Renewable Energy Resources

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts related to renewable energy resources presented by Kesler Science.

Renewable Energy

Energy sources which naturally renew or replenish themselves over a period of time and are not depleted by use.

Biomass

Energy from any material that comes from recently living plants or microorganisms, such as trees, branches, scraps of bark, and recycled paper.

Wind Energy

Energy captured with wind turbines, where blades turn a generator to create electricity.

Hydroelectric Power

Energy made by flowing water, generated in power plants located on large dams.

Geothermal Energy

Heat energy from deep within the Earth, often used for heating buildings or generating electricity.

Solar Energy

Energy from the Sun, can be captured actively with technology or passively based on natural sunlight changes.

Wind Farms

Groups of wind turbines located in areas such as farmland, narrow mountain passes, or oceans.

Active Solar Energy

Uses technology, like solar cells, to capture the Sun's rays.

Passive Solar Energy

Captures energy from the Sun through natural processes, like house positioning to maximize sunlight.

Advantage

A beneficial effect or favorable gain.

Disadvantage

An unfavorable effect or undesired end.

wind farms

a group of turbines

who uses geothermal?

90% of iceland

What is mixed with BIOMASS to become biofuel?

gasoline, ethanol