Energy Resources

Question 1

Any natural material that is used by humans, such as water, petroleum, minerals, forests, and animals.

Answer 1

Natural Resources

Question 2

A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed.

Answer 2

Renewable Resource

Question 3

A resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which it is consumed.

Answer 3

Nonrenewable Resource

Question 4

A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago.

Answer 4

Fossil Fuel

Question 5

The combination of the nuclei of small atoms to form a larger nucleus; releases energy.

Answer 5

Nuclear Fusion

Question 6

Radioactive decay of both fission products and transuranic elements formed in a reactor yield heat even after fission has ceased.

Answer 6

Nuclear Fission

Question 7

A vehicle that uses hydrogen as its onboard fuel for motive power.

Answer 7

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Question 8

The energy received by the Earth from the sun in the form of radiation.

Answer 8

Solar Energy

Question 9

The use of a turbine to drive an electric generator producing energy.

Answer 9

Wind Energy

Question 10

Electrical energy produced by falling water.

Answer 10

Hydroelectric Energy

Question 11

Organic matter that can be a source of energy; the total mass of the organisms in a given area.

Answer 11

Biomass

Question 12

Fuel blend of 85% denatured ethanol fuel and 15% gasoline or other hydrocarbon by volume.

Answer 12

Ethanol E85

Question 13

The energy produced by heat within the Earth.

Answer 13

Geothermal Energy

Question 14

A liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds; used widely as a fuel source.

Answer 14

Petroleum

Question 15

A mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of the Earth, often near petroleum deposits; used as a fuel.

Answer 15

Natural Gas

Question 16

A fossil fuel that forms underground from partially decomposed plant material.

Answer 16

Coal

Question 17

A flammable hydrocarbon gas of the alkane series, present in natural gas and used as bottled fuel.

Answer 17

Propane

Question 18

A form of hydropower that converts the energy of the tides into electricity or other useful forms of power.

Answer 18

Tidal Energy

Question 19

we capture the energy that is being generated naturally by waves. Waves get their energy from the wind passing over the surface of the sea as well and can transmit their energy over long distances with little degradation; wave energy is considered a significant renewable energy resource.

Answer 19

Wave Energy