Energy Source
Finish this sentence: Energy cannot be created nor...
DESTROYED
The most notorious greenhouse gas.
CARBON DIOXIDE
The cause of the increase in carbon dioxide production in the 1850's.
STEAM ENGINE
This kind of energy is the energy of motion.
KINETIC ENERGY
The source of the Earth's energy.
This greenhouse gas is the result of the use of fertilizer containing nitrogen.
NITROUS OXIDE
In 2009, each person in the US burned enough fossil fuels to create this amount of carbon dioxide.
16 tons
20 tons
17 tons
17 TONS
This kind of energy is stored energy.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
About half of the solar energy absorbed by the Earth initiates this process.
EVAPORATES
This greenhouse gas is a component of natural gas and is emitted from livestock during flatulation.
METHANE
Coal, Oil, and Natural gases are all examples of this.
FOSSIL FUELS
This type of kinetic energy is heat energy.
THERMAL ENERGY
This is the percentage of incoming solar energy that is reflected by the Earth's surface.
20%
30%
50%
30%
This greenhouse gas is a byproduct of decomposition of garbage in landfills.
METHANE
The main source of energy that pollutes the atmosphere.
COAL
This type of kinetic energy includes light, x-rays, and sunshine.
RADIANT ENERGY
True or false? The Earth is directly heated by the sun.
FALSE
Rank the greenhouse gases by the amount of energy the absorb:
CH4
CO2
NO2
CO2
CH4
NO2
A major source of power that can be very dangerous.
NUCLEAR POWER
About 9% of all energy is categorized as this.
RENEWABLE ENERGY