Nuclear Energy
The basis of nuclear energy
Fission
This is what makes a fuel non renewable
It is depleted faster than it could be reduced
This form of solar power is strictly used to heat homes
Passive solar power
This form of energy is why wind power works
kinetic energy
This renewable resource is naturally grown and typically burned to receive the benefits
Biomass
Biggest drawback of nuclear energy
Nuclear waste
Key component of fossil fuels
Carbon
This form of solar energy transformation obtains solar heat, stores it, and releases it later when the sun is gone
Active solar heating
Wind turbines are most effective in this general location
out at sea and high in the air
This renewable resource uses deep heat under the Earth's crust to warm water and turn turbines
Geothermal energy
Where nuclear waste is disposed
Deep geological disposals
This country uses the most fossil fuels out of any country in the world
China
This form of solar energy stores light from the sun as electrons in semiconductors
photovoltaic solar cells
This country contributes 36% of the total wind energy use
China
This is what is released from hydrogen fuel cells
H2O
Largest producer of nuclear energy
United States
This fossil fuel is the least used out of all fossil fuels
Shale oil
This is the first year spacecrafts used solar energy
1958
This is the first year windmills were used
2000 BC
These hydroelectric dams are considered the largest out of any hydroelectric cells
The Three Gorges Dams
This many football fields could store all the nuclear energy used by the U.S over the last 60 years
One football field
This is the reason why fossil fuel use will never reach 0%
The first form of harnessing the sun's energy occurred this many years ago
2700 years
This American state uses the most wind energy out of any state
Texas
This man is the father of hydroelectric energy
William Armstrong