Power plants
Energy
Transformations
renewable vs non renewable
Inquiry
100
This is the type of power plant that can release radiation if there is a problem
What is nuclear
100
This is the type of energy that has to do with motion
What is kinetic energy
100
This is where most of the earth's energy originally comes from
What is the sun
100
This is what we call an energy source that runs out
What is non renewable
100
What are constants?
What you keep the same in an experiment
200
This is the type of power plant that releases most pollution
What is coal powerplant
200
This is the type of energy that gets stored For example: when you pull a slingshot back
What is potential energy
200
This is the transformation that happens when the sun shines on a solar panel
What is light to electrical energy
200
This is an example of a non-renewable energy source
What is coal, oil, gas, nuclear
200
This is what an independent variable is.
What is what we change on purpose in our experiment.
300
These are the main gases released by powerplants
What are CO2, SO2 and NOx
300
This is the type of energy that is used to create atomic bomb explosions
What is nuclear energy
300
This is the transformation that happens when the wind pushes a windmill's blades to start the generator
from kinetic to electrical
300
This is an example of a renewable energy source
What is hydro, biomass, wind, solar
300
This is what we measure in an experiment
What is the dependent variable
400
This is the type of powerplant that uses energy from the earth
What is a geothermal powerplant
400
Fill in the blanks: Solar panels transform _______________ energy into the ___________________ energy that we need to run appliances
What are solar energy and electric energy
400
This is the transformation that happens when you eat a hamburger
What is potential/chemical to heat/kinetic/potential
400
These are two reasons we have to be careful with our use of fossil fuels
what is - environmental problems - they will run out
400
This is why we need to keep all of our variables constant
What is making sure that our experiment is valid and that we know what caused our results
500
This is the energy source we use most in powerplants in CT
What is natural gas
500
This is the name of the law that says that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed
What is the law of conservation of energy
500
This is what the law of conservation of energy says
energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transformed
500
This is the reason why nuclear power is non-renewable
what is it is based on URANIUM which there is a LIMITED supply of
500
These are the 3 things that you need for a valid experiment
What is : -3 trials - precise and accurate measurements - all variables are controlled (also a control group but not necessary in answer)
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