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