Renewables
Energy that can be replaced and reused in a short amount of time is called ________ energy.
Renewable
This non-renewable energy source is a hard, black rocky substance found underground.
Coal
Wind energy is collected using machines called ________.
wind turbines / windmills
Offshore wind farm developers need to think about how a project could affect the marine _______ around the site.
Ecosystem / Habitat / Environment
Vineyard Wind 1 is the USA's first ever commercial-scale _________.
Wind Farm
_______ power is energy that comes from the Sun.
Solar
Some non-renewable energy sources are called ______ fuels, because they come from ancient organic materials and take millions of years to form underground.
Fossil
Wind farms turn wind energy into _______ energy for us to use in our homes!
Electric
Artificial _____ are places where a sunken, man-made object becomes a habitat for marine life.
Reefs
The Vineyard Wind 1 project is located off the coast of _________.
Martha's Vineyard / Massachusetts
Using renewable energies helps to slow down and prevent ___________.
Climate Change
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is released into the air when humans ______ non-renewables such as coal and oil.
Burn
Wind turbines usually have 3 or more parts called _______ that spin when they are pushed by the wind.
Blades
Offshore wind turbines have to be built 1 _____ apart from one another to allow large ships to pass through them.
Nautical Mile
Vineyard Wind 1 produces enough power to provide electricity for 400,000 _______.
Homes
The most abundant renewable energy resource that we have in Massachusetts is ________.
Offshore Wind
Coal takes over ______ years to form.
1 to 100 Million
An undersea ______ connects an offshore wind farm to the mainland.
Cable
Workers building offshore wind farms use a _______ column to protect migrating species from the noise of construction.
Bubble
Technicians who work on the wind farm reach the turbines using a boat or a _________.
Helicopter
What is another type of renewable energy besides solar and wind power?
Geothermal, Hydro, or Biomass
The ______ Effect occurs when gases get trapped in the Earth's atmosphere and cause the planet to heat up.
Greenhouse
The energy produced by Vineyard Wind's turbines is collected in a ________ before being sent to the mainland.
Substation
Before building a wind farm, project planners speak with _________ to figure out the best way to plan the project.
Hint: What's another name for people who are interested in and might be affected by a project or company?
Stakeholders
Vineyard Wind 1 will eliminate the equivalent of 1.68 million metric tons of _________ from the atmosphere.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)