Hydro
What energy transformation occurs when water spins a turbine in a hydroelectric dam?
What is kinetic energy to electrical energy
What type of energy in moving air is captured by a wind turbine?
What is kinetic energy
What type of energy from the Sun is captured by solar panels?
What is radiant energy
What celestial body is primarily responsible for Earth's tides?
What is the moon
What is the original source of geothermal energy?
What is heat from the Earth's interior
What machine is directly connected to a turbine to produce electricity?
What is a generator
What part of a wind turbine rotates when the wind blows?
What is the blades
What weather condition most reduces solar panel output?
What is cloud cover
What movement of ocean water is used to generate tidal electricity?
What is tidal currents
What substance is commonly heated underground to produce geothermal electricity?
What is water
Which part of a hydroelectric system stores water at a higher elevation?
What is a resevoir
What factor most directly affects how much electricity a wind turbine can generate?
What is wind speed
What weather condition most reduces solar panel output?
What is cloud cover
What characteristic makes tidal energy more predictable than wind energy?
What is tides that occur on a regular schedule
Which layer of Earth contains the molten rock that contributes to geothermal energy?
What is the mantle
What is the primary environmental concern associated with large hydroelectric dams?
What is habitat loss due to flooding
Why is wind energy considered an intermittent energy source?
What is the lack of wind availability
What is the main limitation of solar energy at high northern latitudes during winter?
What is reduced daylight hours
What force causes tides to rise and fall?
What is gravity
Why are geothermal power plants usually built near tectonic plate boundaries?
What is the heat closer to the surface
A hydroelectric dam experiences a drought, and the reservoir level drops significantly. What happens to the dam's ability to generate electricity?
What is a decrease in electricity
Which energy transformation occurs in a wind turbine?
Which energy transformation occurs in a solar panel?
What is radiant heat to electrical energy
What Canadian location is famous for having some of the highest tides in the world?
What is the Bay of Fundy
What type of energy is transformed into electrical energy in a geothermal power plant?
What is thermal energy