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Which Biomass fuel source wastes food?
switch grass
algae
corn cobs
corn
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Which alternative energy is the solution to our problem?
Wind
all are, not just one.
Solar
Tidal
3
Which are
disadvantages
of wind energy?
Weather Conditions
Injury to Animals
Large Amounts of Land
High Cost of Construction
4
Tidal energy comes from?
FIsh
Sunshine
Gravity of the moon
wind pushing the water
5
Examples of Biomass include
Sewage
Corn
Manure
Grass Cuttings
6
All of these are advantages of hydroelectric energy
EXCEPT
Flood Control
Create Reservoirs
Water Flow Control
Alterations to Ecosystems
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What kind of generator is used in wind energy?
Airgenerator
Hydrogenerator
Wind Mill
Wind Turbines
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Which is
NOT
an alternative energy?
Solar
Oil
Wind
Hyrdroelectric
9
What has to happen to the electricity from photovoltaic cells before we use it.
cleaned
stored
Converted to DC
converted to AD
10
What creates the heat in the Earth's crust?
Decay of Radioactive Elements
Decay of Radioactive Animals
Decay of Buried Animals
Decay of Buried Plants
11
Living organisms used to form fuel are called?
Bioenergy
Biofeed
Biology
Biomass
12
What is another name for Alternative Energy?
Clean Energy
Renewable Energy
Non-Renewable Energy
Free Energy
13
Geothermal energy creates electricity by?
converting the heat directly into electriicty
running a water wheel
high pressure steam spinning a turbine
Burning the fuel
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Where does most of our alternative sustainable energy come from?
Trees
Waves
The Sun
The wind
15
How does a fuel cell use hydrogen?
Burns it
uses the pressure in the tank to spin a tubine
breaks the electron free
16
The two types of solar energy are
Active and Passive
Passive and Osmosis
Active and Particle
Active and Plant
17
What is the fuel we put into a fuel cell?
Water
Hydrogen
Gasoline
chicken
18
Waves come from what energy source originally?
wind
solar
moon
plants
19
Which is an
advantage
to geothermal energy?
Mineral Wastes
No Emissions
Low Availibility
Need a Good Water Supply
20
Photovoltaic
means
pollution
solar battery
light electricity
battery charger
21
20% of the world's power comes from what type of alternative energy?
Solar
Hydroelectric
Wind
Biomass
22
An example of Geothermal Energy is...
Sedimentary Rock
Deep Sea Water
Hot Springs
Geysers
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Uses thin layers of semiconductor material to produce electricity directly from solar energy
Photovoltaic (PV) Cells
Photosolar (PS) Cells
Solar (S) Cells
Solarphoto (SP) Cells
