Vocabulary 4.1 Quiz

A source or energy supply used to generate electric power

• energy conservation

• landfill

• renewable

• energy resource

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

A disposal site for solid waste

• biomass

• landfill

• greenhouse gases

• hydropower

Material from living things that can be converted into usable energy

• renewable

• biomass

• landfill

• coal

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A type of energy produced by a machine or moving part

• mechanical energy

• chemical energy

• radiant energy

• thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Replaceable by natural means in a short period of time

• nonrenewable

• oil

• renewable

• pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Scientific law that states energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed

• energy conservation

• nonrenewable

• Law of conservation of energy

• renewable

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The presence of harmful or unwanted levels of material in the environment

• natural gas

• biomass

• fossil fuel

• pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Energy from turbines that harness the movement of air and convert it to usable energy

• geothermal energy

• solar energy

• hydroelectric energy

• wind energy

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Energy stored in chemical bonds and released through chemical reactions

• electrical energy

• chemical energy

• sound energy

• radiant energy

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NGSS.HS-PS1-4

Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere

• natural gas

• petroleum

• greenhouse gases

• nuclear

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5