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vocab cpter18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| biomass | is energy that is produced from this material recall that fossil fuels, too, come from living things |
| biofuels | liquid fuels from biomass sources known as ___, are helping to power millions of vehicles on todays road |
| biopower | electricity that is is generated by the combustion of biomass is called ___ |
| geothermal energy | this heat is ___ which heats rocks below Earth's surface sometimes melting them to form liquid rock called magma |
| ground source heat pump | takes advantage of the fact that the temperature of soil a few feet underground stays about the same all year, even though the air temperature changes with the seasons |
| hydropower | or hydroelectric power we use the kinetic energy of moving water to turn turbines and generate electricity |
| tidal energy | refers to using the movement of tidal water to generate electricity |
| ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) | is a process that converts the thermal energy in ocean water to electrical energy that people can use |
| passive solar heating | involves designing a building to collect , store and distribute the suns energy naturally |
| active solar heating | systems uses technology to collect , move, and store heat derived from the sun |
| flat- plate solar collector | generally consists of a black, heat-absorbing metal plate in a flat box with a glass cover |
| photovoltaic (PV) cell | solar energy is converted directly into electricity |
| concentrating solar power (CSP) | is a technology that uses mirrors to focus sunlight in order to generate electricity |
| wind turbine | is a device that converts the winds kinetic energy, or energy of motion into electricity energy |
| wind farms | wind turbines are most often built in groups called ___ |
| electrolysis | water molecules are broken down into oxygen gas (O2) and hydrogen gas (H2) by an electric current that runs through the water |
| fuel cells | hydrogen gas can be used to produce electricity within ____ |