Renewable | All about the Sun | BIOMASS! | Volcanoes, Hot Springs and Geysers | Hydro-power VS. Wind Power |
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What is Solar Energy
Energy obtained from sunlight
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What is Solar
Latin word for sun
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What is Wood Energy
Largest source of Biomass
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What is geo and thermos
Greek words for earth and heat
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What is Hydro-power
Uses wheels to generate electricity
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What is Hydro-power
Converts kinetic energy from moving water into electricity
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What is Thermal Energy
Harnessing the sun's light to produce heat
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What is Methane
Type of biogas
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What is Ring of Fire
Area in the Pacific where major plate boundaries where earthquakes and volcanoes are concentrated also a Johnny Cash song
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What is Hydro-power
Used by the ancient Greeks to grind wheat into flour
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What is Wind Energy
Obtained from moving air and used to generate electricity
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What is Solar Panel
Object used to absorb the sun's rays for generating electricity or heating
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What is Ethanol
Biofuel made from fermented sugars mostly from corn
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What is Iceland
Country with at least 25 active volcanoes and many hot springs and geysers and over 60% of it is powered up by geothermal energy (video)
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What is Wind Power
Energy deriving from the uneven heating of the earth’s surface by the sun
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What is Biomass
energy derived from six distinct energy sources: garbage, wood, plants, waste, landfill gases, and alcohol fuels
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What is Mojave Desert
Largest solar power plant in the world
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What is Photosynthesis
Water+ carbon dioxide+ sunlight ---> glucose +oxygen
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What is Vinegar and Baking Soda
Products used to create volcano explosion
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What is Wind Power
Horizontal-axis and vertical-axis turbines
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What is Geothermal Energy
Harnessed from heat in the Earth’s ground and made into electricity
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What is Photovoltaics
Process where solar energy is used to make electricity
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What is Biodiesel
CH3-O-CO-(CH2)12-CH3
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What is Acid-Base Reaction
Type of chemical reaction used in the volcano explosion
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What is Hydro-power
This type of plant was built to generate electricity in Niagara Falls in 1879
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