Energy Types
This energy source involves harnessing the power of the sun.
Solar Energy
what is renewable energy?
Energy sources that will not run out over time.
what is processed energy?
Energy that has been transformed into a new state before it is used.
Survey
Energy that can be used without processing
Direct energy
hydroelectricity
This structure produces energy but occasionally harms birds.
Wind turbine
Energy is most frequently processed into this form if it is processed at all.
Electricity.
This word is used to describe the process of collecting information from every single citizen instead of just a smaller population.
Census
Restoring the land to its original state after mining.
Reclamation
This energy source is the primary one used for heating homes.
Name two impactful things that you can do to conserve energy.
Turn the lights off when you don't need them, reduce heat when nobody is home, switch to a hybrid or electric vehicle, reduce the time of your hot showers, carpooling, etc.
Name 1 form of processed energy and 1 form of direct energy.
So many right answers.
What makes switching to renewable energy such a difficult task?
High initial cost
Processed Energy
This energy source is the second most commonly used one in Alberta
Why don't people want to release greenhouse gases?
It leads to climate change, endangering animals and reducing habitable areas on earth.
True or false: most renewable energies can be used without processing.
False
What are the 4 major decision making factors when selecting an energy source?
Environmental factors, economic factors, societal factors, and availability and accessibility.
The capacity to do work.
Energy
This energy source involves a potentially dangerous chain reaction, but has incredible potential to produce energy if done properly.
Nuclear energy.
What are the consequences of global warming?
Reduced habitable landmass, endangering species who can no longer survive in their areas, farming complications leading to food shortages, etc.
How is energy transformed into electricity?
Magnets spin around inside a turbine, generating electricity.
Why are coal and natural gas such a large part of Alberta's energy sector?
There is an abundance of it available in Alberta.
Sort of like a blanket around the earth, these trap heat inside our atmosphere.
Greenhouse gases.