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| Two classifications of energy sources |
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| List non-renewable energy sources |
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Coal
Petroleum
Natural gas
Propane
Uranium |
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| List renewable energy sources |
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Biomass
Geothermal energy
Hydropower
Solar energy
Wind energy |
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| List US energy consumption by source |
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| Petroleum - 37% Natural gas - 25% Coal - 21% Uranium - 9% Biomass - 4% Hydropower - 3% Wind - .7% Geothermal - .4% Solar and other - .1% |
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| Two categories of energy types |
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| Stored energy and the energy of position - gravitational energy |
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| Motion - of waves, electrons, atoms, molecules, substances, and objects. |
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| List Potential Energy types |
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Chemical energy
Mechanical energy
Nuclear energy
Gravitational energy |
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| List Kinetic Energy types |
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Radiant Energy
Thermal Energy
Motion Energy
Sound
Electrical Energy |
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| Define Chemical Energy and give examples |
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| Energy stored in the bonds of atoms and molecules. Examples - batteries, biomass, petroleum, natural gas, and coal. |
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| Define Mechanical Energy and give examples |
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| Energy stored by objects in tension. Examples - compressed springs and stretched rubber bands. |
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| Energy stored in an object's height. Example - hydropower |
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| Define Radiant Energy and give examples |
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| Electromagnetic energy that travels in transverse waves. Examples - light, sunshine, x-rays, gamma rays, radio waves |
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| Define thermal energy and give examples |
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| Heat. Example - geothermal energy |
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| Define Motion Energy and give examples |
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| Energy stored in the movement of objects. Examples - wind energy, car crash |
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| Movement of energy through substances in waves. (no examples listed) |
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| Define Electrical Energy and give examples |
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| Delivered by tiny charged particles called electrons, typically moving through a wire. Example - lightning. |
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