Chapter 14 Vocabulary

Question 0

Electric Generator

Answer 0

A coil of wire that rotates in a magnetic field or that remains stationary while a magnetic field rotates around it.

Question 1

Electrical Power

Answer 1

The amount of work done by an electric current during a given time.

Question 2

Turbogenerator

Answer 2

The combination of a turbine and a generator

Question 3

Baseload

Answer 3

The constant supply of power provided by large coal burning and nuclear power plants

Question 4

Brownouts

Answer 4

Result of a deficiency in power and a decrease in voltage.

Question 5

Blackouts

Answer 5

A total loss of power

Question 6

Conversion Losses

Answer 6

Unavoidable energy losses do to heat

Question 7

Thermal Pollution

Answer 7

Waste heat energy discharged into the environment

Question 8

Production

Answer 8

The withdraw of oil or gas from a field

Question 9

Primary Recovery

Answer 9

Conventional pumping that removes 25% of oil in an oil field

Question 10

Secondary Recover

Answer 10

Uses injected steam to remove up to 50% of oil reserves in a resovoir

Question 11

Enhanced Recovery

Answer 11

Injects carbon dioxide to break up oil and extract even more

Question 12

Oil Sands

Answer 12

Sedimentary Material that contains bitumen a vicious hydrocarbon

Question 13

Oil Shale

Answer 13

A fine sedimentary rock containing a mixture solid wax like hydrocarbons called kerogen

Question 14

Fracking

Answer 14

A Natural Gas Extraction technique

Question 15

Synfuels

Answer 15

Coal derived fuels

Question 16

Supply Side Policies

Answer 16

“Business as Usual” where policies do not reduce price vulnerability

Question 17

Demand Side Policies

Answer 17

Reduce energy needs making it possible for future with renewable energy

Question 18

Cogeneration

Answer 18

Combines heat energy and electrical to generate power