construction camp during the building of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System?
A) Anchorage
B) Nome
C) Juneau
D) Fairbanks
- 8. Which US president signed the legislation authorizing the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System?
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Jimmy Carter
C) Richard Nixon
D) Ronald Reagan
- 9. What is the name of the highest point the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System crosses?
A) Atigun Pass
B) Mount Redoubt
C) Denali
D) Wrangell-St. Elias
- 10. Which sea is near the Valdez Marine Terminal?
A) Caspian Sea
B) Red Sea
C) Prince William Sound
D) Dead Sea
- 11. What was the estimated cost of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System when it was completed?
A) $8 billion
B) $12 billion
C) $3 billion
D) $15 billion
- 12. What natural resource is transported through the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System?
A) Uranium
B) Coal
C) Natural gas
D) Oil
- 13. How many pump stations are there along the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System?
A) 8
B) 11
C) 5
D) 15
- 14. How many stations are there to maintain the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System?
A) 8
B) 12
C) 20
D) 15
- 15. Which sea is near the southern terminus of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System?
A) Black Sea
B) Gulf of Alaska
C) Mediterranean Sea
D) Bering Sea
- 16. What is the shipping point of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System?
A) Fairbanks
B) Juneau
C) Anchorage
D) Valdez
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