science renewable energy quiz

What is a carbon footprint?

the total amount of greenhouse gases that are generated by human activity.

What is energy?

Energy is the ability to do work

What is renewable energy?

energy that comes from a source that won’t run out

What is non renewable energy

Energy that cannot be naturally replenished quickly enough to keep up with human consumption

Biomass

The combustion of materials that originate from living things.

Geothermal energy

Uses heat from underground to create energy

What is hydroelectricity

Harnesses the power of flowing water to generate electricity

What is windpower

uses wind to spin turbines producing energy

What is solar power

energy from the sunlight absorbed by the PV cells in solar panels, which is transformed into electrical energy