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CAES Unit 7
Earth's Resources
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What drives the process of photosynthesis? | energy from the sun |
| 3 examples of a secondary source of energy | hydrogen, electricity, gasoline |
| 4 examples of a nonrenewable energy source | coal, petroleum, nuclear power, natural gas |
| 5 examples of renewable energy source | biomass, geothermal, water, wind, sun |
| What type of energy do batteries provide? | electrical energy |
| What energy transformation describes turbines supplying power to the electrical grid? | wind energy to electricity |
| What energy transformation describes solar panels being used to provide power to a house? | light energy to electricity |
| What energy transformation describes a person listening to music on the radio? | electricity to sound energy |
| What energy transformation describes a person eating food which allows them to run and play? | chemical energy to mechanical energy |
| What is an example of convection? | noodles moving in a heated pot |
| In which layer of the atmosphere is majority of water vapor found? | troposphere |
| What two gases are the most abundant in the Earth's atmosphere? | nitrogen and oxygen |
| Which form of energy is the source of most other renewable energy resources? | solar energy |
| What type of energy do fossils fuel have? | chemical energy |
| Energy that is stored and waiting to be used later | potential energy |
| Energy an object has due to its motion | kinetic energy |
| Type of energy that uses moving air through turbines to drive an electric generator or do other work | wind energy |
| Type of energy available from outlets and used by most household appliances | electrical energy |
| Energy of electromagnetic waves | light energy |
| Energy received from the sun in the form of radiation | solar energy |
| Energy produced by vibrating sound waves | sound energy |
| Type of energy that describes the amount of work an object can do because of its potential and kinetic energy | mechanical energy |
| Type of energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds and is found in food and fuel | chemical energy |
| Any natural material that is used by humans, such as air, soil, minerals, water, oil, plants, and animals | natural resource |
| Natural resource humans use to generate energy | energy resource |
| Resource that is formed much more slowly than it is consumed | nonrenewable resources |
| Nonrenewable energy resource that forms from the remains of organisms that lived long ago | fossil fuels |
| 3 examples of fossil fuels | coal, oil, natural gas |
| Natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is consumed | renewable resources |
| Renewable resources that can never be used up, such as solar and wind energy | inexhaustible resources |
| Occurs when resources are used at a faster rate than they are replenished | overconsumption |
| Practice of not overusing or damaging natural resources so they can continue to be available for long term | sustainability |
| What is gasoline made from? | petroleum |
| What creates standards of maintaining and restoring a healthy Earth environment? | conservation policies |
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