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Nuclear Energy
Renewable Sources of Energy
Fossil Fuels
Energy Conservation
Weird, Random and Fun Facts
100
The splitting of an atom's nucleus into two smaller nuclei
What is nuclear fission?
100
Electricity produced by flowing water
What is hydroelectric power?
100
A substance that provides a form of energy as the result of a chemical change.
What is fuel?
100
Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are examples of this
What is nonrenewable energy?
100
Former basketball player who owns the Charlotte Hornets, played 15 seasons for the Washington Wizards and Chicago Bulls in the NBA.
Who is Michael Jordan?
200
The central core of an atom
What is nucleus?
200
A renewable energy source
What is hydroelectric power?
200
Fossil fuels are formed from
What are the remains of organisms?
200
Recycling, turning lights off, composting, riding bikes, carpooling and taking shorter showers are all examples
What are ways to conserve energy?
200
Ms. Rhodes and this composer share the same birthday.
Who is Mozart?
300
The section of a nuclear reactor where nuclear fission occurs
What is the reactor vessel?
300
A factory in which crude oil is separated into fuels and other products
What is a refinery?
300
This fossil fuel accounts for approximately 23% of the energy in the United States
What is coal?
300
These use up 1/4 the amount of energy to produce the same amount of light
What are fluorescent bulbs?
300
The name of this 3.14 meter snake
What is a π-thon? (a pi-thon!)
400
Uranium-235 that produce fission reactions
What are fuel rods?
400
Energy that is given off by the sun in the form of heat and light
What is solar energy?
400
Burning a fuel to release energy
What is combustion?
400
Layer of material that blocks the transfer of heat between the air inside and the air outside a building
What is insulation?
400
A cow with no legs is called
What is, "ground beef"?
500
One reason why nuclear fusion is not currently used as an energy source
What is the pressure and temperature required for the reaction make it impractical?
500
Heat from Earth's interior
What is geothermal energy?
500
Energy rich substances formed from the remains of organisms
What are fossil fuels?
500
Walking to school instead of getting a ride from your parents is an example of...
What is energy conservation?
500
Ten minutes of this type of storm contains enough energy to match the nuclear stockpiles of the world.
What is a hurricane?