Fossil Fuels
This is the main pollutant released as a result of burning most fossil fuels.
What is Carbon Dioxide (CO2)?
This is the site of the most infamous nuclear disaster.
What is Chernobyl?
This renewable energy source requires large amounts of farmland for its production.
What is Biomass (Biofuels, Ethanol)
The largest oil exports come from this region.
What is the Middle East?
This is the primary mode of transportation in every country outside of the U.S.
What is Mass Transit?
This is the term used to describe gases that contribute to higher golbal temperature.
What are greenhouse gases?
This byproduct of nuclear reactors must be stored securely underground for thousands of years.
What is nuclear waste? (spent nuclear fuel)
This energy source uses photovoltaic cells to generate power.
What is Solar Energy?
This country has the world's largest coal reserves.
What is China?
These vehicles combine the benefits of both gasoline and electric motors.
What are hybrid vehicles?
This is the chemical that is burned as fuel in natural gas.
What is methane (CH4)?
This is the fuel source used in most nuclear reactors.
What is Uranium-235?
The downside to this renewable energy source is that it requires tectonic boundaries to be harnessed effectively.
What is Geothermal Energy.
This energy type is most often used for heating and cooking in less developed countries.
What is Biomass?
Introduced in 1992, this label found on many home appliances denotes its energy efficiency.
What is Energy Star?
What is Fracking (Hydraulic Fracturing)?
This safety feature in nuclear reactors is designed to absorb neutrons and control the reaction rate.
What are control rods?
This type of energy involves converting oxygen and its main gaseous element into water, producing electricity in the process.
What are hydrogen fuel cells?
These three fuel sources supply most of the world's energy.
What are coal, oil, and natural gas?
This form of transportation uses magnets to reduce friction on its path.
What are Maglev Trains?
This fossil fuel, found through surface mining, is expensive to produce and transport; however, it is kept relatively cheap due to U.S. subsidies.
What is coal?
This feature of the reactor contains up to 50,000 fuel rods.
What is the core?
This type of renewable energy is able to be harnessed offshore, reducing the need for farmable land to be used for energy generation.
What is Wind Energy?
This type of energy is the fastest-growing renewable globally.
What is Wind Energy?
This term describes incentives, usually provided by governments, to promote the adoption of renewable energy sources.
What are subsidies?