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R.R. & Graphs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a material or actions that is made by nature at least as quickly as people use it? | A renewable resource |
| How are resources know to be renewable? | They can use them over and over again |
| What describes the process by which the wind is used to generate mechanical power or electricity? | Wind Energy |
| What convert the kinetic energy in the wind into mechanical power? | Wind Turbines |
| What can be connected to a utility power grid or even combined with a (solar cell) system? | Land-Based Wind Energy |
| What is said to have potential as distributed energy resources? | Distributed Wind Energy |
| What are the 4 types of Wind Power Energy problems? | Competition, Area sites, Noise it causes, & Environmental issues |
| What type of graph shows changes over a period of time? | Line Graph |
| What type of graph is good for making comparisons uses rows of pictures, with each picture representing an amount? | Pictographs |
| What type of graph uses bars or wide lines to compare data visually? | BAR GRAPH |
| What type of graphs are known as charts that show whole of something that is divided into parts, also gives its other name type? | Circle Chart and Pie Chart |
| Name the 4 type of charts that are used for DATA gathering? | Bar Graph, Line Graph, Circle Graph, & Pictograph |
| What is known as the exchange of goods and services between nations across international borders? | International Exchange |
| What is refers to an economy's ability to produce goods and services at a lower opportunity cost than that of trade partners? | Comparative Advantage |
| What is a product your home country acquires from another country? | Import |
| What is a product produced in your home country and sold to consumers in other nations? | Export |
| What are physical items of value such as cars, oil, clothing and agriculture? | Goods |
| What are intangible products of value such as education, insurance, tourism, banking, accounting, and expertise? | Services |
| What are considered to be renewable resources that can be used over and over again, but at times are in competition with each other? | Wind Power, Solar Power, Water Power, & Nuclear Power |
| Why are fossil fuels more widely used than solar energy? | Fossil fuels are much cheaper |
| Photovoltaic cells convert sunlight into with type of energy that people use in the world? | Electricity |
| How much of the sun's energy can be converted to electricity by a photovoltaic cell? | 15 to 20 percent |
| What type of device is used to heat up homes or buildings from Solar Power? | A thermal collector |
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