Plants
Air, water, sunlight, or soil
What resource makes plastic?
Oil
Is water a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Renewable
100cm
Name one form of kinetic energy
What is the energy transfer called that plants use?
Photosynthesis
What type of resource gives us electricity in North Vancouver?
Hydropower
What is the Dam called in North Vancouver?
Cleaveland Dam
How many meters in a km?
1000m
Name one form of potential energy
gravitational, elastic, nuclear, magnetic, or chemical
Light to Chemical
What is an example of an alternative resource?
Solar, or Wind.
What are dams used for (2) ?
Dams create a resevoir behind them, so can be used to collect fresh water, or to make hydroelectricity.
How many mm in a cm?
10mm
Is gravitational energy potential or kinetic?
Potential
What makes the plant leaf green?
Chlorophyll
What is a "con" of hydropower?
Environmental impact on fish populations, wildlife.
3%
What unit would you use to measure the height of the school?
meters
What type of energy is inside a battery?
Chemical
Explain the process of photosynthesis.
Plants use light to convert CO2 and Water into Sugar and Oxygen
What is a renewable resource, and what is an example of one?
A resource that does not run out, like water or sunshine.
What are the three resevoirs called that supply Metro Vancouver with drinking water?
Capilano, Seymor, Coquitlam
How many mm in 1 km?
1 million (1 000 000 )
What is the energy transformation from a battery to a light bulb
Chemical-> Electrical -> Light (and heat)