Tidal Energy
Is Tidal Energy renewable or nonrenewable?
Extremely renewable
What do turbines use to make energy?
Wind
What does nuclear power use to create energy?
Splitting of uranium atoms the process called fission.
What is a type of biomass?
Wood, Crops, Garbage
What turns wind into electricity?
Turbine
What is nuclear energy?
Nuclear reactions that generate heat then is used in steam turbines to produce electricity in a nuclear power plant
What is the most common use of biomass energy?
Heating homes or cooking
What is Wind Energy?
Wind that is used to produce energy
Whats a negative effect of using nuclear energy?
Exposure to Uranium
What is biomass?
Material made by plants and animals and it contains energy from the sun
What is Tidal Energy?
renewable energy powered by the natural rise and fall of ocean tides and currents
What is a negative effect of turbines?
Loss of land and Birds flying into blades
How many nuclear power plants are in North Carolina?
5
What is Biomass used for?
To be burned for fuel
How does a turbine produce energy?
The wind turns a special blade that spins a magnet past copper to create electricity
Where is the energy in the atom stored?
In the atomic nuclei
What happens when biomass is burned?
When biomass is burned, the chemical energy in biomass is released as heat. Biomass can be burned directly or converted to liquid biofuels or biogas that can be burned as fuels.