Solar energy
This effect converts light into electricity
What is the Photovoltaic Effect?
Turbines use this natural resource to generate electricity
What is the wind?
This structure is commonly used to store water and produce hydroelectric power
What is a dam?
Biomass energy comes from this type of material (plants and waste)
What is organic matter?
Efficient energy use helps reduce this type of pollution linked to climate change
What is greenhouse gas pollution?
These particles of light are absorbed by solar panels
What are photons?
The large blades of a wind turbine rotate this component to produce electricity
What is a generator?
The force of the falling water makes this device rotate in a hydroelectric power station
What is a turbine?
Geothermal energy comes from the heat located inside this part of the Earth
What is the Earth's crust (or mantle)?
This measures the total amount of greenhouse gases produced by a person, product, or activity
What is a carbon footprint?
Large solar power plants often use tracking systems to monitor this daily movement.
What is the trajectory of the sun in the sky?
Wind turbines are designed to face this direction of the strongest winds
What is the south?
This determines how much energy can be produced from a hydroelectric dam
What is the head (difference in water height)?
The combustion of biomass releases this gas, which is also produced by fossil fuels
What is carbon dioxide (CO2)?
This international objective aims to limit the increase in global temperature to 1.5°C
What is the Paris Agreement?
Solar panels create this type of electricity before it is converted for use in homes
What is direct current (DC)?
This type of energy from the wind is converted into electrical energy
What is kinetic energy?
This type of energy is converted to kinetic energy of water, and then mechanical energy of the turbine.
What is gravitational potential energy?
Iceland is one of the main users of geothermal energy due to its many of these geological features
What are volcanoes?
This is a method to remove harmful emissions from industrial sources or the atmosphere
What is carbon capture?
Most solar panels use this semiconductor material
What is silicon?
Taller towers allow for this dimension to be larger, which leads to a larger area to capture wind energy from
What is blade diameter?
When choosing a location for a hydroelectric dam, we would want these two values to be high
What are water volume and head?
This isotope is commonly used to date geothermal water sources
What is carbon-14?
This certification is awarded to buildings that meet high environmental standards
What is LEED certification?