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