generating electricity Flashcards
what form of energy is nuclear reaction?
nuclear potential
what form of energy is a ball rolling down a hill?
gravitational potential
what form of energy is chemical reaction?
chemical potential
what form of energy is any movement?
kinetic
what form of energy is a voice, or music?
sound
what form of energy is heat from fire?
thermal
what form of energy is lightning, or electricity in your home?
electrical
what form of energy is sunlight, or a microwave?
light
what is a non renewable energy source?
an energy source that cannot be replaced as quickly as it is used
what is a renewable energy source?
an energy source that can be re-used or replaced quickly
in a fossil fuel energy source, what is burned?
fossil fuels such as coal, oil or natural gas
in a fossil fuel energy source, water is heated and turned into ____
steam
in a fossil fuel energy source, steam turns the ____
turbine
in a fossil fuel energy source, the turbine moves the ____ _____
electrical generator
in a nuclear potential energy source, nuclear fission occurs. what is nuclear fission?
the splitting of an atom
in a nuclear potential energy source, _____ _____ is heated and heats up normal water
heavy water
in a nuclear potential energy source, normal water is heated and turns into ____
steam
in a nuclear potential energy source, steam turns the ___
turbine
in a nuclear potential energy source, the turbine moves the ______ _____
electrical generator
in a gravitational potential energy source, water flows through a ____
penstock (a pipeline)
in a nuclear potential energy source, water turns the ____
turbine
in a nuclear potential energy source, the turbine moves the _____ _______
electrical generator
tidal energy sources are identical to hydroelectric plant except it uses ____ and ____ _____
high and low tides
in a wind energy source, the source of energy is _____
kinetic
in a wind energy source, wind moves the ___
rotor
in a wind energy source, the rotor turns the ____
gearbox
in a wind energy source, the gearbox moves the ____ _____
electrical generator
in a solar energy source, the source of energy is ______
light
in a tidal energy source, the source of energy is _______ _______
gravitational potential
in a solar energy source, light causes electrons to separate from the atom, which causes ______
current
in a biomass energy source, the process is identical to chemical potential (fossil fuel) plant except it uses ____ or ___ ______
plant or animal waste
in a biomass energy source, the source of energy is _____ _____
chemical potential
in a geothermal energy source, the source of energy is _____
thermal
in a geothermal energy source, brine (salt water) is pumped into the ____
ground
in a geothermal energy source, the heated brine is ____
collected
in a geothermal energy source, the heat exchanger collects the heat and converts the working liquid into ____
gas
in a geothermal energy source, the gas turns the _____
turbine
in a geothermal energy source, the turbine moves the _____ ______
electrical generator
what kind of energy is hydroelectric?
gravitational potential
