energy resources

Question 1

Hydroelectric energy

Answer 1

electrical energy produced by falling water

Question 2

Biomass

Answer 2

organic matter can be a source of energy

Question 3

Gasohol

Answer 3

a mixture of gasoline and alcohol that is used as a fuel

Question 4

Geothermal Energy

Answer 4

the energy produced by heat within the earth

Question 5

Natural Resource

Answer 5

any natural material that is used by humans

Question 6

Renewable Resource

Answer 6

a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate which the resource is consumed

Question 7

Nonrenewable Resource

Answer 7

a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which its consumed

Question 8

Fossil Fuel

Answer 8

Fossil fuels are formed from the decomposition of buried carbon-based organisms that died millions of years ago.

Question 9

Nuclear Fission

Answer 9

a nuclear reaction in which a heavy nucleus splits spontaneously or on impact with another particle, with the release of energy

Question 10

Nuclear Fusion

Answer 10

a nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei of low atomic number fuse to form a heavier nucleus with the release of energy.

Question 11

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Answer 11

A fuel cell vehicle or fuel cell electric vehicle is an electric vehicle that uses a fuel cell,

Question 12

solar energy

Answer 12

the radiation from the Sun capable of producing heat, causing chemical reactions, or generating electricity

Question 13

Wind Energy

Answer 13

electrical energy obtained from harnessing the wind with windmills or wind turbines.

Question 14

Hydroelectric energy

Answer 14

a form of renewable energy that uses the water stored in dams, as well as flowing in rivers to create electricity in hydro power plants.

Question 15

Petroleum

Answer 15

a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons that is present in certain rock strata and can be extracted and refined to produce fuels including gasoline, kerosene, and diesel oil; oil.

Question 16

Natural Gas

Answer 16

flammable gas, consisting largely of methane and other hydrocarbons, occurring naturally underground (often in association with petroleum) and used as fuel.

Question 17

Coal

Answer 17

a combustible black or dark brown rock consisting mainly of carbonized plant matter, found mainly in underground deposits and widely used as fuel.
“a coal fire”

Question 18

Propane

Answer 18

a flammable hydrocarbon gas of the alkaline series, present in natural gas and used as bottled fuel.

Question 19

Tidal Energy

Answer 19

Tidal energy is a renewable energy powered by the natural rise and fall of ocean tides and currents

Question 20

Wave Energy

Answer 20

form of renewable energy that can be harnessed from the motion of the waves.

Question 21

Smog

Answer 21

fog or haze combined with smoke and other atmospheric pollutants.

Question 22

Acid Precipitation

Answer 22

Any form of precipitation, including rain, snow, hail, fog, or dew, that is high in acid pollutants, especially sulfuric and nitric acid