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Energy
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engineering
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Answer 40 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. External surroundings.
Wind Energy
Energy
Environment
Light (Radiant) Energy
2. The phenomenon whereby the earth's atmosphere traps solar radiation - caused by the presence in the atmosphere of gases such as carbon dioxide - water vapor - and methane that allow incoming sunlight to pass through but absorb heat radiated back from
Greenhouse Effect
Energy
Light (Radiant) Energy
Solar Energy
3. Any significant change in measures of climate - such as temperature - precipitation - or wind - lasting for an extended period of a decade or longer.
Light (Radiant) Energy
Climate Change
Law of Conservation of Energy
Energy
4. Energy in transit.
Heat (Thermal) Energy
Non -Renewable Energy
Conservation
Environment
5. Plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel.
Wind Turbine
Conservation
Power Grid
Biomass
6. The process of controlling resources; for example - limiting soil erosion - reducing sediment in waterways - conserving water - and improving water quality.
Law of Conservation of Energy
Wind Turbine
Climate Change
Conservation
7. Energy associated with the flow of electrons.
Conservation
Electrical Energy
Heat (Thermal) Energy
Climate Change
8. A measure of power equal to one joule of work per second.
Electrical Energy
Energy
Watt
Conservation
9. The ability to do work; types include heat - light - sound - chemical - nuclear - mechanical - electrical.
Hydrogen
Energy
Power Grid
Newton - Meter
10. The rate at which work is performed or energy is expended.
Light (Radiant) Energy
Hydroelectric Energy
Power
Efficiency
11. A resource that cannot be replaced once used.
Non -Renewable Energy
Petroleum
Heat (Thermal) Energy
Law of Conservation of Energy
12. Energy from the sun.
Energy
BTU (British Thermal Unit)
Hydrogen
Solar Energy
13. Energy stored in the earth in the form of heat.
Greenhouse Effect
BTU (British Thermal Unit)
Power Grid
Geothermal
14. Gas usually found within the vicinity of petroleum reserves.
Potential Energy
Natural Gas
Wind Energy
Electrical Energy
15. The flow of electrical power or charge.
Electricity
Wind Energy
Power Grid
Solar Energy
16. The use of flowing water from waterfalls and dams to produce electricity.
Climate Change
Electricity
Power
Hydroelectric Energy
17. Any source of energy that is limited and cannot be replaced when it is used - such as oil - coal - and natural gas.
Sustainable
Environment
Potential Energy
Exhaustible Energy
18. An energy source that will never run out.
Heat (Thermal) Energy
Inexhaustible Energy
Natural Gas
BTU (British Thermal Unit)
19. Energy can be neither created nor destroyed. There is a fixed amount of energy present in different forms that can be converted from one form to another - but energy does not go away.
Law of Conservation of Energy
Renewable Energy
Wind Farm
Watt
20. A propeller driven by the wind and connected to a generator. The wind makes it turn the generator - which produces electricity.
Power
Wind Turbine
Mechanical Energy
Heat (Thermal) Energy
21. Energy derived from wind by means of windmills or wind turbines.
Light (Radiant) Energy
Wind Energy
Power
Climate Change
22. The first and simplest element on the periodic table. It is one of the most common elements in the galaxy.
Electricity
Exhaustible Energy
Power
Hydrogen
23. The ratio of the useful energy delivered by a dynamic system to the energy supplied to it.
Efficiency
Law of Conservation of Energy
Wind Farm
Power Grid
24. Energy visible to the eye.
Photovoltaic Cell
Biomass
Fossil Fuel
Light (Radiant) Energy
25. A device that converts light into electricity.
Wind Energy
Renewable Energy
Photovoltaic Cell
Petroleum
26. Energy produced by mechanical devices - such as gears - pulleys - levers - or internal combustion engines.
Conservation
Energy
Mechanical Energy
Fossil Fuel
27. The unit of energy or work in the MKS system of units - equal to the work done by a force of one Newton - meter.
Work
Renewable Energy
Joule
Wind Turbine
28. The potential energy locked within a system and released during a chemical reaction.
Chemical Energy
Potential Energy
Geothermal
Climate Change
29. The power of the atom.
Electrical Energy
Newton - Meter
Petroleum
Nuclear Energy
30. A system by which electrical power is delivered throughout a region.
Power Grid
Environment
Mechanical Energy
Potential Energy
31. Oil.
Petroleum
Kinetic Energy
Nuclear Energy
Fossil Fuel
32. A collection of wind turbines used to create electricity.
Heat (Thermal) Energy
Light (Radiant) Energy
Wind Farm
Mechanical Energy
33. The heat equal to 1/180 of the heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water from 32 degrees Fahrenheit to 212 degrees Fahrenheit at a constant pressure of one atmosphere.
Wind Farm
BTU (British Thermal Unit)
Watt
Wind Energy
34. The energy that a piece of matter has because of its position or nature or because of the arrangement of parts.
Renewable Energy
Inexhaustible Energy
Potential Energy
Joule
35. Refers to the use of resources in ways that prevent their being depleted or permanently damaged.
Kinetic Energy
Hydrogen
Sustainable
Petroleum
36. A unit measure of work.
BTU (British Thermal Unit)
Wind Farm
Newton - Meter
Sustainable
37. The energy possessed by a body as a result of its motion.
Kinetic Energy
Power Grid
Power
Hydroelectric Energy
38. A resource that can be replaced when needed.
Work
Renewable Energy
Watt
Wind Energy
39. A natural fuel such as coal or gas formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
Fossil Fuel
Photovoltaic Cell
Nuclear Energy
BTU (British Thermal Unit)
40. A result of a force moving an object a certain distance.
Petroleum
Work
Potential Energy
Photovoltaic Cell