Nuclear
Nuclear energy is generated through nuclear ______.
fission
What are waves and how are they created?
They are ripples of water and they are created when wind blows over the surface of open water.
What form of energy does wind power capture with their turbines to create electricity?
kinetic energy
What celestial body is the main cause of ocen tides
the moon
Nuclear energy is called nuclear energy because?
It uses energy from the nucleus of the atom.
What are the towers called that emit the energy?
Wave energy converters
Is wind energy a clean or dirty form of alternate energy source?
clean
Is tidal energy renewable or nonrenewable?
Renewable
How is the electricity actually produced?
energy from the fission boils the water to produce steam which turns a turbine of a generator.
True of false: Wave energy is predictable?
True
A group of many wind trubines located to produce large amounts of electricity is called a____?
wind farm
Which is more predicable, wind power or tidal power?
tidal power
What are the 2 largest nuclear disasters?
Hint: they were on the cons slide.
Chernobyl and Fukushima.
True of False: Wave energy provides a constants supply of energy?
true
The world's number one country in wind energy production is _____?
China
What do we call the underwater fans used to catch tidal energy?
turbines
Roughly how much energy does a single Uranium fuel pellet produce compared to other sources?
Hint: As much as a _____ of ______.
As much as a ton of coal, 149 gallons of oil or 17,000 cubic feet of natural gas.
True of False? Wave energy is the only form of energy in the ocean.
False, tidal energy
What is a drawback or con of using wind energy?
high start up cost
wind not always blowing
need for remote land areas
Does tidal energy produce and carbon dioxide during operation?
no