Study Guide for Unit 3: Physics Test
- · What is energy?
- · What are the 5 main sources of renewable energy? Why are these types considered renewable?
- · What are the 4 main sources of nonrenewable energy? Why are these types of energy considered nonrenewable?
- · Name 3 fossil fuels. Why are they called “fossil”?
- · What is photovoltaic electricity? How does a photovoltaic (PV) cell work?
- · How does a wind turbine work?
- · How do we use the earth’s heat by capturing geothermal energy?
- · How did petroleum and natural gas form?
- · What is the fuel for nuclear power plants, and where does it come from?
- · Nuclear energy is considered a non-renewable energy, but it is not a fossil fuel. What is it?
- · In terms of safety and the environment, what are one advantage and one disadvantage and nuclear power?
- · Why is our society depended on oil? Why are we in love with oil?
Students should be able to:
- · Define work, power, energy (reference concept map)
- · Recognize the various units of energy
- · List (5) types of nonrenewable energy
- · Define non-renewable energy
- · Understand the risk and problems of each type of energy source
- · Understand why we as a nation is so dependent on oil
- · Define renewable energy
- · Understand the problems of each type of renewable energy source
- · List types of renewable energy
- · Describe the law of conservation of energy
- · Define heat and temperature
- · Recognize the different types of heat transfer
- · Explain thermal expansion
- · Summarize the concept of specific heat
- · Homework problems – focus on the four homework help video
