The flow of water between the Earth and the atmosphere
What is the water cycle?
100
The four things the Utilities Industry provides
What are Electricity, Water, Natural Gas, and Sewage?
100
Unit of measure of electric power
What is a watt (kilowatt)?
100
The U.S. President in office during the Energy Crisis of the 1970s in American history that caused AABE to be formed?
Who is President Jimmy Carter?
100
Forty-two (42) gallons
How many gallons are in a barrel of oil?
200
Water spins the blades of this device to power a generator
What is a turbine?
200
The ________ is a $298-billion-plus industry that provides a vital service essential to modern life. It provides the nation with the most prevalent energy form known—electricity.
What is electric power industry?
200
A bulb that uses one-fourth the energy of an incandescent bulb
What is a compact fluorescent bulb?
200
The year was The American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) founded
What is 1977?
200
Any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, etc.
What is a hydrocarbon
300
This country has the most solar PV power, as of 2013
What is Germany?
300
1% of the Earth's water
What is drinkable water?
300
Car powered by a gasoline engine and electric motor
What is a hybrid electric vehicle?
300
African American inventor who started his mechanical engineering apprenticeship at the age of 15 and invented an automatic lubricator for steam engines.
Who was Elijah McCoy?
300
Fossil fuel used in indoor vehicles
What is propane?
400
__________ remains one of the best energy solutions for many countries in Africa and Latin America to satisfy growing hunger for more power.
What is Hydropower?
400
These are the 3 groups that the utilities industry provides services to
What are Residential Consumers, Commercial, and Industrial Consumers?
400
Two appliances that should be run only when they’re
fully loaded
What are a dishwasher and washing machine?
400
African American inventor, draftsman, and expert witness who was on Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison’s team that invented the early lightbulb.
Who was Lewis Latimer?
400
The major use of natural gas in homes
What is heating?
500
Hydropower currently accounts for around ___% of global electricity production
What is 17%?
500
Developed the world's first central power generating plant in New York City by 1882
Who is Thomas Edison?
500
Largest consumer of energy in the world today
What is the United States?
500
The African American inventor who held 40 U.S. patents relating to Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Who was David Crosthwait, Jr.?
500
This Middle East nation has the largest known reserves of
petroleum