Webquests | Alternative Energy Sources | Nonrenewable Energy Sources | Types of Energy | Mixed Bag |
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Energy
IEA, NREL, EIA: The E in all these government agencies stand for this.
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biomass
Ethanol is one type of this energy source
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coal
I am considered the dirtiest source of energy.
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Electromagnetic
The energy from the sun.
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Energy
The ability to do work
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9%
Renewables supply approximately what percentage of total energy demand?
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wind turbines
These energy mechanisms kill birds.
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Oil or petroleum or gasoline
major source is for transportation
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Mechanical
Energy of turbines
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caulking or weatherstipping
This is used to seal cracks and drafts around windows and doors.
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81%
The percentage of total energy generation that comes form fossil fuels.
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geothermal
can only be used in hotspots such as near areas of tectonic plate actitivity
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Fission
Uranium is split to release energy in this process.
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Electrical
Energy that generators make
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Oil
Another term for petroleum.
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Coal
According to the Annual Energy Outlook for 2040, this nonrenewable energy sources continues to power US energy use.
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ocean, tidal, or hydropower
My facilities can disrupt wildlife and fish populations.
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natural gas
I am transported through pipelines.
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Law of Conservation of Energy or 1st Law of ThermodynamicsThis
law states that Energy cannot be destroyed, only changed.
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petroleum, oil,
Saudi Arabia in the middle east is the top producer of this nonrenewable energy source.
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sustainable living
This means taking no more resources than what the environment can renew naturally
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photovoltaic cells
I can be converted directly into electricity from sunlight using this technology.
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nuclear
A disadvantage of this energy source could lead to birth defects.
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geothermal
A renewable source of energy that is not a result of the sun's energy striking the Earth.
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Ethanol
A biofuel that is a chemical additive in gasoline
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