Renewable Energy
What is the Energy received from the Sun in the form of radiation?
True or False: wind is a consistent resource throughout the day
False
Name 3 types of non renewable energy
Must get all 3 for points
Bonus for 4
coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear
A non-renewable resource used in combustible engines
petroleum or oil
I will also take gasoline
What is 6 / 7 ?
6-7
What form of Electrical energy is produced by the movement of air over the Earth's surface?
Wind Energy
The main variable limiting growth in Renewable Energy is:
Economic, or Money
What are 2 negative impacts of using non renewable energy sources?
Answers may include: air pollution, water pollution, smog, health issues due to pollution, acid rain etc.
A non-renewable energy source used to heat homes and generate electricity once heated
coal
What is the difference between Tidal and Wave energy production, include where it happens
Tidal is using currents under the water, waves use the crashing waves and float on top
What is the Electrical energy produced by the flow of water?
hydropower energy
What is the name of the technology that utilizes a river to generate electricity?
Dam
What non-renewable resource is formed from compressed plant material and is mainly used to produce electricity?
Coal
Most the worlds Energy is provided by
Oil
The CIS dominated Natural Gas trade for over 40 years, what does CIS stand for?
Commonwealth of Independent States
What is the Energy produced by heat within Earth?
Geothermal Energy
Material composed of timber, which is combustible and used as a source of biomass energy
wood
The splitting of uranium atoms to release energy is called
Nuclear Energy
What fossil fuel is used most commonly for home heating in the U.S.?
Natural gas
What is OPEC and what was the purpose
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, to control the price of Oil
This energy uses Plant and other organic material as an energy source
Biomass
Photons are converted into electricity in this energy technology
solar panels
A purified fossil fuel made of liquid hydrocarbons is called ______
BONUS +100
petroleum or oil
These materials are a by-product of crude oil
(think debate)
plastic
The earth's most important external energy source is the:
Sun