12.1

Question 1

Non-renewable resources

Answer 1

A resource that is not able to replenish itself and cannot be replaced once it is used up

Question 2

Renewable resources

Answer 2

A resource that can be replenished

Question 3

Generators

Answer 3

A machine that transform kinetic energy into electric current

Question 4

Turbine

Answer 4

A machine that uses the flow of a fluid to turns shaft.

Question 5

Energy grid

Answer 5

The web of interconnections between stations substations and users

Question 6

Hydroelectricity

Answer 6

Energy that is generated by harnessing the power of flowing water

Question 7

Thermoelectric generating plants

Answer 7

Plants that use a fuel such as coal or biomass to heat water to create a high pressure steam

Question 8

Biomiass

Answer 8

Organic matter made up of plant and animal waste

Question 9

Thermonuclear

Answer 9

Electricity that is produced by heat from nuclear power stations

Question 10

Geothermal energy

Answer 10

Energy from hot water and steam from the earths crust

Question 11

Fossil fuels

Answer 11

Drums that’s are produced from the organic matter of organisms that lived millions of years ago

Question 12

Resource sustainability

Answer 12

Managing a resource responsibly so that it can be used for the generations to come