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