lightweight atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus and release tremendous amount of energy during this process.
What is nuclear fusion ?
100
a type of fuel made by chemically reacting vegetable oil animal fat and alcohol
What is biodiesel ?
100
converts rotational energy into electric energy
What does a generator do ?
100
motors & generators do the same thing
What is false ?
100
cutting and burning of forests for fields
What is the slash & burn technique ?
200
the energy is released by a fission or fusion reaction, the binding energy of the atomic nucleus.
What is nuclear energy ?
200
the same type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages
What is ethanol ?
200
when light is turned into energy
What is photovoltaic ?
200
gasoline is a renewable form of energy ?
What is false ?
200
this time period is when people hunted animals & gathered for their food.
What is the hunter gatherer period?
300
the process by which the nucleus of a heavy atoms splits into two or more fragments.
What is nuclear fission ?
300
algae based fuels lowers the introduction of this into the atmosphere by displacing hydrocarbon fuels.
What is carbon dioxide ?
300
steam turns turbines which turns the rotor which turns the magnets, then passes through the wires, making energy
how a generator tuns rotational energy into electric energy
300
this countries citizens have the largest carbon footprint
What is America ?
400
this third part in a nuclear power plant that cools the steam from the turbine and the waste heat is released from the cooling tower in the form of steam
What is third circuit ?
400
a petroleum based fuel used in internal combustion engines
What is gasoline ?
400
electricity goes out in home
how is a generator useful ?
400
gasoline is an efficient source of energy
true or false ?
400
carbon dioxide, water vapor, & methane are all examples of this
What is greenhouse gases ?
500
two forms of hydrogen join to form this during nuclear fusion.
What is helium ?
500
he invented diesel
Who is rudolf diesel ?
500
electric energy into rotational energy
what doe a motor do ?
500
electric cars are more efficient than gasoline run cars
true or false ?
500
a developed country has low population growth rates, where as these countries have rapidly growing population rates