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    Creative Quiz for 2.1.13

    APES Creative Quiz Experiment 2.1.13

    -Please do this one on your own, and email your answers to bill@hpa.edu


    A.

    Three aspects of the design wind turbine:

    1.

    2.

    3.


    2. Why did the nuclear reactor explode at Chernobyl?


    B.

    1. List five sources of bio energy. What is most used source of bio energy?

    2. Explain what ocean thermal energy conversion is.


    C.

    Which fuel source supplies most of the world's energy?

    a. Moving water

    b. geothermal steam

    c. Wood

    d. Fossil fuels


    What causes electricity to be generated in a tidal energy dam?

    a. The rise of tides

    b. the fall of tides

    c. The heating of bay water

    d. The cooling of bay water


    To heat a home, a passive solar heating system uses

    a. South- and west-facing windows

    b. flat-plate solar collectors

    c. An electric generator

    d. A heat-absorbing metal plate


    Which biofuel is used to power gasoline engines?


    What are two downsides to solar power?


    What are some benefits of wind power?


    CSP power uses include:


    a. A buildings design to capture solar energy


    b. a heat-absorbing metal plate to capture solar energy


    c. Passive solar heating techniques to generate electricity


    d. Mirrors that focus sunlight to generate electricity



    D.

    1. What is the Betz limit equal to?


    2. Draw a diagram of a nuclear reactor.


    3. What is the difference between passive and active solar heating?


    4. Where in the United States would you plant a wind solar panels to get the most energy?


    5. Where is most of the United States energy being used? What about other countries?

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