When you are at a stop light what energy source are you using in a hybrid car?
Electric batteries
100
Increased Co2 or Carbon Dioxide is the leading cause of what?
What is global warming.
100
True or False: A dam with water flowing through it and a turning fan is hydro power.
What is True.
200
What is the larges continent?
What is Asia.
200
A high mpg consumes less gas than a low mpg. T/F
TRUE
200
What does a tailpipe to a car mean for the air?
What is that it pollutes the air with carbon dioxide. The carbon then goes into the atmosphere and keeps in the suns heat.
200
What are the three main nonrenewable resources used to create electricity?
What are coal, petroleum, and natural gases.
200
What is the largest island that is a continent?
What is Australia.
300
What are the five oceans?
What are the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and the Arctic Ocean.
300
What powers a hybrid car?
gasoline and electricity (batteries).
300
True or False: A hybrid uses solar energy only when it is going slow and gasoline when it is going at a faster rate to power its wheels.
What is False.
300
What are the names of the five alternative energy sources?
What are nuclear, solar, wind, hydro power, and biomass.
300
What is the main negative why nuclear energy should not be used? A)Radiation B)Gives super powers C) Destroys all animals habitats.
What is A.
400
What are the oceans that North America touches?
What is Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific.
400
What kind of car (regular, hybrid, electric) is the Nissan Leaf?
Electric
400
The difference between a gas engine and an electric engine is?
What is an electric engine only uses battery power and electricity and it does not pollute the air , a gas engine uses gas and pollutes the air.
400
What are some things petroleum makes? A. Glass B. Paper C. Plastic.
What is C.
400
What is at the center of an atom?
Nucleus
500
What is the continent that only has on country?
What is Australia.
500
How can solar panels help an electric car when placed on top of them?
helps the electric battery produce energy to help the car go and power the accessories
500
Fill in the blanks: A regular engine works like this. The gas is pumped to the engine and it powers ____ to move in an up and down going motion that causes the wheels to turn.
Cylinders
500
What is the percent of energy that alternative energy sources that produce?
What is 31%.
500
What are the three NC cities that have nuclear plants?