Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy, Fuel Consumption, and AC/DC Power

Question 1

Alternating Current (AC)

Answer 1

An electric current that reverses its direction

Question 2

Alternative Energy

Answer 2

Energy, as solar, wind, or nuclear energy

Question 3

Ampere (Amp)

Answer 3

a measure of the rate of current in a conductor

Question 4

Battery

Answer 4

Source of stored voltage

Question 5

Biodesel

Answer 5

A fuel made primarily from oily plants

Question 6

Biofuel

Answer 6

Fuel produced from renewable resources

Question 7

Biomass

Answer 7

The amount of matter of biological origin in a given area

Question 8

Bromthymol blue (BTB)

Answer 8

A dye used as an acid-base indicator

Question 9

Cellulose

Answer 9

Carbohydrate that makes up the bulk of cell walls of plants

Question 10

Cellulosic Ethanol

Answer 10

Ethyl alcohol derived from cellulose

Question 11

Circuit

Answer 11

Path for transmitting electric current

Question 12

Coal

Answer 12

A readily combustible mineral

Question 13

Combustion

Answer 13

The act or process of burning fuel

Question 14

Conservation

Answer 14

The use of a natural resource

Question 15

Diesel

Answer 15

A combustible petroleum

Question 16

Digital Multimeter (DMM)

Answer 16

A diagnostic tool used to measure two or more electrical values

Question 17

Direct Current (DC)

Answer 17

An electric current flowing in one direction only

Question 18

Energy

Answer 18

The ability to do work or cause change

Question 19

Ethanol

Answer 19

Ethyl alcohol

Question 20

Fossil Fuel

Answer 20

A deposit of organic material

Question 21

Gasoline

Answer 21

A volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons

Question 22

Geothermal Energy

Answer 22

Energy taken from heat sources underground

Question 23

Hydroelectric Power

Answer 23

Producing electricity from water-driven turbine generators

Question 24

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Answer 24

A device that produces electricity

Question 25

Kinetic Energy

Answer 25

Energy used to perform work

Question 26

Light Intensity

Answer 26

The quantity of visible light

Question 27

Methane

Answer 27

A gas released from the decomposition of wastes

Question 28

Natural Gas

Answer 28

A combustible mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons

Question 29

Nuclear Power

Answer 29

Using energy from a fission process for an energy source

Question 30

Particulates

Answer 30

Finely divided solid or liquid particles

Question 31

Petroleum

Answer 31

An oily, thick, flammable, usually dark-colored liquid

Question 32

Photovoltaic Cell

Answer 32

Converts light energy into electrical energy. Also referred to as solar cell

Question 33

Potential Energy

Answer 33

Energy that has the ability to perform work, but is not being used

Question 34

Renewable Energy

Answer 34

Renewable resources

Question 35

Solar Energy

Answer 35

Using the sun as a heat energy source

Question 36

Soot

Answer 36

Very finely divided carbon particles clustered together in long chains

Question 37

Switchgrass

Answer 37

A warm-season tall grass

Question 38

Turbine

Answer 38

A high-speed rotary engine driven by water, wind, steam, or other gases

Question 39

Volt (V)

Answer 39

The unit of measurement for voltage

Question 40

Voltage

Answer 40

A measure of electrical pressure

Question 41

Watt (W)

Answer 41

The unit of measurement for power

Question 42

Wattage

Answer 42

A measure of energy available

Question 43

Wind Energy

Answer 43

Power derived from wind

Question 44

Work

Answer 44

A change in position caused by a force