Types of Energy
Stored energy that depends on position of an object
Potential
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Source of Solar energy
Sun
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This energy form has the highest demand
Electrical
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Forms of energy from a machine that was never intended or cannot be used
Waste energy
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CO2 from fossil fuels causes this
Air pollution
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Energy something possesses due to its virtue of motion
Kinetic
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Source of Wind energy
Movement of air / Wind
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Many energy sources turn a...
Generator / Turbine
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Law that states energy cannot be created or destroyed
Law of Conservation of Energy
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Chemicals in the air combine with moisture and cause this
Acid rain
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Energy stored in an object under pressure
Elastic
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Source of fossil fuels
Decayed matter underground formed millions of years ago
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Waste energy of a light bulb is...
Heat
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Type of energy released when breaking the nucleus of an atom
Nuclear
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Radioactive waste is a bi product of what type of energy
Nuclear
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Energy that derives from the movement of electrons
Electrical
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Source of geothermal energy
Temperature changes in the Earth's crust
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The government gives you money called...for the use of new technology
Rebates / Incentives
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Give an example of each of the three: Nonrenewable, renewable, inexhaustible
Non-Fossil fuels
Renew - water, wood, crop
Inexh - solar, wind, geothermal
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Our landfills and oceans are overflowing with this product
Plastics
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Movement of energy through a substance, such as air
Sound
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Source of Biomass
Vegetable oil, manure, or algae
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the part of a solar panel that absorbs sunlight
Photovoltaic cell
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Range of all wavelengths, we see only visible light
Electromagnetic spectrum
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Large cities are likely to have this type of air pollution during rush hour
Smog
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