ENERGY INDUSTRY FUNDAMENTALS: MODULE 3, UNIT C VOCABULARY
ENERGY INDUSTRY FUNDAMENTALS: MODULE 3, UNIT C VOCABULARY
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9 $32,000
10 $64,000
11 $125,000
12 $250,000
13 $500,000
14 $1,000,000
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“Phone a friend”
Ask the audience
What is the term for energy
derived from nontraditional
sources?
A – alternative energy
A – alternative energy
B – renewable energy
C – bioenergy
D – bioelectric energy
What do you call 1 million
watts?
D - 1 megawatt
A – 1 millivolt
B – 1 milliwatt
C – 1 Btu
D – 1 megawatt
What type of heating uses sunlight
to heat a liquid that is then piped to
heat water or a house?
B – active solar heating
A – geothermal heating
B – active solar heating
C – passive solar heating
D – photovoltaic heating
What is the chemical reaction that
converts sunlight into electricity
called?
B – the photovoltaic effect
A – passive solar production
B – the photovoltaic effect
C – active solar production
D – ebb generation
What kind of alternative power
generation device is potentially
harmful to birds?
A – wind turbines
A – wind turbines
B – solar cells
C – biodigestors
D – geothermal plants
What fixed system uses tapered
channels to harness ocean
wave energy?
D - TAPCHAN
A – submerged turbines
B – tidal barrage
C – oscillating water columns
D - TAPCHAN
In addition to corn, what crop is
raised specifically to be
converted to biofuel?
A - switchgrass
A - switchgrass
B - lumber
C - seaweed
D - coneflower
What is biodiesel made from?
C – used vegetable oil
A – algae
B – sugarcane harvest residue
C – used vegetable oil
D – methane
Which of the following is a
potential problem arising from
the use of geothermal energy?
D - subsidence
A – visual impact
B – electromagnetic interference
C – seasonal energy availability
D – subsidence
What biomass conversion process
uses heat but no oxygen to create a
combustible mix of gases, solids and
liquid residues ?
A - pyrolysis
A - pyrolysis
B - combustion
C – thermal gasification
D - digestion
What do you call an area where
a river meets the ocean—where
tidal barrages are built?
C – an estuary
A – a dam
B – an ebb
C – an estuary
D – a subsidence
What process is used to create
biogas from biomass?
C – anaerobic digestion
A – aerobic digestion
B - gasification
C – anaerobic digestion
D – biomass power generation
What kind of energy is the result of
harnessing tides and currents?
B – hydrokinetic
A – hydroelectric
B – hydrokinetic
C – tidal barrage
D – flood generation
What kind of power plant uses heat from a
lower-temperature geothermal resource to
vaporize a secondary fluid with a lower
boiling point than water?
D – binary cycle plant
A – flash stream plant
B – dry steam plant –
C – hydrokinetic plant
D – binary cycle plant answer
Winner!
ENERGY INDUSTRY FUNDAMENTALS: MODULE 3, UNIT C VOCABULARY