Fossil Fuels
What are the three main types of fossil fuels?
What are coal, oil (petroleum), and natural gas?
Name two renewable energy sources.
What are solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, or biomass?
What does energy efficiency mean?
What is using less energy to perform the same task?
What is the fuel used in nuclear power plants?
What is uranium-235?
What does it mean to conserve energy?
What is to reduce the amount of energy used?
Which fossil fuel is the cleanest-burning?
What is natural gas?
What is the main advantage of wind and solar energy?
What is they do not release greenhouse gases during use?
What kind of light bulb is more energy efficient than an incandescent bulb?
What is an LED or compact fluorescent bulb (CFL)?
What process releases energy in a nuclear reactor?
What is nuclear fission?
What is a simple action someone can take to conserve energy at home?
What is turning off lights when not in use?
What is the main pollutant released by burning coal?
What is carbon dioxide (CO₂)?
What is one environmental drawback of hydroelectric dams?
What is habitat disruption or fish migration issues?
What is cogeneration?
What is the use of a fuel to generate both electricity and useful heat?
What is one major environmental concern with nuclear energy?
What is radioactive waste disposal?
What is the term for designing homes to use natural sunlight and warmth?
What is passive solar design?
What is a disadvantage of using oil as an energy source?
What is oil spills, air pollution, or dependence on imports?
What is geothermal energy derived from?
What is heat from within the Earth?
Why are electric cars more energy efficient than gasoline cars?
What is they convert more of the energy from the battery into motion?
What happened at Chernobyl and Fukushima?
What are nuclear power plant disasters?
What is a government policy that encourages energy conservation?
What is energy tax credits, fuel efficiency standards, or appliance labeling?
What process is used to extract natural gas from shale rock?
What is hydraulic fracturing (fracking)?
What is one reason biomass may not be completely sustainable?
What is deforestation, air pollution, or overharvesting?
What is one way to increase energy efficiency in buildings?
What is using insulation, energy-efficient windows, or smart thermostats?
What is an advantage of nuclear energy over fossil fuels?
What is low greenhouse gas emissions during operation?
How does public transportation help conserve energy?
What is it reduces the number of individual vehicles on the road?