energy resources

Question 1

Natural Resource

Answer 1

any natural material that is used by humans such as water petroleum minerals forest and animals

Question 2

Renewable Resource

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Nonrenewable Resource

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Fossil Fuel

Answer 4

a non-renewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago

Question 5

Nuclear Fission

Answer 5

a nuclear reaction in which a heavy nucleus splits spontaneously or on impact with another particle with the release of energy

Question 6

Nuclear Fusion

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Answer 7

a vehicle that uses hydrogen fuel for motive power

Question 8

Solar Energy

Answer 8

the energy received by the earth from the sun in form of radiation

Question 9

Wind Energy

Answer 9

energy that is powered by wind

Question 10

Hydroelectric energy

Answer 10

electrical energy produced by Falling Water

Question 11

Biomass

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Gasohol

Answer 12

a mixture of gasoline and ethyl alcohol used as a fuel in internal combustion engines

Question 13

Geothermal Energy

Answer 13

energy produced by heat within the Earth

Question 14

Petroleum

Answer 14

a liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds is widely as a fuel source

Question 15

Natural Gas

Answer 15

mixture of gaseous hydrocarbon is located under the surface of the Earth often are petroleum deposits used as a fuel

Question 16

Coal

Answer 16

a fossil fuel that forms underground from partially decomposed plant material

Question 17

Propane

Answer 17

a gas at standard temperature and pressure but compressible to a transpatortal liquid

Question 18

Tidal Energy

Answer 18

energy produced by the rise and fall of the tides of the ocean

Question 19

Wave Energy

Answer 19

the transportation and capture of ocean surface waves

Question 20

Smog

Answer 20

photo chemical Haze that forms when sunlight acts on in terrestrial pollutants and burning fuels

Question 21

Acid Precipitation

Answer 21

rain sleet or saliva contains a high concentration of acids

Question 22

Recycling

Answer 22

the process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or scrap; the process of reusing some items