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Biofuels
Geothermal
Hydro Electric
Wind Energy
Solar Energy
100
Any organic matter that can be used as an energy source.
What is Biomass?
100
Comes from the heat within the Earth.
What is Geothermal Energy?
100
Comes from the force of moving water.
What is Hydropower
100
This is simply air in motion.
What is Wind?
100
Radiant energy that is produced by the sun.
What is Solar Energy?
200
When plants turn radiant energy from the sun into chemical energy in the form of glucose.
What is Photosynthesis?
200
The year the first geothermal plant was created.
What is 1911?
200
There are ____ Dams today in the United States.
What is 84,000?
200
Wind speed is measured in this.
What are anemometers?
200
Commonly involves hydrogen isotopes combining to form a helium atom with a transformation of matter.
What is Fusion?
300
The United State's percentage of biofuels in energy production.
What is 5.78%?
300
The level of Earth that surrounds the core, and mostly consists of magma and rock.
What is The Mantle?
300
This is how much water is moving through a system.
What is Flow?
300
Are used to collect wind.
What are Wind Turbines?
300
Photovoltaic cells that collect solar energy are commonly called this.
What are Solar Cells?
400
An alcohol fuel made by fermenting the sugars and starches found in plants, and then distilling them.
What is Ethanol?
400
Name the biggest disatvantage of Geothermal Energy
What is Locations are limited?
400
They rise and fall in eternal cycles.
What are Tides?
400
An area with multiple Wind Turbines.
What is a Wind Farm?
400
The form of matter lost by the sun into space.
What is Radiant Energy?
500
A fuel made by chemically reacting alcohol with vegatable oils, animal fats, or greases.
What is Biodiesel?
500
The world's geothermal activity occurs in.
What is The Ring of Fire?
500
A low dam is called this.
What is a Barrage?
500
Refers to the capability of a power plant to produce electricity.
What is Capacity?
500
This means to heat the space inside of a building.
What is Space Heating?