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