Alternative Energy Sources

Term for high temperatures in the sun's core cause hydrogen nuclei to fuse, forming helium nuclei

• Passive Solar energy

• Thermonuclear fusion

• Hydroelectric Energy

• PV cells

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What is an advantage of thermonuclear fusion

• Free

• Polluting

• Not constant

• Efficient

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Term for the sun's energy being collected, stored, and distributed naturally in an enclosed dwelling

• Thermonuclear fusion

• Active Solar energy

• Passive Solar Energy

• Nuclear Fusion

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True or False: Solar One in the Mojave Desert can produce enough electricity for a town of 30,000 people

• True

• False

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What is a photovoltaic (PV) cell made of?

• Natural Gas

• Two slices of semiconductor material joined together

• Hydrogen and oxygen

• Energy from flowing water

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What percentage of the world's electricity comes from flowing water?

• 20

• 50

• 75

• 12

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What can be a benefit of a dam?

• Helps navigation of boats

• alters animal life

• alters depth

• causes erosion

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What is an advantage of solar energy?

• it's free

• it can't be stored

• devices to harness it are very efficient

• it's constant and reliable

If the coils spin through a magnetic field, what is it generating?

• Light

• Money

• Electricity

• Food

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Where does geothermal energy come from?

• inside the Earth

• the Earth's surface

• radiation from the sun

• moving water

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