generating electricity

Question 1

what form of energy is nuclear reaction?

Answer 1

nuclear potential

Question 2

what form of energy is a ball rolling down a hill?

Answer 2

gravitational potential

Question 3

what form of energy is chemical reaction?

Answer 3

chemical potential

Question 4

what form of energy is any movement?

Answer 4

kinetic

Question 5

what form of energy is a voice, or music?

Answer 5

sound

Question 6

what form of energy is heat from fire?

Answer 6

thermal

Question 7

what form of energy is lightning, or electricity in your home?

Answer 7

electrical

Question 8

what form of energy is sunlight, or a microwave?

Answer 8

light

Question 9

what is a non renewable energy source?

Answer 9

an energy source that cannot be replaced as quickly as it is used

Question 10

what is a renewable energy source?

Answer 10

an energy source that can be re-used or replaced quickly

Question 11

in a fossil fuel energy source, what is burned?

Answer 11

fossil fuels such as coal, oil or natural gas

Question 12

in a fossil fuel energy source, water is heated and turned into ____

Answer 12

steam

Question 13

in a fossil fuel energy source, steam turns the ____

Answer 13

turbine

Question 14

in a fossil fuel energy source, the turbine moves the ____ _____

Answer 14

electrical generator

Question 15

in a nuclear potential energy source, nuclear fission occurs. what is nuclear fission?

Answer 15

the splitting of an atom

Question 16

in a nuclear potential energy source, _____ _____ is heated and heats up normal water

Answer 16

heavy water

Question 17

in a nuclear potential energy source, normal water is heated and turns into ____

Answer 17

steam

Question 18

in a nuclear potential energy source, steam turns the ___

Answer 18

turbine

Question 19

in a nuclear potential energy source, the turbine moves the ______ _____

Answer 19

electrical generator

Question 20

in a gravitational potential energy source, water flows through a ____

Answer 20

penstock (a pipeline)

Question 21

in a nuclear potential energy source, water turns the ____

Answer 21

turbine

Question 22

in a nuclear potential energy source, the turbine moves the _____ _______

Answer 22

electrical generator

Question 23

tidal energy sources are identical to hydroelectric plant except it uses ____ and ____ _____

Answer 23

high and low tides

Question 24

in a wind energy source, the source of energy is _____

Answer 24

kinetic

Question 25

in a wind energy source, wind moves the ___

Answer 25

rotor

Question 26

in a wind energy source, the rotor turns the ____

Answer 26

gearbox

Question 27

in a wind energy source, the gearbox moves the ____ _____

Answer 27

electrical generator

Question 28

in a solar energy source, the source of energy is ______

Answer 28

light

Question 29

in a tidal energy source, the source of energy is _______ _______

Answer 29

gravitational potential

Question 30

in a solar energy source, light causes electrons to separate from the atom, which causes ______

Answer 30

current

Question 31

in a biomass energy source, the process is identical to chemical potential (fossil fuel) plant except it uses ____ or ___ ______

Answer 31

plant or animal waste

Question 32

in a biomass energy source, the source of energy is _____ _____

Answer 32

chemical potential

Question 33

in a geothermal energy source, the source of energy is _____

Answer 33

thermal

Question 34

in a geothermal energy source, brine (salt water) is pumped into the ____

Answer 34

ground

Question 35

in a geothermal energy source, the heated brine is ____

Answer 35

collected

Question 36

in a geothermal energy source, the heat exchanger collects the heat and converts the working liquid into ____

Answer 36

gas

Question 37

in a geothermal energy source, the gas turns the _____

Answer 37

turbine

Question 38

in a geothermal energy source, the turbine moves the _____ ______

Answer 38

electrical generator

Question 39

what kind of energy is hydroelectric?

Answer 39

gravitational potential