Energy Resources

Question 1

Natural Resource

Answer 1

materials from the Earth that are used to support life and meet people’s needs

Question 2

Renewable Resource

Answer 2

a resource of which there is an endless supply because it can be replenished

Question 3

Nonrenewable Resource

Answer 3

a substance that is used up more quickly than it can replace itself

Question 4

Fossil Fuel

Answer 4

made from decomposing plants and animals

Question 5

Nuclear Fission

Answer 5

The process in nuclear physics in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two daughter nuclei

Question 6

Nuclear Fusion

Answer 6

the process by which two light atomic nuclei combine to form a single heavier one while releasing massive amounts of energy

Question 7

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Answer 7

powered by hydrogen

Question 8

Solar Energy

Answer 8

energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy

Question 9

Wind Energy

Answer 9

the process by which the wind is used to generate mechanical power or electricity

Question 10

Hydroelectric energy

Answer 10

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 11

Biomass

Answer 11

renewable organic material that comes from plants and animals

Question 12

Gasohol

Answer 12

a fuel consisting of a blend usually of 10 percent ethanol and 90 percent gasoline

Question 13

Geothermal Energy

Answer 13

heat within the earth

Question 14

Petroleum

Answer 14

a naturally occurring liquid found beneath the earth’s surface that can be refined into fuel

Question 15

Natural Gas

Answer 15

a fossil fuel energy source

Question 16

Coal

Answer 16

a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock with a high amount of carbon and hydrocarbons

Question 17

Propane

Answer 17

a heavy flammable gas found in crude petroleum and natural gas and used especially as fuel and in the chemical industry

Question 18

Tidal Energy

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Wave Energy

Answer 19

a form of renewable energy that can be utilized from the motion of the waves

Question 20

Smog

Answer 20

air pollution that reduces visibility

Question 21

Acid Precipitation

Answer 21

any form of precipitation with acidic components, such as sulfuric or nitric acid that fall to the ground from the atmosphere in wet or dry forms

Question 22

Recycling

Answer 22

the process of collecting and processing materials (that would otherwise be thrown away as trash) and re-manufacturing them into new products