Electrical Energy Sources

A propeller-like piece that turns a metal shaft in an electric generator is called a:

• Shaft

• Turbine

• Reservoir

• Generator

Oil, coal, and natural gas are all forms of:

• Fossil Energy

• Nuclear Energy

• Renewable Energy

• Geothermal Power

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Hydropower and solar, geothermal, tidal, and wind energy are all forms of:

• Nuclear Energy

• Fossil Energy

• Renewable Energy

• Global Warming

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______ _____ use the stored chemical energy of ancient fossilized organisms that turn into oil, coal, and natural gas after millions of years of heat and pressure.

• Nuclear Power

• Solar Power

• Geothermal Power

• Fossil Fuels

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An increase in the overall temperature of the Earth's atmosphere partially due to manmade causes is called:

• Fossil Fuels

• Nuclear Power

• Global Warming

• Geothermal Power

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_______ _____ uses the energy contained in the nuclei of enriched uranium.

• Nuclear Power

• Fossil Fuels

• Geothermal Power

• Biomass Power

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Fossil Fuels are considered ____________ _________ which means that sooner or later, fossil fuels will run out.

• Renewable Resources

• Nonrenewable Resources

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A resource that can be replenished is known as a:

• Renewable Resource

• Nonrenewable

  Resource

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Running water from a river piles up high behind a dam, is let out (thanks to gravity) in a controlled stream, and the kinetic energy from the flowing water turns a turbine, which generates electrical energy. This is an example of what?

• Tidal Power

• Solar Power

• Hydroelectricity

• Geothermal Power

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_____ _____ captures the energy from the sun's radiation.

• Solar Power

• Hydroelectricity

• Wind Power

• Biomass Power

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