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