Renewable Energy Flashcards

1
Q

The primary role of the Earth’s magnetic field in atmospheric electricity is to influence the movement of atmospheric gases. (True / False)

A

True

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2
Q

The region of high conductivity in the
atmosphere is typically found at a height of ____ km above the ground.

A

100

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3
Q

Winds moving air horizontally primarily contribute to generating _________currents in the atmosphere.

A

horizontal

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4
Q

The main source of energy for biological conversion in the biosphere is _______ energy

A

solar

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5
Q

____________ is the process primarily responsible for the energy stored in plants.

A

Photosynthesis

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6
Q

The role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis is to absorb _______ radiation.

A

solar

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7
Q

The main products of the light-dependent reactions in photosynthesis are ____and ______.

A

ATP (Adenosine triphosphate),
NADPH (Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate)

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8
Q

The significance of the redox potential in the electron transport chain is that it represents the energy required to absorb electrons. (True / False)

A

False

The significance of the redox potential in the electron transport chain is that it represents the energy required to transfer electrons

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9
Q

The stored energy of any form that may be converted to heat that is ultimately lost to space is called a ____-________ Energy Resource.

A

Non-Renewable

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10
Q

Energy flows that are replenished at the same rate as they are used may also be defined as the usage of any energy storage reservoir that is being refilled at rates comparable to that of extraction is referred to as _________ Energy Resource.

A

Renewable

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11
Q

The property of a system that quantifies the “quality” of the energy contained in the system—an amount of fuel, a mass of air in motion, or the entire Earth-atmosphere system—is referred to as _______.

A

Entropy

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12
Q

An irreversible process by which kinetic energy is transformed into sensible heat, accompanied by increased entropy, is referred to as ________.

A

Friction

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13
Q

_____ is created in some parts of the interior of the Earth as a result of radioactive disintegration of atomic nuclei

A

Heat

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14
Q

A process in which the only change is heat transfer from a lower to a higher temperature is referred to by the ______ Law of Thermodynamics.

A

Second

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15
Q

_______ __________ is used not only to deliver energy from the sites of generation to the dominant sites of energy use but also to deal with the temporal mismatch between renewable energy generation and variations in demand.

A

Energy Transmission

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16
Q

______-_______ Analysis refers to the scientific and technical analysis of impacts associated with a product or a system.

A

Life-cycle

17
Q

______-______ assessment refers to the political evaluation based upon the analysis

A

Life-cycle

18
Q

________ analysis includes impacts from the main chain as well as impacts caused by the provision of sideline inputs, which are allocated to the chain and investigated by the fraction of production entering the chain.

A

Chain

19
Q

________ _______ analysis involves calculating the impacts from each device in the system separately and summing them up at the end.

A

System level

20
Q

_______ _______ analysis treats the energy sector directly while treating other sectors of the economy indirectly.

A

Partial system

21
Q

____________ __________ must be a strong international priority, with efforts at least as serious as in the case of greenhouse gas emissions, to solve the lack of success in creating economic welfare for all the inhabitants of the world.

A

Population Stabilization

22
Q

Humans have successively developed new activities that have allowed them to gain access to larger amounts of energy. _______ Energy refers to the energy that may have been used for drying purposes, and as soon as fires became available, several activities based on firewood energy may have started, including heating, food preparation, and process heat for tool making.

A

Solar

23
Q

_____ _______ are implemented to generate electrical power from the kinetic energy of the air.

A

Wind Turbines

24
Q

The “4D Energy Transition” stands for

A

Decarbonization,
Decentralization,
Digitalization, and
Democratization

25
Q

There are two ways of allocating emissions:
-To ascribe emissions to the ________ _______ of each activity.
-To ascribe the emissions to those
using or benefiting from the ________ or ________ causing the emission

A

financial owners,
product, service