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WorksheetsVocabulary 4.1 Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
A source or energy supply used to generate electric power
energy conservation
landfill
renewable
energy resource
A disposal site for solid waste
biomass
landfill
greenhouse gases
hydropower
Material from living things that can be converted into usable energy
renewable
biomass
landfill
coal
A type of energy produced by a machine or moving part
mechanical energy
chemical energy
radiant energy
thermal energy
Replaceable by natural means in a short period of time
nonrenewable
oil
renewable
pollution
Scientific law that states energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed
energy conservation
nonrenewable
Law of conservation of energy
renewable
The presence of harmful or unwanted levels of material in the environment
natural gas
biomass
fossil fuel
pollution
Energy from turbines that harness the movement of air and convert it to usable energy
geothermal energy
solar energy
hydroelectric energy
wind energy
Energy stored in chemical bonds and released through chemical reactions
electrical energy
chemical energy
sound energy
radiant energy
Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere
natural gas
petroleum
greenhouse gases
nuclear
A hard, black solid fuel formed from the remains of plants over millions of years and extracted from the ground
oil
nuclear power
geothermal energy
coal
The change of energy from one form to another
energy transformation
elastic energy
energy conservation
law of conservation of energy
Not replaceable by natural means within a short amount of time
renewable
energy conservation
nonrenewable
energy resource
The total kinetic energy of the tiny particles that make up matter and become warmer the faster they move
nuclear power
radiation
solar power
thermal energy
A form of energy that is made by vibrations traveling through mediums such as air, water, or solids.
mechanical energy
sound energy
light energy
electrical energy
Stored in objects by force
elastic energy
kinetic energy
geothermal energy
fossil fuels
Management of the use of energy resources
fossil fuels
biomass
energy conservation
energy transformation
Heat transferred from beneath the Earth's surface and used to produce energy for human use
Hydropower energy
Wind energy
Solar energy
Geothermal energy
Gas found in the ground above petroleum deposits and burned to obtain energy; a fossil fuel
greenhouse gases
petroleum
natural gas
coal
Energy collected from the sun and converted into usable energy
electrical energy
greenhouse gases
solar energy
nuclear energy
Energy from the decay of uranium atoms
light energy
nuclear energy
solar energy
thermal energy
A flammable, yellow-to-black liquid made of hydrocarbons occurring naturally beneath Earth's surface
coal
pollution
petroleum oil
natural gas
Energy that travels through space in wave-like patterns
light energy
sound energy
thermal energy
chemical energy
A renewable resource based on the natural movement of water
geothermal energy
wind energy
hydropower
elastic energy
Energy made by the flow of electrical charges through a conductor
light energy
electrical energy
chemical energy
thermal energy
