Renewable and Nonrenewable

Question 1

What energy conversions occur in fossil fuels?

Answer 1

The fossil fuels get ignited, which makes the water above them turn into steam, which makes the turbines move, which powers the generator, which makes electricity.

Question 2

What energy conversions occur in geothermal energy?

Answer 2

Water gets injected deep underground and returns as steam (or hot water, which is later converted to steam) and drives a turbine on an electric power generator. [if you saw it, you’d know it.]

Question 3

What energy conversions occur in solar energy?

Answer 3

The energy of the sun gets converted into electricity.

Question 4

What energy conversions occur in wind energy?

Answer 4

The wind blows turbines, which create electricity.

Question 5

Name the types of conversions that can be used anywhere to make electricity.

Answer 5

Fossil fuels and nuclear energy.

Question 6

Which types of electric conversions are renewable?

Answer 6

Solar, geothermal, wind, and hydro electric

Question 7

Which types of electric conversions are nonrenewable?

Answer 7

fossil fuels and nuclear

Question 8

Which types of electric conversions cause pollution?

Answer 8

fossil fuels

Question 9

Which types of electric conversions do not cause pollution?

Answer 9

nuclear, hydro power, solar, wind, and geothermal

Question 10

What energy conversions occur in nuclear energy?

Answer 10

The uranium rods are snapped in half, setting off a chain reaction which creates thermal energy, which then is used to boil water, converting it into steam, and then the steam is used to power a turbine.

Question 11

What energy conversions occur in hydroelectric energy?

Answer 11

The water from the RESERVOIR flows into a generator, which then uses the water’s kinetic energy to make electricity.