Energy Jeopardy Forms of Energy Renewable Energy Resources
Energy Jeopardy! Forms of Energy Renewable Energy Resources Potential or Kinetic Energy & Society Nonrenewable Resources 100 100 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 500 500 500
Moving objects – like a car
What is mechanical energy?
This process uses sunlight to produce sugars and release oxygen
What is photosynthesis?
Stored Energy
What is potential energy?
The greatest source of energy for the earth
What is the sun?
Most of the energy sources we use today
What are oil, natural gas, and coal?
This form of energy is stored in wood, fossil fuels, and food
What is chemical energy?
This is widely used today for cooking and heating – especially in developing countries
What is biomass?
Everything that is moving
What is kinetic energy?
Wind, water, solar, and biomass are examples of this type of energy
What is renewable energy?
A fossil fuel that is found deep below the earth’s surface and is pumped out.
What is petroleum or oil?
The splitting is called fission, the coming together of atoms is called fusion
What is nuclear energy?
This object uses nuclear fusion to reach temperatures of 15 million degrees centigrade
What is the sun?
Snow on top of a mountain
What is potential energy?
One can refine 20 gallons of gasoline from one barrel of this.
What is petroleum?
A fossil fuel that is lighter than air, burns easily, and has no odor.
What is natural gas?
Visible wavelengths and invisible wavelengths like x-rays.
What is radiant, or light, energy?
Uneven heating of the earth provides this source of energy
What is wind energy?
Legs pumping the pedals of a bike.
What is kinetic energy?
This kind of car has two engines – one is an efficient internal combustion engine, the other is an electric engine.
What is a hybrid?
A black, rock-like mineral.
What is coal?
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