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Energy Engineering 2
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Instructions:
Answer 34 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A natural fuel such as coal or gas - formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
Voltage
Efficiency
Fossil Fuels
Energy
2. The unit of electric resistance in the meter- kilogram- second system of units.
Induction
Energy
Nonrenewable Energy
Ohm
3. An energy source that will never run out.
Current
Fossil Fuels
Volt
Inexhaustible Energy
4. The opposition that a device or material offers to the flow of direct current.
Resistance
Efficiency
Current
Kinetic Energy
5. Any source of energy other than fossil fuels that is used for construcitive purposes
Gravitational Energy
Power converter
Alternative Energy
Energy
6. Plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel.
Biomass
Energy
Potential Energy
Efficiency
7. The state when objects are not yet in motion.
Biomass
Ampere
Gravitational Energy
Power converter
8. The rate at which work is performed or energy is expended.
Fossil Fuels
Electromagnetic Induction
Geothermal Energy
Power
9. The unit of potential difference symbolized as V.
Volt
Current
Ohm
Kinetic Energy
10. A resource that can be replaced when needed.
Fossil Fuels
Renewable Energy
Series Circuit
Alternative Energy
11. The net transfer of electric sharge (electron movement along a path) per unit of time.
Kinetic Energy
Current
Potential Energy
Ohm's Law
12. The potential difference measured in bolts. The amount of work to be done to move a charge from one point to another along an electric circuit.
Voltage
Electrical Energy
Geothermal Energy
Current
13. Changing one from of energy to another.
Energy Conversion
Environmental Protection Agency
Ampere
Efficiency
14. The production of electricity in conductors with the use of magnets.
Electromagnetic Induction
Environmental Protection Agency
Turbine
Ohm
15. A closed electrical circuit in which the current is divided into two or more paths and then return via a common path to complete the circuit.
Efficiency
Volt
Parallel Circuit
Electrical Energy
16. Changes one form of power to another.
Energy Conversion
Power converter
Work
Ampere
17. States that the direct current flowing in an electric circuit is directly proportional to the voltage applied to the circuit.
18. A machine for producing power in which a wheel or rotor is made to revolve by a fast- moving flow of water - steam - gas - or air.
Turbine
Current
Environmental Protection Agency
Kinetic Energy
19. The rotating member of an electrical machine.
Rotor
Resistance
Work
Power
20. The unit of electric current in the meter- kilogram- second system of units. Referred to as amp or symbolized as A.
Geothermal Energy
Power converter
Electrical Energy
Ampere
21. A resource that cannot be replaced once used.
Power Grid
Efficiency
Nonrenewable Energy
Biomass
22. The energy that a piece of matter has because of its position or nature or because of the arrangement of parts.
Potential Energy
Alternative Energy
Electrical Energy
Parallel Circuit
23. Energy which a body possesses by virtue of bein in motion.
Kinetic Energy
Induction
Generator
Biomass
24. A dynamo or similar machine for converting mechanical energy into elctricity.
Induction
Gravitational Energy
Generator
Voltage
25. The flow of electrical power or charge.
Generator
Fossil Fuels
Electricity
Resistance
26. A fundamental entity of nature that is transferred between parts of a system in the production of physical change within the system and usually regarded as the capacity for doing work.
Resistance
Energy
Turbine
Voltage
27. A system that links electicity produced in power stations to deliver it to where it is needed.
Volt
Renewable Energy
Power Grid
Current
28. A result of a force moving an object a certain distance.
Nonrenewable Energy
Work
Ohm's Law
Energy
29. An organization that works to develop and enforce regulations that implement environmental laws enacted by Congress.
Environmental Protection Agency
Efficiency
Renewable Energy
Ohm
30. Energy caused by the movement of electrons.
Ohm's Law
Inexhaustible Energy
Electrical Energy
Power
31. The production of an electric or magnetic state by the proximity (without contact) of an electrified or magnetized body.
Energy
Renewable Energy
Nonrenewable Energy
Induction
32. The ratio of the useful energy delievered by a dynamic system to the energy supplied to it.
Work
Electromagnetic Induction
Voltage
Efficiency
33. A circuit in which all parts are connected end ot end to provide a single path of current.
Ohm
Series Circuit
Electromagnetic Induction
Gravitational Energy
34. The use of heat from within the Earth or from the atmosphere near oceans.
Ohm's Law
Geothermal Energy
Work
Induction