Powers the stars, including the sun, and is a potentially safer energy source than nuclear fission
What is nuclear fusion process
100
The simplest and cheapest method of solar energy
What is passive solar heating
100
Energy that exists within the nucleus of an atom
What is Nuclear Energy
100
What is not a renewable energy source?
Solar Energy
Fossil Fuels
Biomass
Hydro-Electricity
What is Fossil Fuels
200
the flow of electrons
What is Electricity
200
When lightweight atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus, releasing huge amounts of energy in the process
What is nucleur fusion
200
Devices that convert the sun's energy directly into electricity
What is solar cells
200
Process in which subatomic bonds that bind the components of the atomic nucleus are broken apart, releasing huge amounts of energy
What is nuclear fission
200
What is an example of a DIRECT use of fossil fuels?
oil-fired furnace
nuclear reactor
wood burning stove
electric generator
What is oil-fired furnace
300
coal, oil, and natural gas
What is fossil fuels
300
Creates radioactive products, many of which are very dangerous.
What is fission reaction
300
Indirect form of solar energy
What is Wind
300
Energy that is drawn from heat within the Earth and used to drive electric generators.
What is geothermal energy
300
Solar Energy:
Can meet the energy needs of most places cheaply and efficiently
Has much potential but also has many limitations
Can supply all of our energy needs
Is a nonrenewable resource.
What is can meet the energy needs of most places cheaply and efficiently
400
exhaust from power plants and motor vehicles , by oil spills and by stip mining for coal
What is environmental threats
400
Very large and complex, with elaborate safety systems, so they are expensive to build
What is Nuclear Power Plant
400
Needed to supply electricity during "off hours"
What is backup generators
400
The organic matter in plants or plant product.
What is biomass
400
Which is a reason for the widespread use of fossil fuels?
They contain a great deal of energy
They are a renewable source of energy
They are not harmful to the environment
All of the above
What is They contain a great deal of energy
500
resources that are continually produced
What is renewable energy
500
Controlled, manageable pace and release energy slowly
What is Nuclear Reactions
500
Clean and renewable, and leaves no waste
What is water power
500
The most plentiful substance on the Earth's surface
What is Hydrogen
500
a device for converting mechanical energy into electricity