Understanding Energy and Climate Change

What is Climate Change?

• A temporary change in weather patterns.

• Any significant change in measures of climate, such as temperature, precipitation, or wind, lasting for an extended period of time.

• A short-term change in temperature.

• A change in the amount of sunlight received by Earth.

What is the definition of Electricity?

• The ability to do work.

• The flow of electrical power or charge.

• A measure of power equal to one joule of work per second.

• A natural fuel formed from the remains of living organisms.

Which of the following best describes Energy Efficiency?

• The use of renewable energy sources.

• Long-term energy reduction due to the installation of efficient building materials, equipment, and appliances.

• The conversion of energy from one form to another.

• The use of inexhaustible energy sources.

What is Exhaustible Energy?

• An energy source that will never run out.

• A resource that can be replaced when needed.

• Any source of energy that is limited and cannot be replaced when used, such as oil, coal, and natural gas.

• Energy that is always available in nature.

Which of the following is a Fossil Fuel?

• Solar energy

• Wind energy

• Coal

• Hydroelectric power

What is Inexhaustible Energy?

• An energy source that will never run out.

• A resource that cannot be replaced once used.

• Energy that is limited and can be depleted.

• Energy derived from fossil fuels.

What is Natural Gas usually found near?

• Solar panels

• Wind turbines

• Petroleum reserves

• Hydroelectric dams

What is Non-Renewable Energy?

• A resource that can be replaced when needed.

• An energy source that will never run out.

• A resource that cannot be replaced once used.

• Energy that is always available in nature.

What is a Watt?

• A measure of energy efficiency.

• A measure of power equal to one joule of work per second.

• A type of renewable energy.

• A unit of natural gas.

What is a Wind Turbine?

• A device that converts solar energy into electricity.

• A propeller driven by the wind and connected to a generator, which produces electricity.

• A machine that extracts natural gas from the earth.

• A type of fossil fuel.