Energy Study Guide Flashcards
What is biomass?
Biomass is energy made from burning or using materials made from once-living things.
What is Renewable Energy?
Renewable Energy are resources that are replaced through natural processes at a similar rate they are being used.
What is Geothermal?
Geothermal is energy that is created by trapping the heat from inside the Earth
What is solar energy?
Solar is a type of energy that uses photo voltaic cells to capture sunlight to generate electricity.
What is wind energy?
Wind Energy is a type of energy that is harnessed from wind through windmills or wind turbines
What is hydropower?
Hydropower is a type of Electricity that is generated using the energy from flowing water.
What is hydroelectric?
Hydroelectric is power generated from flowing water
What are photo voltaic?
Photo Voltaic are the cells on solar panels that capture sunlight (solar energy) and convert it to electricity
What are turbines?
A turbine is a machine in which a wheel is spun to generate electricity.
What are turbines?
A turbine is a machine in which a wheel is spun to generate electricity.
Identify sources that are NOT Renewable Energy Resources
Sample answer: Fossil fuels, oil, natural gas, and coal.
What is potential energy?
Potential Energy is stored energy
What is kinetic energy?
Kinetic Energy is the energy of motion or change
What are renewable resources?
Renewable Resources are resources that can be replenished such as water, sunlight, plants, wind, and animals
What are NON-RENEWABLE resources?
Non-renewable resources are resources that cannot be replenished or will eventually run out of soon.
