Energy?!
Stored energy is called.....
Potential energy
What are renewable resources?
Resources that do not run out
What are Nonrenewable resources?
Resources that can not be replaced.
This resource is the leading cause of air pollution
Coal
Energy in motion is called....
Kinetic Energy
What is Biomass?
Resources that come from present day living things.
What is a fossil fuels?
Fuels formed from plants and tiny animals that have died and have broken down over time.
Give 2 pros for using biomass resources.
can be used anywhere, reduces waste in landfills, very large supply available
True or false: Energy can not be transferred from one object to the next
FALSE
Give three examples of biomass resources.
Wood, Garbage, Plants, Manure
What is the most abundant fossil fuel?
Coal
Give 2 cons to using Wind energy resources.
Turbines are very expensive, they take up a lot of land, not everywhere has steady winds.
Machines that make electricity are called.....
Generators
What is Biofuel?
Liquid fuel made from plants.
List the two things crude oil is used for.
It is used in many fuels and to make plastic
Cons to building dams for hydro electric power.
Dams interrupt wildlife, lakes may cover natural habitats or towns, they can break and cause flood damage, Depletes farmlands and rivers of their natural slit cycles
What powers generators and creates electricity?
Turbines
Name three renewable energy resources.
Biomass, Solar energy, Wind energy, Hydroelectric energy, Geothermal energy.
Natural gas is found in the same place as crude oil. When the different gases are removed, what is left?
Pure Methane
Give two pros and one con of using natural gas energy resources.
Pros: enough for 75 years, produces less pollution than coal or oil; popular for warming homes, cooking, and heating.
Cons: releases greenhouse gases, expensive to transport, poisonous to breathe, risk of explosions