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