Forms of Energy
What do we call energy associated with the movement or buildup of electrons.
Electrical Energy
What item converts light energy into electrical energy?
Solar Pannels
What term is used to describe the average hours of sunlight received at a location (e.g. a city) over a given time period (e.g. a day, a month or a year)
Sunshine hours
Cool air generally creates what type of air pressure
High pressure
Water stored above the turbine is held in a ?
Reservior or Dam
What do we call potential energy stored in an object when it is suspended above the ground. This energy is released when the object is allowed to fall.
Gravitational
What item could convert wind into electricity?
Wind Turbine
What term is used to describe the area of the sky through which the sun moves throughout each yearly cycle.
Solar Window
Warm air generally creates what type of air pressure
Low pressure
A turbine is connected to ? to create electricity
Generator
What do we call energy associated with the movement of a physical object, such as the rotating part of a motor.
Kinetic
What item converts the flow of water down a hill into electricity?
Turbine - Hydro
What term is used to describe the quantity of solar energy available at a surface over a given time period, measured in kilowatt hours per square metre
Irradiation
What term describes the measure of how fast the wind is moving in metres per second (m/s), or sometimes expressed in kilometres per hour (km/h).
Wind speed
The pipe from the turbine to the river below is called?
Tailrace
What is energy from radiation, such as radio waves, microwaves and visible light.
Electromagnetic
Using heated water from underground is what kind of renewable energy?
Geothermal
What term is used to describe the quantity of solar power available at a surface at any instant in time, measured in watts per square metre
Irradiance
What term is used to describe how how easily the movement of air is permitted across a given terrain. Vegetation and buildings are examples of factors that would increase this.
Surface roughness
The pipe from the dam to the turbine is called?
Penstock
What is the type of energy associated with the vibration of atomic particles.
Thermal Energy
The breaking down of organic material is considered what type of renewable energy?
Biomass
What term is used to describe the quantity of solar energy available at the top of the Earth’s atmosphere.
Extraterrestrial irradiation
What term describes a layer of cold dense air in the atmosphere that resists the transfer of wind energy from above to below.
Temperature Inversion Layer
The height of the reservior above the turbine can influence
The volume of water and the speed of water required to produce electricity