Energy Facts
Everyday Life
Worldwide
Its giving Energy
Energy Savings Myths
100
kWh stands for
Kilowatt Hour
100
Electricity travels at the speed of...
Light
100
The amount of sugar in a rockstar
63g 127% DV
100
Science:
Optics is the study of what?
LIGHT
100
Do appliances use energy when they are turned off but still plugged into power? (Y/N)
Yes. They are constantly using some amount of power to be ready for immediate usage.
200
The two factors that can influence the fluctuation in energy consumption.
Weather and Fuel Prices?
200
I'm all about light and you can't see much of me at night. You see me strongest at noontime. Don't go to near me! I am the strongest of the energy sources. Who am I?
SOLAR ENERGY
200
The worlds largest and most powerful particle accelerator.
What is the Large Hadron Collider?
200
Who famously slapped Chris Rock on stage?
WILL SMITH
200
Does leaving a light on, rather than turning it on and off multiple times actually save energy?
No. It does not save energy to leave the light on. Turning it on and off uses much less power in less amount of time rather than wasting a little bit of power for long periods of time.
300
An oven or a microwave uses more electricity?
An oven
300
I can be a breeze. I can be some kind of strong typhoon. I can dry your clothes if you hang them in rows. I'm what you call renewable, happy and free!
Who am I?
....WIND
ENERGY
300
3 countries with the highest renewable energy production... per capita.
What is Iceland, Norway, and Sweden?
300
Name all 6 of the infinity stones from the Marvel Universe.
Space, Mind, Reality, Power, Time, Soul
300
Which of the following saves more energy?
1) Leaving the heat on at at a low setting all the time.
2) Turning the heat on and off dependent if the room is being occupied or not.
2) Turning the heat on and off dependent if the room is being occupied or not.
It saves more energy to turn the heat on and off rather than keep the heat on at all times.
400
Putting warm or hot food into the refrigerator effects the amount of energy the refrigerator is using. How?
By causing the refrigerator to work on over time more than it should because it is trying to compensate for the food that was put into it warm?
400
The recommended indoor temperature for energy savings in the winter and in the summer
a.) Winter:78oF , Summer:68oF
b.) W: 680F , S: 78oF
c.) W:78oF , S: 68oF
Winter: 68oF
Summer: 78oF
400
Three power sources that enable spacecraft to operate in space.
What is Solar, Batteries, and Unstable Atoms?
400
Who invented gravity?
Isaac Newton.
400
Most heat is lost either through 1)the windows or 2)through the walls?
Most of the heat is lost through the walls due to the large surface area. As contrary like to believe that heat is lost through the windows.
500
The five major primary energy consuming categories.
Electric power
Transportation
Industrial
Residential
Commercial
500
When baking, there is a material of dish that you can use and reduce the oven temp by 25o compared to what the recipe suggests,
Ceramic or Glass pans?
500
How much MPG of Diesel a HMMWV (think military vehicle) consumes on the freeway.
8 miles per gallon
($12.75 for 25 miles, assuming $4 per gallon of diesel)
500
Where's the Energy Capital of the World?
Houston
500
The amount of power affects the quality of sound in speakers (true/false)
True. But it requires double the amount of watts before any noticeable difference (a 3dB increase)