Environmental Vocabulary test

Question 1

a good way to spend money, a good value for the money spent

Accepted Answer

cost effective

Question 2

changing light into energy

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photovoltaic

Question 3

water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, & methane trap energy from sun & keep Earth warm.

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greenhouse gas

Question 4

to make, produce, create

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generate

Question 5

clear, odorless gas that comes from the earth

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natural gas

Question 6

waste material from plants and animals

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biomass

Question 7

change from one thing into another thing

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conversion

Question 8

the energy produced or radiated by the sun

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solar thermal energy

Question 9

a naturally occurring, yellowish-black liquid found beneath the Earth's surface

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petroleum

Question 10

a heavy nucleus splits into parts after hitting another particle with a particle making energy.

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nuclear fission

Question 11

rotary mechanical device the generates energy from a flowing liquid

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turbine

Question 12

wind, solar, water, biomass

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renewable energy source

Question 13

power created by moving water

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hydropower

Question 14

the most important meaning or most important parts of something taken out and collected

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distillate

Question 15

thermal energy, or heat, generated in the Earth

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geothermal

Question 16

passing laws in Congress

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legislation

Question 17

what is left over after something is processed or used or distilled

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residual

Question 18

energy source that was formed by natural processes, includes coal and oil

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fossil fuel

Question 19

C.E.O.

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Chief Executive Officer

Question 20

the use of fission to generate heat or electricity

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nuclear energy

Questions 20