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19: Test Your Knowledge
Define
energy
.
Energy that is involved in moving something is called _____ energy.
_____ can be defined as “applying a force that moves a mass a distance in the direction of the applied force.”
True or False?
Wind is a mechanical energy source.
A. True
B. False
The main source of radiant energy is _____.
True or False?
Chemical energy is also known as
heat energy
.
A. True
B. False
Two processes associated with nuclear energy are fission and _____.
Corn
A. Exhaustible
B. Renewable
C. Inexhaustible
Falling water
A. Exhaustible
B. Renewable
C. Inexhaustible
Wood
A. Exhaustible
B. Renewable
C. Inexhaustible
Wind
A. Exhaustible
B. Renewable
C. Inexhaustible
Natural gas
A. Exhaustible
B. Renewable
C. Inexhaustible
Petroleum
A. Exhaustible
B. Renewable
C. Inexhaustible
Sunshine
A. Exhaustible
B. Renewable
C. Inexhaustible
Biomass materials
A. Exhaustible
B. Renewable
C. Inexhaustible
Coal
A. Exhaustible
B. Renewable
C. Inexhaustible
True or False?
An energy converter has energy as both its input and its output.
A. True
B. False
A Trombe wall is used in a(n) _____.
A. indirect active solar system
B. direct-gain solar system
C. direct active solar system
D. indirect-gain solar system
Where does geothermal energy originate?
Two sources of mechanical energy in oceans are _____ energy and _____ energy.
The thermochemical conversion process called _____ involves heating a biofuel at moderate temperatures under high pressure.
A. pyrolysis
B. liquefaction
C. gasification
D. liquidification
Name two common biochemical conversion processes.
Internal combustion engines use expanding gases produced by burning fuel to change _____ energy into _____ motion.
Radiation is _____.
A. the movement of heat between two solid materials touching each other
B. the release of heat from a compressed liquid
C. heat transfer using electromagnetic waves
D. the transfer of heat between or within fluids
Fossil fuels or _____ are used in a steampowered electrical plant to produce the steam that drives the generator’s turbines.
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