Renewable 1
Nonrenewable 1
Renewable 2
Nonrenewable 2
Renewable 3
100
Orienting a house to face south
What is passive solar
100
This disaster lead to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990
What is Exxon Valdez
100
The world's largest concentration of this type of renewable is found in Techapi Pass California
What is Wind
100
An option to store high level radioactive waste
What is dry casks
100
Photons knock electrons off of silicon atoms
What is photovoltaic cells
200
Is used for heating water for showers.
What is Active Solar Heating
200
Deuterium and Tritium are what kind of variation of Hydrogen
What is an isotope
200
This renewable energy can lead to an increase of evaporation from large reservoirs in arid regions leading to water with increased salinity
What is large scale Hydro
200
Controversial site for proposed site for oil exploration in the US
What is ANWR
200
This renewable technology employs a structure called a penstock
What is Hydro
300
A disadvantage of this source of energy is desertification.
What is Biomass
300
Using mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays on a tube filled with fluid.
What is thermal electric generation
300
Most optimal spot in the Western hemisphere for this type of renewable is the Bay of Fundy
What is Tidal
300
Stops nuclear chain reaction in the reaction chamber
What are control rods
300
This renewable is reliant on the temperature difference between the subsurface and surface of the earth.
What is geothermal
400
This type of renewable is only feasible at higher latitudes
What is tidal
400
Type of energy found on the sun
What is Fusion
400
This type of renewable emits a fraction of air pollutants, specifically hydrogen sulfide gas.
What is geothermal
400
A post combustion remedial mechanism to remove sulfur dioxides
What is a Scrubber
400
What is separating 2 hydrogens from the oxygen in a water molecule. (Hydrogen fuel cells)
What is Electrolysis
500
Radiant energy from the sun is transformed into mechanical energy.
What is Wind
500
The lowest grade coal
What is Lignite
500
OPEC is an acronym for
What is Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
500
How long is a nuclear power plant licensed to operate (although this has been extended in different locations)
What is 40 years
500
Takes a lot of energy to convert this to liquid ethanol
What is Corn
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