Vocabulary
What is a renewable resource?
Something that has an endless supply and replenishes naturally.
Energy generated by the flow of water
Hydropower Energy
What died millions of years ago that eventually formed fossil fuels?
Plants and aquatic organisms (organic matter)
Coal
Non-Renewable
The sun
What does non-renewable mean?
Cannot be replaced
Name THREE types of fossil fuels
Coal, oil, and natural gas.
True or False: Coal, Geothermal energy, and Oil are all Non-Renewable Energy sources.
False - Coal and oil are non-renewable, but Geothermal is renewable.
Solar Energy
Renewable
Which mineral is used to generate nuclear power?
Uranium
What does impermeable mean?
Photons are converted to electricity with this energy source.
Solar
What dirty fossil fuel has been replaced by natural gas very frequently over the past few years?
Coal
Natural Gas
Non-Renewable
What is a downside of solar power?
You need the sun, rare minerals are needed to build the panels, high initial cost
What can be found in shale?
Gas and Oil
Name four types of renewable energy sources
Solar, Wind, Hydropower, Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear Fusion
What is the original energy source for fossil fuels, wind energy, solar energy, and hydroelectric energy?
The sun
Biomass
Which form of renewable energy does not use a turbine?
Solar
What happens in a nuclear reactor, nuclear fusion or nuclear fission?
Fission
What energy source has the lowest (best) land use intensity (square meters/MWh)?
Nuclear
What is the name of the rare mineral used in batteries that is mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
Non-Renewable
Which energy source converts kinetic energy to electrical energy
Wind