Solar
What is the primary source of solar power?
What is the Sun?
What device is used to generate electricity from wind?
What is a wind turbine?
What is the most common method of generating electricity from water?
What is a hydroelectric dam?
Where does geothermal energy come from?
What is the heat from the Earth's interior?
What is biomass?
What is organic material from plants and animals?
What device is used to convert sunlight into electricity?
What is a solar panel (or photovoltaic cell)?
What is the name of the rotating part of a wind turbine that captures wind?
What is the rotor (or blades)?
Which type of energy is harnessed by hydropower?
What is kinetic energy?
What is the name of the process where water or steam from the Earth is used to generate electricity?
What is geothermal power generation?
Name one common source of biomass energy.
What is wood, agricultural waste, or animal manure?
Name one advantage of using solar power.
What is renewable, reduces electricity bills, low maintenance, or reduces carbon footprint?
Name one disadvantage of wind energy?
What is it is intermittent, can impact wildlife, noise pollution, or high initial costs?
Name the largest hydroelectric dam in the world?
What is the Three Gorges Dam?
Name one country known for its extensive use of geothermal energy.
What is Iceland or the Philippines?
What is the process of converting biomass into biofuels called?
What is bioenergy production or bioconversion?
What is the process called when sunlight is converted directly into electricity?
Answer: What is the photovoltaic effect?
In which country is the world's largest offshore wind farm located?
What is the United Kingdom?
What percentage of the world's electricity is provided by hydropower?
What is approximately 16%?
What is the term for naturally occurring hot water and steam that can be used for geothermal energy?
What is a geothermal reservoir?
Which type of biomass is used to produce ethanol?
What is corn or sugarcane?
Which country is currently the largest producer of solar energy?
What is China?
What is the typical lifespan of a wind turbine?
What is 20-25 years?
What is one environmental impact of building large hydroelectric dams?
What is habitat destruction, displacement of communities, or changes in local ecosystems?
How does geothermal energy differ from other renewable energy sources in terms of availability?
What is it is available 24/7 (constant base-load energy)?
What is the name of the process where organic material is broken down by bacteria in the absence of oxygen to produce methane?
What is anaerobic digestion?