ENERGY RESOURCES

What is renewable energy defined as?

Energy that can be replenished or regenerated on a human time scale.

What is Geothermal Energy?

Thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth, with the temperature change with depth known as Geothermal Gradient.

What is the process involved in Geothermal Energy production?

Hot Water > Steam > Turbine/Generator > Cooling Tower > Injection Well.

What is Hydroelectric Energy?

The generation of electricity by converting the energy of running water, primarily due to gravity.

What is Solar Energy?

Energy that comes from the sun; also known as solar power.

What is Wind Energy?

Energy derived from the wind, often harnessed using windmills.

What is Biomass?

The oldest source of energy, defined as biological material derived from living or recently deceased organisms.

What is non-renewable energy?

Energy that cannot be replenished or regenerated on a human time scale.

What are fossil fuels?

The primary energy source of the world, which includes coal, oil, and natural gas.

What is coal?

A black combustible rock made of elemental carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and varying amounts of sulfur, formed from ancient plant remains.

What is oil, also known as petroleum?

A naturally occurring liquid composed of complex hydrocarbons found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface.

What is natural gas primarily composed of?

Hydrogen, mostly made up of methane (CH4), lighter and more flammable than air.

How is natural gas formed?

From large quantities of microscopic aquatic organisms such as algae and planktons.

What is a Nuclear Power Plant?

A power plant that generates electricity through the process of nuclear fission using nuclear reactors.