Energy vocab words

Energy vocab

Renewable energy

energy that comes from natural sources or processes that are constantly replenished, such as wind, solar, or hydro energy

Multiple Select

Choose all that are true about RENEWABLE ENERGY.

• neverending

• we will run out eventually

• replenished by Earth

Solar energy

• Energy from the sun is converted into thermal or electrical energy.

  
  

• The cleanest and most abundant renewable energy source available

Wind power

• Renewable resource

• Wind is captured using a wind turbine to generate electricity

Fill in the Blank

Wind turbines capture _______ to generate electricity.

Hydroelectric (water)

• Creating energy using the flow of water

• Flowing water moves a turbine that powers a generator in a dam

• Renewable energy

Multiple Select

Choose the 3 RENEWABLE ENERGY sources (energy replenished by the earth) listed.

• solar power

• coal

• natural gas

• wind power

• hydroelectric power

Non-renewable energy

Energy that is not renewable and someday we will run out of it

Examples:

-Oil

-Natural gas

-coal

Oil shale

• A type of sedimentary rock

• Fossil fuel/non-renewable

• Formed millions of years ago from the remains of plants and animals trapped under heat and pressure

Nuclear energy

• Using nuclear reactions to produce electricity. 

• Non-renewable due to materials used in creating nuclear energy

• It releases no carbon emissions.

Natural gas

• It is a non-renewable form of energy

• Used for heating, cooking, fuel, and electricity

• Naturally occurring

Multiple Choice

Which non-renewable resource is used to heat homes and ovens?

• oil

• natural gas

Coal

• It is used as a fuel

• It is a fossil fuel and a non-renewable resource

Oil

• Non renewable energy in liquid form

• Used for fuel and transportation

• Formed from the buried remains of plants and animals from millions of years ago

Gasoline

• Used as a fuel in engines

• Non-renewable resource

Petroleum

• Liquid from rock strata used to make gasoline and oils

• Non-renewable resource

Multiple Choice

What do we make from petroleum?

• gasoline

• solar energy

Fossil Fuels

• Non-renewable resources

• Natural fuels such as coal or gas formed millions of years ago from the remains of living organisms

Multiple Select

Choose the 3 types of NONRENEWABLE energy (energy that will run out) listed.

• hydro (water) power

• coal

• natural gas

• solar power

• Oil shale

Geothermal energy

• The heat that comes from inside the earth.

• It can can be used to make electricity and heat buildings/water.

Ocean tides

• The rise and fall of the sea caused by gravity

• Tidal energy is renewable powered by ocean tides

Multiple Choice

What do we call the energy from the inside of the earth?

• Geothermal energy

• Solar energy

• Fossil fuels

Ocean waves

• Caused by energy passing through the water, making the water move in a circular motion.

Biomass

• organic matter used as a fuel, especially in a power station for the generation of electricity.

Multiple Choice

Biomass is organic matter that is used as a fuel

• True

• False

Garbage

• waste material that is discarded by humans

Wood

• Comes from a tree

• Has been used as a fuel, paper, and for construction for thousands of years

Steam

• Product of heating up water

• Steam is water in the gas phase

Uranium

• Chemical element

• Used as a fuel in nuclear reactors to create nuclear power

Multiple Choice

What is used as a fuel for nuclear energy?

• Uranium

• Helium

• Oxygen

Methane

• Gas found in Earth’s atmosphere

• One of the main ingredients in natural gas

• Used as a fuel

• Flammable

Plants

• Industrial facility that generates electricity from primary energy.

• Many different types of plants:

• Nuclear

• Coal

• Hydro electric (water)

• Solar (sunlight)

• Wind 

Fill in the Blank

Most power is generated or produced at __________