Energy Resources Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy ElectricityOdds N Ends
The process of burning a fossil fuel.
What is combustion.
The chemical compound found in a fossil fuel.
What is a hydrocarbon.
This 2 locations with the largest world petroleum reserves.
What are Saudi Arabia and Russia.
The name for compounds made from crude oil.
What are petrochemicals.
The percentage of the world’s known oil reserve that has already been used.
What is 25%.
The 3 major types of fossil fuels.
What are coal, oil, and natural gas.
The most common unit used for measuring energy.
What is a BTU. (British Thermal Unit)
The most common disadvantage about using fossil fuels.
What is they are non-renewable.
The most common advantage about using fossil fuels.
What is they provide large amounts of energy.
Known deposits of fossil fuels that can be obtained are called this.
What are reserves.
Almost all renewable energy sources do not produce this.
What is pollution.
Type of energy that uses heat obtained from the Earth’s Interior.
What is geothermal.
Type of energy that uses wood, manure, and wastes to produce energy.
What is Biomass.
The most widely used renewable form found worldwide.
What is hydroelectric.
Input is greater than Output is the reason why this source isn’t more common.
What is Hydrogen.
Name of the device found at home that measures the amount of electricity used.
What is an electric meter.
The unit electricity is most commonly expressed in/sold by.
What is kWh. (Kilowatt-hours)
The national average of how much electricity cost in 2010.
What is cents.
The cost of electricity in New Jersey in 2010.
What is cents.
The term for getting as much work as possible out of a fuel.
What is efficiency.
The 3 R’s of an energy-wise consumer.
What are reduce, reuse, and recycle.
The top 2 uses for energy in American homes.
What are for Heating/Cooling and Lighting and Appliances.
America produces twice as much of this than any other developed country.
What is waste.
This is found on appliances to help tell consumers how to save energy.
What are Energy Guides or Energy Star Labels.
The cost of energy used each minute, 24 hours a day, every day of the year in the United States.
What is $1 million. ($1,000,000)
FINAL JEOPARDY ENERGY IN CHEMICAL REACTIONS
FINAL JEOPARDY THESE ARE THE ELEMENTS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN: –A FISSION REACTION –A FUSION REACTION
Final Jeopardy What are: 1)FISSION (Uranium, Krypton, and Barium) 2)FUSION (Hydrogen and Helium)