energy resources

Question 1

any natural material that is used by humans such as water, petroleum, minerals, forests, and animals

Answer 1

Natural Resource

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Renewable Resource

Question 3

the combination of the nuclei of small atoms to form larger nucleus; releases energy

Answer 3

Nuclear Fusion

Question 4

a nonrenewable resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago

Answer 4

Fossil Fuel

Question 5

a process in which the nuclei or radioactive atoms are split into 2 or more smaller nuclei

Answer 5

Nuclear Fission

Question 6

the use of a windmill to drive an electric generator

Answer 6

Wind Energy

Question 7

a type of electric vehicle which uses a fuel cell, instead of a battery, or in combination with a battery or supercapacitor, to power its on-board electric motor

Answer 7

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Question 8

organic matter that can be a source of energy the total mass of the orgaisms in a given area

Answer 8

Biomass

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Gasohol

Question 10

the energy produced by heat within the earth

Answer 10

Geothermal Energy

Question 11

a mixture of gaseous hydrocrbons located under the surface of the earth often near petroleum deposits used as fuel

Answer 11

Natural Gas

Question 12

a liquid mixture of complex hydrocarboon compounds used widely as a fuel source

Answer 12

Petroleum

Question 13

a fossi fuel that forms underground from partially decomposed plant material

Answer 13

Coal

Question 14

rain, sleet, or snow that contains a high concentration of acids

Answer 14

Acid Precipitation

Question 15

the process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or scrap; the process of reusing some items

Answer 15

Recycling

Question 16

photochemical haze that forms when sunlight acts on industrial polluntants and burning fuels

Answer 16

Smog

Question 17

. It is a gas at standard temperature and pressure, but compressible to a transportable liquid. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is commonly used as a fuel. Propane is one of a group of liquefied petroleum gases

Answer 17

Propane

Question 18

is a form of hydropower that converts the energy obtained from tides into useful forms of power, mainly electricity

Answer 18

Tidal Energy

Question 19

is the capture of energy of wind waves to do useful work – for example, electricity generation, water desalination, or pumping water

Answer 19

Wave Energy

Question 20

a fog like substance caused by pollution

Answer 20

smog

Question 21

precipitation from acid

Answer 21

acid precipitation

Question 22

reusing things to make them a new object

Answer 22

recycling