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Renewable Energy
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Answer 45 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Energy that can be obtained from movement of water due to gravitational pull of sun - moon - and Earth's rotation.
VED
lignite
2 ways to harvest solar energy
Tidal Energy
2. Time - heat - pressure
3 things that increase volity of coal
Geothermal Energy
Solar Energy from the Sun is converted to...
Nonrenewable Energy Source
3. Photovoltaic (PV) devices or Solar Energy Plant
direct combustion
tidal range
Other names for the 'rank' of coal
2 ways to harvest solar energy
4. Radiant energy from the sun heats Earth and atmosphere
2 ways to harvest solar energy
Wind Power
fuelwood
ethanol production
5. Burning to get heat and electricity
cogenerization
direct combustion
Renewable Energy Source
Cons of Wind Energy
6. Volumetric energy density---- increased by pelletisation
VED
solid waste
Day Winds
secondary recovery
7. Produces electricity and heat
liquefied natural gas
Nonrenewable Energy Source
Cogenerization
wind turbine
8. Natural gas that is super cooled to gas phase so it can be transported easier/safer
gasification
liquefied natural gas
Nonrenewable Energy Source
subsidence
9. Environmental Impact - High startup cost - Low efficiency in some cases
Resource
Cons of Geothermal Energy
lignite
Cons of Tidal Energy
10. Pockets of hot water or steam underground
Cons of Tidal Energy
California
Geothermal Reservoirs
Cons of Wind Energy
11. Shifting of ground as a result of drilling/mining under it
direct combustion
Day Winds
liquefied natural gas
subsidence
12. The difference between low and high tide. the height difference.
California
wind turbine
tidal range
liquefied natural gas
13. Burning wood
fuelwood
fossil fuels
direct combustion
Renewable Energy Source
14. Acidic precursors from coal mines get into surrounding water sources due to rain flushing them out
acid mine drainage
wind turbine
Nonrenewable Energy Source
Renewable Energy Source
15. Compact biomass with high temperatures - increading the VED
rance river estuary
Nonrenewable Energy Source
California
pellesting
16. What country leads the world in wind energy generating?
Renewable Energy Source
Denmark
Solar Energy from the Sun is converted to...
2 ways to harvest solar energy
17. Bacteria breaks biomass down without oxygen with product mixed gas. LFG's
Tidal Energy
anaerobic digestion
secondary recovery
Biomass
18. Solid to liquid biomass with chemistry and heat
California
Wind Power
Reserve
pyrolysis
19. Pumping water into an oil well to increase pressure and improve recovery
direct combustion
liquefied natural gas
secondary recovery
wind turbine
20. Just burning biomass
Resource
ethanol production
Geothermal Energy
direct combustion
21. Where the most Geothermal Energy is produced in all of the United States
Geothermal Energy
2 ways to harvest solar energy
gasification
California
22. Air cools more quickly over land than water
Pros of Wind Turbines
Night Winds
lignite
renewable energy
23. Least expensive alternate energy - Sustainable - Renewable - No carbon emission - Once tower is up - almost no cost to maintain
Day Winds
pellesting
solid waste
Pros of Wind Turbines
24. Heat and Electricity
VED
Solar Energy from the Sun is converted to...
Reserve
liquefied natural gas
25. Energy resource that can replenish itself
2 ways to harvest solar energy
renewable energy
direct combustion
Day Winds
26. Known deposits which can be extracted from profitably using modern technology under certain economic conditions
direct combustion
Solar Energy from the Sun is converted to...
secondary recovery
Reserve
27. Same as pyrolysis BUT - more heat and less gas
gasification
lignite
Atmospheric Wind
Nonrenewable Energy Source
28. Air is heated from ground - warm air flows upward - cold air replaces it
Other names for the 'rank' of coal
pyrolysis
Nonrenewable Energy Source
Day Winds
29. Most used renewable resource in the United States
cogenerization
Biomass
gasification
Cons of Solar Energy
30. Bacteria ferment BM with sugars
Cogenerization
ethanol production
direct combustion
subsidence
31. Air heated more from ground near equator
Atmospheric Wind
Wind Power
Night Winds
Cogenerization
32. Most used energy source in the united states
fossil fuels
liquefied natural gas
ethanol production
Tidal Energy
33. Hardness - volatility
34. Mechanical energy (wind) to electricity
pyrolysis
wind turbine
Nonrenewable Energy Source
Reserve
35. Burning 'rubbish.'
solid waste
liquefied natural gas
Solar Energy from the Sun is converted to...
subsidence
36. Finite supply being used faster than they can be replenished
Atmospheric Wind
subsidence
Nonrenewable Energy Source
Renewable Energy Source
37. Barrage dam
rance river estuary
Geothermal Energy
Cogenerization
lignite
38. Heat is recovered as steam or hot water to: 1. Create electricity 2. Heat buildings
subsidence
lignite
Geothermal Energy
Geothermal Reservoirs
39. High start-up cost - Unreliable - Energy companies see it as a supplemental power - Strong winds usually not near population - Energy grids are not set up for wind
Pros of Wind Turbines
pyrolysis
Night Winds
Cons of Wind Energy
40. Lowest rank of coal
Resource
liquefied natural gas
lignite
Atmospheric Wind
41. Secondary Pollution (Toxic materials and alcohols - Blocking the sun for some animals - No direct pollution though!) - Bird death ray - Startup cost
Denmark
Renewable Energy Source
renewable energy
Cons of Solar Energy
42. It's reliable and consistent - It gives off very little pollution - Lessen the burden of fossil fuels and nuclear energy!
Cons of Solar Energy
wind turbine
Pros of Tidal Energy
renewable energy
43. Replenish themselves or are continuously present
Pros of Tidal Energy
Solar Energy from the Sun is converted to...
Tidal Energy
Renewable Energy Source
44. Release less than 1% of CO2 - Hydrogen Sulfide pollution - 97% less acid rain pollutants - Sources of geothermal are often National Treasures
California
pellesting
Cons of Geothermal Energy
Day Winds
45. Naturally occurring substance that can potentially be extracted using modern technology
2 ways to harvest solar energy
Solar Energy from the Sun is converted to...
gasification
Resource