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100

List 3 different renewable AND renewable energy sources 

What is- 

Renewable: solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, water 

Nonrenewable: coal, oil, gas, nuclear

100

How does the sun create energy? 

What is nuclear fusion? 

100

Name the 3 types of coal. 

Lignite

Bituminous 

Anthracite

100

What country has the largest coal reserve? 

What is China?

100

What is biomass? 

What is energy derived from living or recently living organisms? 

200

What is natural gas used for other than electricity?

What is - 

Cooking/heating/dryers/vehicle fuel/fertilizer/plastic/manufacturing

200

The most common fuel source globally. 

What are fossil fuels? 

200

What is a group off wind turbines called?

Wind turbine 

200

2 different methods of hydroelectricity? 

What are run of river, tides and dams? 
200

Define synfuels. 

What are any fuel produced from coal, natural gas, or biomass (corn) through chemical conversion?

300

Name the important infrastructure that runs from Canada to the U.S. What does it carry?  

What is the Keystone Pipeline? What are tar sands? 

300

What 2 energy sources are created the same way? 

What are gas and oil? 

300

What is fracking? 

What is a drilling technique to extract biogas and oil?

300

Describe peat and how it is formed. 

Pressure? 

Anaerobic or aerobic? 

Acidic or alkaline conditions? 

What is partially decayed vegetation is placed under high-pressure, anaerobic, acidic conditions?

300

What GHG is released at the end of a nuclear power plant? 

What is water vapor? 

400

One pro and one con of oil shales. 

What are pros: 

  • Less drilling involved in most instances, oil shale is generally less expensive to produce per barrel than regular oil products 
  • Oil shales require much less drilling or fracturing than other energy resources, resulting in less of an overall impact on the local environment 
  • There will be less dependency on foreign countries and OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) to meet future energy needs


Cons: 


  • Causes a negative impact on local environments (increased truck traffic, more rigs to traveling sites etc .)  
  • Causes earthquakes in local communities 
  • Causes groundwater contamination due to extraction and processing. In situ methods have the potential of degrading aquifers 
400

A disadvantage of wind energy. 

What is harming birds bats, noise, ruining aesthetics? 

400

Define bitumen.

What is a semi-solid form of oil that does not flow specialized refineries are capable of turning bitumen to oil?

400

List 4 pros of hydroelectric power. 

What is: 

  • Long life spans 
  • Helps food control
  • low operating and maintenance costs (affordable electricity) 
  • moderate to high net-useful energy 
  • No polluting waste products 
  • Provides water storage for municipal and agricultural usage
400

What is the process that is needed in order for biogas to be produced and what is the process? 

What is anaerobic digestion? 

Is a collection of process by which microorganisms break down the biodegradable material, in the absence of oxygen, to produce methane gas which is then burned to produce energy

500

Draw the chart for 6 half lives. 

*Check* 

500

When a fuel source is used to generate both heat and electricity. 

What is cogeneration? 

500

3 actions that can reduce energy usage. 

What are: 

improving fuel efficiency, subsidizing electric vehicles, tax credits for renewables, increased public transportation, home improvements, lowering water usage, etc.

500

Define Renewable Energy, explain the pros and cons of renewable energy, and give examples of how it works and what sources are utilized.

What is Renewable energy: Energy made from sources that can rapidly regenerate/replenish and can never be depleted, no matter how much of them we use. 

What is: Renewable energy is key to sustainability, as there are no worries regarding whether the supply will run out or not.

500

What is the sequence of energy conversions for wind turbines? 

What is: 

Kinetic energy - mechanical - electrical energy