Renewable Energy
Non-Renewable Energy
Energy & The Environment
Nuclear Energy
Exec Fun Facts
100
This renewable source uses moving air to spin turbines
What is wind energy?
100
This fossil fuel is primarily composed of methane and is often transported via pipelines
What is natural gas?
100
The largest contributor to rising atmospheric CO2 levels is this
What is burning fossil fuels?
100
This is the most common fuel form loaded into today's commercial nuclear reactors
What is uranium dioxide, UO2?
100
This exec member is an RA in Christensen Hall
Who is Will?
200
The photovoltaic effect converts this type of radiation into electricity
What is sunlight or solar energy?
200
This nuclear process splits heavy atomic nuclei such as uranium-235 to release large amounts of energy in commercial reactors
What is nuclear fission?
200
Chlorofluorocarbons were phased out due to their damage to
What is the ozone layer?
200
Unlike fission, this nuclear reaction combines light isotopes like deuterium and tritium to release energy via helium nuclei and neutrons
What is nuclear fusion?
200
This exec member has a sourdough starter named Greta
Who is Elise?
300
This heating and cooling technology takes advantage of subsurface temperatures, underground loops, and a heat pump to heat and cool your house
What is a geothermal heat pump?
300
In a typical coal-fired power plant, this thermodynamic cycle describes the steam turbine process that converts heat to shaft work
What is the Rankine cycle?
300
Acid rain forms primarily from the emissions of these two oxides
What are sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides?
300
The electric output of the Seabrook plant is
What is 1253MW?
300
This exec was homeschooled until the ninth grade
Who is Sam?
400
The term "capacity factor" describes the ratio of actual output to this value for a renewable sytem
What is the maximum (rated) power output?
400
This high-temperature, high-pressure process converts syngas from coal or natural gas into long-chain hydrocarbons via metal catalysts.
What is Fischer-Tropsch synthesis?
400
This short-lived climate pollutant from incomplete combustion in diesel engines has a net warming effect
What is black carbon or soot?
400
This precursor is produced from uranium ore 
What is yellow cake or U3O8?
400
Jack participated in this winter sport
What is ski jumping?
500
This liquid biofuel is produced by transesterification of vegetable oils or animal fats with an alcohol, typically methanol
What is biodiesel?
500
This type of coal combusts at (870C-1925C)
What is anthracite?
500
This was the name of Dr. McLarnon's carbon capture company
What is PowerSpan Corporation?
500
The diameter of the tunnels taking water to and from the Atlantic Ocean at Seabrook Nuclear Power plant is
What is 22 ft?
500
The english translation of Eleftheria's name is
What is freedom?