energy resources

Question 1

natural resource

Answer 1

materials such as minerals forests water

Question 2

renewable resource

Answer 2

refers to the provision of energy via renewable resources which are naturally replenished fast enough as being used

Question 3

nonrenewable resource

Answer 3

economic value that cannot be readily replaced by natural means on a level equal to its consumption

Question 4

fossil fuels

Answer 4

natural fuel such as gas or coal

Question 5

nuclear fission

Answer 5

reaction in which a heavy nucleus splits spontaneously

Question 6

nuclear fusion

Answer 6

reaction in which atomic nuclei of low atomic number fuse to form

Question 7

hydrogen fuel cell vehicle

Answer 7

use hydrogen gas to power an electric motor

Question 8

solar energy

Answer 8

radiant light and heat from the sun

Question 9

wind energy

Answer 9

refers to the process of creating electricity using the wind

Question 10

hydroelectric energy

Answer 10

derived from the movement of water. Water has mass. It falls and flows downward due to gravity

Question 11

biomass

Answer 11

total mass of organisms in a given area

Question 12

gasohol

Answer 12

mixture of gasoline and ethyl alcohol used as fuel in internal combustion

Question 13

geothermal energy

Answer 13

the heat from the Earth. It’s clean and sustainable

Question 14

petroleum

Answer 14

liquid mixture of hydrocarbons that is present in certain rock strata and can be extracted and refined to produce fuels

Question 15

natural gas

Answer 15

occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane

Question 16

coal

Answer 16

mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements; chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen

Question 17

propane

Answer 17

flammable hydrocarbon gas of the alkane series

Question 18

tidal energy

Answer 18

form of hydro power that converts energy obtained from tides

Question 19

wave energy

Answer 19

capture of energy of wind waves to do useful work

Question 20

smog

Answer 20

haze combined with smoke and other atmospheric pollutants

Question 21

acid precipitation

Answer 21

including rain, snow, hail, fog, or dew, that is high in acid pollutants

Question 22

recycling

Answer 22

covert waste into reusable material