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turbines not mills
100
An energy source that can be replaced within 100 years.
What is renewable energy?
100
This is how fossil fuels got their name.
What is fuels created by fossilized plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.
100
This is the measure of kinetic energy in the particles of a substance.
What is temperature?
100
turning the lights on in the classroom.
What is electrical to light?
100
The state that Mr. Letourneau's current wind project is in.
What is VT?
200
Water is collected at a dam, and used to push the blades of a turbine under water. This turbine turns a generator to create electricity.
What is Hydro power
200
This is why old carbon is old, and new carbon is new.
What is old carbon is from these fossil fuels that is very old and if not for human technology would never make it's way into the atmosphere again. New carbon is from renewable sources such as trees and they would eventually die and release carbon back into the atmosphere again anyway.
200
This is the idea that as a substance heats up it's particles expand.
What is thermal expansion?
200
Living plants on a window ledge on a sunny day.
What is light to chemical
200
This is how many blades all the wind turbines Mr. Letourneau's company installs has?
What is 3?
300
These are three examples of fossil fuels.
oil, natural gas, coal
300
This is the temperature at which all particles stop moving.
What is absolute zero?
300
A roller coaster during and just after the peak of the first hill.
What is potential to kinetic?
300
If you are looking to build a wind farm you should look for a ridge that runs in what direction E, W, N, and S.
What is north to south
400
This is the technology of using the sun's energy to heat water for your home.
What is solar thermal?
400
This is the type of automobile that uses a combination of fossil fuels and electricity to run it's engine and motor.
What is a hybrid?
400
This is a material that does not allow thermal energy to pass through it easily.
What is an insulator?
400
A computer charging.
What is electrical to chemical?
400
These are three things that need to happen before we can begin building a wind farm.
What is find a suitable ridge, measure for wind, and survey for wildlife.
500
This is why geothermal energy makes more sense to use on the west coast rather than the east.
What is because the west coast is active volcanically so the magma is closer to the surface and it is easier to heat water to create steam to produce electricity.
500
This is the average amount of carbon released into the atmosphere in a year by a person.
What is a carbon footprint?
500
This is the law that energy can not be created or destroyed.
What is the law of conservation of energy?
500
Talking into a bullhorn with new batteries.
What is chemical to sound.
500
This is the dual axle trailer with rear wheels that can be driven remotely used to haul large body pieces of the wind turbine.
What is a gohoffer?