Renewable Sources of Energy
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| How does a solar house capture energy? | it uses active solar collectors on the roof and large windows on south and west sides that act as passive solar collectors
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| What does the equipment on the roof and in the basement of a solar house do? | Active solar cells on the roof generate electricity that can be stored in the basement and the water that is heated is stored in a tank in the basement and used to heat the house
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| What is solar energy? | energy from the sun
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| What is the source of most other renewable energy resources? | solar energy
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| When will solar energy run out? | not for billions of years
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| When is solar energy available? | only when the sun is shining
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| How do some solar plants capture energy and use it to generate electricity? | rows of giant mirrors focus the sun's rays to heat a tank of water, then the water boils making steam that can be used to generate electricity
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| What can solar energy be converted into? | electricity in a solar cell
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| What are solar cells used to power? | calculators, lights and other small devices
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| What converts sunlight into electricity in a solar cell? | solar heating systems
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| How do active solar heating systems differ from passive solar heating systems? | they use fans and pumps to distribute the heat
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| What are other renewable sources of energy besides the sun? | water, wind, biomass fuels, geothermal energy & hydrogen
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| What is an indirect form of solar energy that electricity produces by flowing water? | hydroelectric power
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| Hydroelectric power is the most widely used source of what? | renewable energy in the world today
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| What are 2 limitations on hydroelectric power in the US? | most of the suitable rivers have already been dammed and can have negative effects on the environment
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| What is the fastest growing energy source? | wind energy
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| What are fuels made from living things? | biomass fuels
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| What is intense heat from Earth's interior called? | geothermal energy
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| Geothermal energy is an unlimited source of what? | cheap energy
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| What is the obstacle to using hydrogen as a fuel? | it take more energy to obtain pure hydrogen than is produced by burning the hydrogen
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