Potential Nd Power Plant Flashcards
What energy does something that’s moving have?
Kinetic
Hydro power is a renewable resource
True
What kind of energy can you unlock from an atom?
Nuclear bc it’s produced by splitting apart the nucleus of an atom
Fossil fuels are a ___ energy source
Non renewable
What is wind energy
Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air
What element is used as a fuel in nuclear reactors?
Uranium bc uranium atoms are split in the fission process
Energy of motion
Kinetic
An example of a renewable energy source is?
Wind turbines
Is gasoline in a car tank (when it’s not turned on) kinetic or potential
Potential
In order to increase the Potential energy of an object you need to?(make it higher or lower)
Raise the object higher
Is a stretched rubber band kinetic or potential energy?
Potential
Uses uranium in ___ power station
Nuclear power plant
An example of kinetic energy
Bike moving down a hill
A hydroelectric power plant generates electricity by using the energy of what?
Moving water
What type of energy is stored in a battery?
Chemical