Energy Resources

1. Question: What is the primary source of energy for the Earth?

Answer: The Sun

2. Question: What is the term for energy obtained from the heat stored within the Earth?

Answer: Geothermal energy

3. Question: What type of energy is produced by the movement of wind?

Answer: Wind energy

4. Question: What is the term for energy produced from the movement of water?

Answer: Hydroelectric energy

5. Question: What is the main component of natural gas?

Answer: Methane

6. Question: What is the term for the energy released during nuclear fission or fusion?

 Answer: Nuclear energy

7. Question: What is the term for energy generated from organic materials?

Answer: Biomass energy

8. Question: What is the term for the energy harnessed from the sun?

Answer: Solar energy

9. Question: What type of coal has the highest carbon content and energy output?

Answer: Anthracite

10. Question: What is the term for the energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds?

Answer: Chemical energy

11. Question: What is the main disadvantage of fossil fuels?

Answer: They contribute to pollution and climate change.

12. Question: What is the term for the energy potential of water stored in a reservoir behind a dam?

Answer: Potential energy

13. Question: What is the term for the process of splitting an atomic nucleus to release energy?

Answer: Nuclear fission

14. Question: What is the term for combining two atomic nuclei to release energy?

Answer: Nuclear fusion

15. Question: What is the term for the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy?

 Answer: Photosynthesis

16. Question: What is the term for the liquid form of fossil fuel extracted from the ground?

 Answer: Crude oil

17. Question: What is the term for the technology used to capture and store carbon dioxide emissions?

Answer: Carbon capture and storage (CCS)

18. Question: What is the term for energy efficiency improvements in buildings?

Answer: Retrofitting

19. Question: What is the term for the maximum amount of power that a power plant can produce?

Answer: Capacity

20. Question: What is the term for the economic use of energy in industrial processes?

Answer: Energy efficiency