Renewable energy
What is solar energy?
This energy comes from the Sun and uses panels to produce electricity.
What is carbon dioxide?
It is the main gas that causes the greenhouse effect when we use fossil fuels.
What is oil?
Liquid fossil fuel used to make gasoline.
What is electrical energy?
Energy that powers a light bulb.
What is a lamp or light bulb?
Device that changes electricity into light.
What is wind energy?
This energy uses the movement of the wind to create electricity.
What is acid rain?
Harmful rain caused by pollution gases in the air
What is natural gas?
Gas that produces less pollution than coal and oil.
What is thermal energy?
Energy related to heat. Hot things have got more energy because the particles inside them are moving around faster.
What is a hair dryer?
Appliance that changes electrical energy into heat to dry hair.
What is hydroelectric energy?
This energy uses the movement of water in dams and rivers.
What is ocean acidification?
The ocean acidification happens when oceans absorb too much carbon dioxide
What is coal?
Black mineral burned to produce electricity.
What is sound energy?
It is the energy that is created by particles that vibrate and travels in waves through your ear.
What is a blender?
Machine that changes electrical energy into movement to mix food.
What is geothermal energy?
This type of renewable energy uses heat from inside the Earth.
What is the greenhouse effect?
Phenomenon that makes Earth warmer because of gases in the atmosphere.
What is uranium?
Element used to produce nuclear energy.
What is kinetic energy?
Energy that objects have when they move.
What is chemical energy?
Plants transform sunlight into this type of energy.
What are renewable energies? Name3 of them
Name for energy sources that do not run out easily and pollute less.
E.g: Solar energy, hydoelectrical energy, wind energy.
What is climate change?
Name of the big problem caused by the increase in Earth’s temperature.
What are nonrenewable energies?
Name for energy sources that can run out and are not easily replaced.
What is potential energy?
Stored energy an object has before it moves.
What is the law of conservation of energy?
Scientific rule that says energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.