Renewable Energy
Nonrenewables
Geography
Electricity
Misc
100
What device is used to create electricity from natural resources?
Generator
100
Nonrenewable means
it runs out
100
What country was in the video we watched?
Iceland
100
Electricity is transferred through wires which are made of
conductors ( metal) and insulators (rubber)
100
Name the 3 parts of the universal systems model
input, process, output
200
This device transforms natural kinetic (motion) energy into mechanical energy
Turbine
200
The usual negative argument about nonrenewables is ______________
pollution
200
Atlanta is best suited for what renewable resource?
Solar power
200
Electricity is defined as the flow of
electrons
200
What was the most downloaded app in the world in 2021?
tik tok
300
Iceland gets ____ % of its power from geothermal energy
25%
300
The first step in turning coal and natural gas into energy is burning it. What is next?
Heat water into steam
300
Wind power is most commonly found
the coast/ocean
300
The pressure that causes more electricity to be pushed through a wire is called
Voltage
300
(14)^2 +4 =
200
400
The most-used renewable energy source in the US is
Wind
400
Coal is extremely rich in what element?
Carbon
400
The Hoover Dam is critical for keeping what American city alive?
Las Vegas
400
in a circuit with a battery, which end of the battery does the electricity flow OUT of?
Anode (-)
400
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth that is completely above the ocean. How tall is it?
~29k feet
500
What % of the US's energy comes from renewable resources as of 2019?
17%
500
Explain the steps of how we get from natural gas to electricity
Mine - burn - heat water - steam - steam turns turbine - turbine powers generator - electricity
500
Point to Iceland on a map
500
In a circuit, if have a light bulb lit but then give the electricity an easier path without the light bulb, the light turns off. What is this called?
Short-circuiting
500
Y'all love fortnite so much, how long is an actual fortnight?
2 weeks/14 days