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Renewable Energy
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science
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1. Finite supply being used faster than they can be replenished
Nonrenewable Energy Source
acid mine drainage
Resource
lignite
2. Time - heat - pressure
pellesting
Night Winds
3 things that increase volity of coal
Geothermal Energy
3. Photovoltaic (PV) devices or Solar Energy Plant
2 ways to harvest solar energy
Pros of Wind Turbines
secondary recovery
solid waste
4. Air is heated from ground - warm air flows upward - cold air replaces it
Cons of Tidal Energy
Day Winds
fuelwood
rance river estuary
5. Heat is recovered as steam or hot water to: 1. Create electricity 2. Heat buildings
Night Winds
Denmark
Geothermal Energy
Cogenerization
6. Bacteria breaks biomass down without oxygen with product mixed gas. LFG's
anaerobic digestion
lignite
subsidence
gasification
7. Environmental Impact - High startup cost - Low efficiency in some cases
wind turbine
California
Cons of Tidal Energy
liquefied natural gas
8. Burning 'rubbish.'
Cons of Solar Energy
Wind Power
solid waste
Pros of Wind Turbines
9. Most used renewable resource in the United States
wind turbine
Nonrenewable Energy Source
Resource
Biomass
10. Heat and Electricity
fossil fuels
VED
Solar Energy from the Sun is converted to...
Night Winds
11. Pumping water into an oil well to increase pressure and improve recovery
secondary recovery
rance river estuary
Day Winds
Reserve
12. Replenish themselves or are continuously present
Biomass
Renewable Energy Source
fuelwood
Geothermal Reservoirs
13. Mechanical energy (wind) to electricity
fossil fuels
pyrolysis
wind turbine
2 ways to harvest solar energy
14. Acidic precursors from coal mines get into surrounding water sources due to rain flushing them out
renewable energy
Cons of Solar Energy
acid mine drainage
tidal range
15. Solid to liquid biomass with chemistry and heat
Tidal Energy
pyrolysis
Night Winds
Geothermal Energy
16. 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
17. Produces electricity and heat
Pros of Tidal Energy
secondary recovery
Cogenerization
Cons of Geothermal Energy
18. Same as pyrolysis BUT - more heat and less gas
2 ways to harvest solar energy
gasification
Pros of Tidal Energy
Cons of Solar Energy
19. What country leads the world in wind energy generating?
Denmark
Other names for the 'rank' of coal
fuelwood
Pros of Wind Turbines
20. Burning wood
Tidal Energy
Wind Power
fuelwood
3 things that increase volity of coal
21. The difference between low and high tide. the height difference.
acid mine drainage
tidal range
Pros of Wind Turbines
Other names for the 'rank' of coal
22. Air heated more from ground near equator
Atmospheric Wind
Cogenerization
wind turbine
gasification
23. Just burning biomass
Pros of Tidal Energy
Cons of Geothermal Energy
pyrolysis
direct combustion
24. Volumetric energy density---- increased by pelletisation
fuelwood
cogenerization
Renewable Energy Source
VED
25. Secondary Pollution (Toxic materials and alcohols - Blocking the sun for some animals - No direct pollution though!) - Bird death ray - Startup cost
Cons of Solar Energy
Wind Power
tidal range
Other names for the 'rank' of coal
26. Energy resource that can replenish itself
liquefied natural gas
Cons of Wind Energy
Solar Energy from the Sun is converted to...
renewable energy
27. Barrage dam
Cogenerization
VED
Reserve
rance river estuary
28. Where the most Geothermal Energy is produced in all of the United States
fuelwood
Geothermal Reservoirs
Cons of Solar Energy
California
29. Natural gas that is super cooled to gas phase so it can be transported easier/safer
pyrolysis
liquefied natural gas
Cons of Solar Energy
Reserve
30. Most used energy source in the united states
Wind Power
fossil fuels
tidal range
California
31. Least expensive alternate energy - Sustainable - Renewable - No carbon emission - Once tower is up - almost no cost to maintain
wind turbine
California
renewable energy
Pros of Wind Turbines
32. Naturally occurring substance that can potentially be extracted using modern technology
secondary recovery
3 things that increase volity of coal
Cons of Wind Energy
Resource
33. Hardness - volatility
34. Compact biomass with high temperatures - increading the VED
pellesting
renewable energy
fuelwood
Resource
35. It's reliable and consistent - It gives off very little pollution - Lessen the burden of fossil fuels and nuclear energy!
Pros of Tidal Energy
Resource
renewable energy
wind turbine
36. Shifting of ground as a result of drilling/mining under it
fossil fuels
California
subsidence
Denmark
37. Radiant energy from the sun heats Earth and atmosphere
Nonrenewable Energy Source
fuelwood
Reserve
Wind Power
38. Pockets of hot water or steam underground
Geothermal Reservoirs
Wind Power
acid mine drainage
fossil fuels
39. Bacteria ferment BM with sugars
VED
ethanol production
Pros of Wind Turbines
Cons of Tidal Energy
40. Energy that can be obtained from movement of water due to gravitational pull of sun - moon - and Earth's rotation.
pellesting
2 ways to harvest solar energy
Reserve
Tidal Energy
41. Burning to get heat and electricity
Pros of Tidal Energy
Pros of Wind Turbines
acid mine drainage
cogenerization
42. Air cools more quickly over land than water
Pros of Wind Turbines
secondary recovery
Night Winds
Geothermal Energy
43. Release less than 1% of CO2 - Hydrogen Sulfide pollution - 97% less acid rain pollutants - Sources of geothermal are often National Treasures
Cons of Geothermal Energy
Other names for the 'rank' of coal
Pros of Tidal Energy
lignite
44. Known deposits which can be extracted from profitably using modern technology under certain economic conditions
Resource
Night Winds
Other names for the 'rank' of coal
Reserve
45. Lowest rank of coal
Geothermal Energy
lignite
Biomass
fuelwood