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Sustainable Energy
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 21 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A solar energy collection system that uses electrical or mechanical components to heat water or heat and cool buildings or produce electricity.
Active Solar System
Turbine
Power Grid
Battery
2. Process of splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen by means of an electric current.
Battery
Active Solar System
Electrolysis...
Power Plant
3. Conserving resources through efficient and prudent use.
Energy Conservation
Turbine
Natural Resources
Active Solar System
4. Any unit that converts some form of energy into electrical energy - such as a hydroelectric or steam- generating station - a diesel- electric engine in a vehicle - or a nuclear power plant.
Electrolysis...
Energy Conservation
Fuel Cell
Power Plant
5. A device used to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Passive Solar System
Generator
Fuel Cell
Power Plant
6. An electrical power distribution network that can transmit electricity - including two- way - digital communications between producers and consumers. A smart grid includes an intelligent monitoring system that keeps track of all electricity flowing i
Battery
Generator
Smart Grid
Transformer
7. Substances discharged into the air (as by a smokestack or an automobile engine)
Sustainable Engineering
Electromagnetic Field
Power Grid
Emissions
8. A field of electromagnetic energy produced by electricity flowing through power lines.
Energy Carrier
Electromagnetic Field
Power Plant
Energy Conservation
9. Moves energy in a usable form from one place to another - like electricity or hydrogen.
Energy Carrier
Passive Solar System
Battery
Steam Reforming
10. A direct current voltage source made up of one or more units that convert chemical - thermal - nuclear - or solar energy into electrical energy that can be stored until it is needed.
Sustainable Engineering
Active Solar System
Battery
Alternative Fuels
11. A solar energy collection system that does not require electrical or mechanical components; can directly heat water or buildings or reduce solar heat gain or provide lighting.
Passive Solar System
Smart Grid
Energy Conservation
Electron
12. Device that combines hydrogen - or other fuels - and oxygen and produces electricity in the process.
Alternative Fuels
Fuel Cell
Generator
Sustainable Engineering
13. A system of high- tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region.
Generator
Turbine
Power Grid
Steam Reforming
14. Engineering that focuses on the development of a sustainable future through renewable energy - wise use of natural resources - recycling - and assessment of environmental impact.
Energy Carrier
Transformer
Turbine
Sustainable Engineering
15. The first and simplest element on the periodic table. It is one of the most common elements in the galaxy.
Hydrogen
Alternative Fuels
Active Solar System
Natural Resources
16. Naturally occurring materials found within the Earth or its atmosphere.
Natural Resources
Active Solar System
Hydrogen
Sustainable Engineering
17. 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.
Electrolysis...
Hydrogen
Turbine
Energy Conservation
18. A negatively charged particle.
Energy Carrier
Passive Solar System
Turbine
Electron
19. A device used to increase or decrease voltage supplied to a circuit.
Hydrogen
Fuel Cell
Transformer
Smart Grid
20. Fuels to eventually replace dwindling supplies of fossil fuels - such as biodiesel and hydrogen.
Alternative Fuels
Electromagnetic Field
Electron
Fuel Cell
21. Process in which high- temperature steam separates hydrogen from carbon atoms in methane (CH4).
Steam Reforming
Sustainable Engineering
Generator
Hydrogen