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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Conserving resources through efficient and prudent use.
Sustainable Engineering
Energy Conservation
Steam Reforming
Active Solar System
2. Engineering that focuses on the development of a sustainable future through renewable energy - wise use of natural resources - recycling - and assessment of environmental impact.
Turbine
Energy Conservation
Power Grid
Sustainable Engineering
3. A device used to increase or decrease voltage supplied to a circuit.
Electromagnetic Field
Natural Resources
Transformer
Emissions
4. Device that combines hydrogen - or other fuels - and oxygen and produces electricity in the process.
Passive Solar System
Smart Grid
Power Plant
Fuel Cell
5. Substances discharged into the air (as by a smokestack or an automobile engine)
Energy Conservation
Emissions
Steam Reforming
Sustainable Engineering
6. 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.
Passive Solar System
Hydrogen
Turbine
Smart Grid
7. Moves energy in a usable form from one place to another - like electricity or hydrogen.
Fuel Cell
Generator
Steam Reforming
Energy Carrier
8. A system of high- tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region.
Energy Conservation
Energy Carrier
Power Grid
Passive Solar System
9. The first and simplest element on the periodic table. It is one of the most common elements in the galaxy.
Transformer
Power Plant
Hydrogen
Passive Solar System
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
Battery
Power Plant
Transformer
11. Fuels to eventually replace dwindling supplies of fossil fuels - such as biodiesel and hydrogen.
Energy Carrier
Alternative Fuels
Sustainable Engineering
Hydrogen
12. 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
Transformer
Active Solar System
Steam Reforming
Smart Grid
13. A negatively charged particle.
Natural Resources
Electron
Generator
Emissions
14. Naturally occurring materials found within the Earth or its atmosphere.
Smart Grid
Alternative Fuels
Natural Resources
Transformer
15. 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
Energy Carrier
Energy Conservation
Battery
16. Process in which high- temperature steam separates hydrogen from carbon atoms in methane (CH4).
Emissions
Alternative Fuels
Steam Reforming
Turbine
17. A device used to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Generator
Energy Conservation
Steam Reforming
Natural Resources
18. Process of splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen by means of an electric current.
Turbine
Energy Conservation
Electromagnetic Field
Electrolysis...
19. A field of electromagnetic energy produced by electricity flowing through power lines.
Electromagnetic Field
Steam Reforming
Alternative Fuels
Sustainable Engineering
20. 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.
Transformer
Power Plant
Generator
Battery
21. A solar energy collection system that uses electrical or mechanical components to heat water or heat and cool buildings or produce electricity.
Hydrogen
Transformer
Generator
Active Solar System