Fossil Fuels
Nuclear Energy
Biomass & Biofuel
Solar & Geothermal
Misc
100
This human practice involves drilling into the ground and using high pressure pumps to inject sand/water/chemicals into a well to open the ground and extract oil and natural gas.
Hydraulic fracturing (fracking)
100
The energy in nuclear fusion is produced by this process.
Combining the nucleus of two atoms.
100
Give one example of biomass
Wood, agriculture waste (corncobs, rice husks), animal waste (manure, biogas)
100
This device can be used to cook food and boil water using only energy from the sun.
Solar Oven
100
This type of energy is known as energy in motion (released energy).
Kinetic Energy
200
All fossil fuels are made from this.
Dead plants & animals / organic material
200
This element is used in nuclear fission because it is easy to split apart.
Uranium.
200
This biofuel is made when the sugar in corn is fermented by yeast.
Ethanol
200
What are the two types of Solar Heating System technologies?
Passive Heating & Active Heating
200
Renewable energy sources can be replenished within this amount of time.
A human lifetime
300
This fossil fuel produces the most carbon dioxide emissions when burned.
Coal.
300
In addition to producing energy, nuclear fission also produces this as a byproduct.
Radioactive waste
300
This process is a way to decrease methane gas emission by lighting the methane on fire.
Flaring.
300
This type of geothermal technology is used when hot water from underground is pumped up to the surface and heats up a second fluid with a lower boiling point to generate steam and spin a turbine.
Binary Cycle
300
As the kinetic energy of an object increases, this also increases.
Heat.
400
Also known as the "coal-bearing" period, this part of Earth's history is when all of the coal we use today was formed.
Carboniferous Period
400
This location was the site of a nuclear meltdown due to poor construction of the facility and negligence of the workers.
Three Mile Island
400
This type of waste stream is used when microorganisms eat the nutrients in water that is a byproduct of other processes.
Wastewater
400
What does CSP stand for?
Concentrating Solar Power
400
Humans using the oxygen that plants produce as a byproduct of photosynthesis is an example of this service.
Ecosystem service.
500
This process must occur in order for crude oil to be used as a fuel.
Fractional distillation / boiling / heating & condensing.
500
Why is nuclear fission considered both a renewable and nonrenewable resource?
Renewable: Produces steam that can be recycled
Nonrenewable: Needs rare metal atoms to be split apart
500
List one of the 3 ways to improve waste to energy process.
Improve digestion process of microbes
Gas cleanup
Make more efficient and cleaner generators
500
1. Other than water, what is the name of the 2nd liquid in a Binary Cycle system?
2. What is unique about this 2nd liquid?
1. Heat Transfer Fluid
2. Low boiling point
500
Provide one reason why a country like the U.S. would have decreasing energy usage per person, while a country like India would have increasing energy usage per person.
U.S. has been a developed country for a longer period of time, possibly running out of energy resources, may be starting to use less energy as a way to save on energy.
India has been a developed country for a shorter period of time, has lots of energy resources to use, may not need to conserve energy as much