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Energy
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 40 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The flow of electrical power or charge.
Photovoltaic Cell
Electricity
Potential Energy
Environment
2. The energy that a piece of matter has because of its position or nature or because of the arrangement of parts.
Joule
Mechanical Energy
Wind Energy
Potential Energy
3. A system by which electrical power is delivered throughout a region.
Climate Change
Power Grid
Conservation
Fossil Fuel
4. Refers to the use of resources in ways that prevent their being depleted or permanently damaged.
Sustainable
Inexhaustible Energy
Photovoltaic Cell
BTU (British Thermal Unit)
5. The first and simplest element on the periodic table. It is one of the most common elements in the galaxy.
Potential Energy
Hydrogen
Electrical Energy
Heat (Thermal) Energy
6. The rate at which work is performed or energy is expended.
Kinetic Energy
Power
Chemical Energy
Greenhouse Effect
7. A resource that cannot be replaced once used.
Non -Renewable Energy
Electricity
Sustainable
Greenhouse Effect
8. Energy stored in the earth in the form of heat.
Inexhaustible Energy
Power Grid
Wind Turbine
Geothermal
9. 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.
Law of Conservation of Energy
Wind Farm
Natural Gas
BTU (British Thermal Unit)
10. The potential energy locked within a system and released during a chemical reaction.
Power
Chemical Energy
Mechanical Energy
Biomass
11. A device that converts light into electricity.
Environment
Sustainable
Photovoltaic Cell
Petroleum
12. A collection of wind turbines used to create electricity.
BTU (British Thermal Unit)
Petroleum
Wind Turbine
Wind Farm
13. Plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel.
Kinetic Energy
Conservation
Nuclear Energy
Biomass
14. Energy produced by mechanical devices - such as gears - pulleys - levers - or internal combustion engines.
Kinetic Energy
Inexhaustible Energy
BTU (British Thermal Unit)
Mechanical Energy
15. A measure of power equal to one joule of work per second.
Law of Conservation of Energy
Watt
Newton - Meter
Electrical Energy
16. The power of the atom.
Nuclear Energy
Conservation
Hydroelectric Energy
Work
17. The use of flowing water from waterfalls and dams to produce electricity.
Hydroelectric Energy
Solar Energy
Efficiency
Petroleum
18. Energy from the sun.
Exhaustible Energy
Solar Energy
Mechanical Energy
Wind Turbine
19. The energy possessed by a body as a result of its motion.
Sustainable
Watt
Kinetic Energy
Hydroelectric Energy
20. Oil.
Geothermal
Energy
Conservation
Petroleum
21. The process of controlling resources; for example - limiting soil erosion - reducing sediment in waterways - conserving water - and improving water quality.
Electrical Energy
Conservation
Mechanical Energy
Wind Farm
22. A natural fuel such as coal or gas formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
Climate Change
Wind Farm
Fossil Fuel
Heat (Thermal) Energy
23. The ability to do work; types include heat - light - sound - chemical - nuclear - mechanical - electrical.
Energy
Electricity
Joule
Heat (Thermal) Energy
24. Gas usually found within the vicinity of petroleum reserves.
Climate Change
Natural Gas
Efficiency
Joule
25. A unit measure of work.
Power
Newton - Meter
Geothermal
Joule
26. A propeller driven by the wind and connected to a generator. The wind makes it turn the generator - which produces electricity.
Petroleum
Chemical Energy
Wind Turbine
Power
27. 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
Inexhaustible Energy
Newton - Meter
Petroleum
28. The ratio of the useful energy delivered by a dynamic system to the energy supplied to it.
Efficiency
Heat (Thermal) Energy
Electrical Energy
Non -Renewable Energy
29. Any significant change in measures of climate - such as temperature - precipitation - or wind - lasting for an extended period of a decade or longer.
Climate Change
Environment
Conservation
Renewable Energy
30. 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
Wind Energy
Efficiency
Wind Turbine
Greenhouse Effect
31. An energy source that will never run out.
Exhaustible Energy
Sustainable
Inexhaustible Energy
Wind Energy
32. Energy in transit.
Exhaustible Energy
Hydrogen
Heat (Thermal) Energy
Electricity
33. Energy derived from wind by means of windmills or wind turbines.
Wind Energy
Light (Radiant) Energy
Hydroelectric Energy
Natural Gas
34. A resource that can be replaced when needed.
Exhaustible Energy
Mechanical Energy
Sustainable
Renewable Energy
35. Energy associated with the flow of electrons.
Law of Conservation of Energy
Hydrogen
Electrical Energy
Nuclear Energy
36. Any source of energy that is limited and cannot be replaced when it is used - such as oil - coal - and natural gas.
Exhaustible Energy
Fossil Fuel
Environment
Biomass
37. Energy visible to the eye.
Sustainable
Light (Radiant) Energy
Power
BTU (British Thermal Unit)
38. External surroundings.
Non -Renewable Energy
Watt
Environment
Conservation
39. The unit of energy or work in the MKS system of units - equal to the work done by a force of one Newton - meter.
Climate Change
Work
Power Grid
Joule
40. A result of a force moving an object a certain distance.
Work
Inexhaustible Energy
Potential Energy
Photovoltaic Cell