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Energy Today
Wind Energy
Solar Energy
Non-renewable Energy
Miscellaneous Vocabulary
100

What is an example of a renewable energy source? 

Wind, Solar, hydropower (water) Geothermal, Fuel Cell etc...

100

On average, how many homes are the largest turbines capable of providing for?

600

100
Name 3 ways solar energy can be used.
1. Heat Water 2. Heat Spaces 3. Heat fluids to operate turbines
100

Do non-renewable energy sources last forever?

Nope!

100

Which describes stored energy:


Potential

Kinetic

Potential

200

What are the two categories of energy we learned about?

Nonrenewable and renewable Energy

200
What are the top 3 wind producing states?
Iowa, Texas, California
200
What did John Herschel use to collect heat?
Collector Box
200

What are fossil fuels made of?

Fossils! Dead plants and animals


200

Which describes the movement of a rollercoaster zipping DOWN a big hill?

Potential

Kinetic

Kinetic

300
What are the three forms of fossil fuels?
Coal, Oil, Natural Gas
300
Based on 2010 stats, wind energy was what percent of total worldwide electricity usage?
2.5%
300
Name one way sunlight can be converted to solar energy.
1. Photovoltaic (PV devices)--solar cells 2. Solar thermal/electric power plants
300

Which TV show featured a character who worked at a Nuclear Power Plant?

The Simpsons

300

True or false:

Insulators like wood cork or rubber ALLOW energy to pass through them

False!

400

Give an example of a non-renewable form of energy

Nuclear power, fossil fuel

400
What is the biggest advantage of wind energy? Disadvantage?
+ Green, no pollution - Wind is unpredictable
400
Name a limitation for solar power.
The amount that arrives at the earth's surface is not constant because the sun doesn't deliver that much energy to one place at any one time.
400

True or false, a drawback of nuclear energy is that is is dangerous to store

true


400

True or False

Water is an example of a conductor

True

500

Give a different word weight use for energy

power, electricity


500
In 2012, what percentage of the US was run on wind power?
4%
500
The sun has produced energy for how many years?
Billions
500

True or false, Nuclear energy is easy and abundantly produced.

true

500

Do electric Eels actually produce electricity?

Yes/True