Energy Types
Definitions
Potential/Kinetic Energy
Renewable Energy
Nonrenewable Energy
100
What is Wind Energy?
Energy that is produced by giant wind turbines. 
100
Define Energy.
The ability to do work.
100
What is stored energy called?
Potential Energy 
100
What is renewable energy?
Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources, which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.
100
What is added to natural gas so leaks are detectable?
Smell of rotten eggs
200
What is Solar Energy?
Energy that comes from the sun.
200
Define fracking.
Breaking permeable rock to harvest natural gas.
200
What type of energy is this example of- An archer's bow with the string pulled back.
Potential Energy
200
List examples of renewable energy.
-Water
-Solar
-Ocean
-Wind
-Geothermal
-Biomass
200
List examples of nonrenewable energy.
-Nuclear
-Fossil Fuels
-Coal
-Oil
-Natural Gas
300
What is hydro energy?
Hydropower or water power is power derived from the energy of falling or fast-running water, which may be harnessed for useful purposes.
300
Define Nuclear Fission.
The nuclei of an atom is split.
300
What type of energy is this example- A moving car.
Kinetic Energy
300
Who discovered renewable energy?
Einstein would win a Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921, awarded especially for his work in solar energy. That said, one Edmond Becquerel actually discovered the effect back in 1839, when experimenting with the effect of light and how it interacts with electrolytic cells.
300
What are some disadvantages of nuclear energy?
-Accidents happen and the radioactive waste can posses a threat to the environment and humans.
-Expensive
-Limited supply
400
What is Biomass Energy?
Energy produced by using organic material.
400
Define the Law of Conservation of Energy?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
400
What is the difference between potential and kinetic energy?
Potential energy is stored energy and kinetic energy is energy of motion.
400
What are the most efficient forms of renewable energy?
-Biomass 50%
-Hydroelectricity 26%
-Wind 18%
-Geothermal (very common)
400
How long does it take for nonrenewable energy to be replaced?
It takes them millions of years, whereas resources like water, sunlight, and wood will take anywhere from 24 hours to a few decades to replenish.
500
What is Geothermal Energy?
Energy that is renewable and made from the heat from the earth.
500
Define Uranium?
It is a radioactive element that was formed when the Earth was first created. It occurs naturally in certain types of rock. It is easily fissioned, so is used as fuel by nuclear power plants. Although Uranium is found all over the world, it is still a non-renewable energy source.
500
How is Potential energy converted to Kinetic energy?
When an object falls, its gravitational potential energy is changed to kinetic energy. You can use this relationship to calculate the speed of the object's descent. Gravitational potential energy for a mass m at height h near the surface of the Earth is mgh more than the potential energy would be at height 0.
500
What country uses the most renewable energy?
Iceland 
500
Where did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster take place?
Ukraine