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Vocabulary
100
nuclear power plants get their power from...
What is nuclear energy
100
solar collectors are usually mounted on...
What is the roof
100
methane can be burned to generate...
What is heat or electricity
100
a generator converts mechanical energy into...
What is electrical energy
100
oil that is pumped from the ground
What is petroleum
200
nuclear power plants do not produce
What is greenhouse gases
200
1 million homes in the U.S....
What is use active solar energy to heat water
200
in 2002 _____ first dung-fired power station started to produce electricity
What is britains
200
a _______ is a wheel that changes the force of a moving gas or liquid into energy that can do work
What is a turbine
200
oil deposits that can be extracted profitably at current prices using current technology
What is oil reserves
300
nuclear fission releases a tremendous amount of...
What is energy and more neutrons
300
a liquid is heated by the sun as it flows through the...
What is the solar collectors
300
in the U.S. some landfills generate electricity by using the methane from the decomposition of...
What is trash
300
water is boiled to produce the ______ that turns the turbine
What is steam
300
occurs when lightweight atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus and release tremendous amounts of energy
What is nuclear fusion
400
the heat released during nuclear reactions is used to
What is generate electricity
400
the _____ _____ heats the water for the building...
What is a heat exchanger
400
______ can be made by fermenting fruit or a agricultural waste
What is ethanol
400
the turbine is connected to an.....
What is electric generator
400
energy from sources that are constantly being formed
What is renewable energy
500
a nuclear reactor is surrounded by...
What is a thick pressure vessel that is filled with a cooling fluid
500
about _____ percent of the energy used in the U.S. is used to heat water
What is 8
500
______ is a major source of ethanol
What is corn
500
steam from the turbine is directed to a _______ where it cools and becomes liquid
What is a condenser
500
plant material, manure, and any other organic matter that is used as an energy source
What is biomass fuel