A resource that can be replaced or renewed as quickly as they are used
Transportation
Dead animal matter, usually marine animals
Hydroelectric, Wind (will also accept fossil fuels)
Coal, petroleum (oil), natural gas
Burn fossil fuels - heat creates steam - steam turns turbine - turbine turns rod - rod turns coils - nearby magnet moves electrons -
current
Move Through
A circuit
Sandstone
Uranium
Plant remains
Lignite, bituminous, anthracite
Electrical, heat, light, Kinetic (mechanical), chemical
Common reservoir rock in which petroleum is found
What is the main use of petroleum in the US
What is a renewable resource
What is the basic process of creating electricity in a power plant (name at least four steps in order)
Petroleum forms from what original material
What material is needed for coal to form
What are the three fossil fuels
What is the source for nuclear energy
A closed 'loop' through which electricity travels - needed to light a lightbulb for example
What happens to electrons when electricity is used - they are destroyed, trapped, created or move through?
Name two indirect solar energy sources
No Question for 5
What are four FORMS of energy
What are the coal stages from least carbon content (and energy), to highest (do not count peat)
Which form of electricity has a steady flow of electrons - static or current electricity