Potential Nd Power Plant Flashcards

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1
Q

What energy does something that’s moving have?

A

Kinetic

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2
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Hydro power is a renewable resource

A

True

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3
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What kind of energy can you unlock from an atom?

A

Nuclear bc it’s produced by splitting apart the nucleus of an atom

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4
Q

Fossil fuels are a ___ energy source

A

Non renewable

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5
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What is wind energy

A

Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air

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6
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What element is used as a fuel in nuclear reactors?

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Uranium bc uranium atoms are split in the fission process

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7
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Energy of motion

A

Kinetic

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8
Q

An example of a renewable energy source is?

A

Wind turbines

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9
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Is gasoline in a car tank (when it’s not turned on) kinetic or potential

A

Potential

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10
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In order to increase the Potential energy of an object you need to?(make it higher or lower)

A

Raise the object higher

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11
Q

Is a stretched rubber band kinetic or potential energy?

A

Potential

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12
Q

Uses uranium in ___ power station

A

Nuclear power plant

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13
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An example of kinetic energy

A

Bike moving down a hill

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14
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A hydroelectric power plant generates electricity by using the energy of what?

A

Moving water

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15
Q

What type of energy is stored in a battery?

A

Chemical

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16
Q

A glass of milk has what energy?

A

Potential

17
Q

What allows water to flow through a dam?

A

Water is released from a higher elevation to a lower elevation