Ch. 18 Test Review

Uses the sun's energy to heat a building directly

• passive solar heating

• active solar heating

• photovoltaic cell

• fuel cell

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Uses low pressure and warm water to boil cold water

• fuel cell

• active solar heating

• passive solar heating

• ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Uses the sun's energy and semiconductor to produce a very small small amount of electrical energy

• passive solar heating

• photovoltaic cell

• fuel cell

• active solar heating

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NGSS.HS-PS3-3

Uses the sun's energy to heat a liquid, which them heats a building

• passive solar heating

• fuel cell

• active solar heating

• photovoltaic cell

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Combines hydrogen and oxygen to produce electrical energy

• passive solar heating

• fuel cell

• active solar heating

• photovoltaic cell

Wind, moving water, sunlight, and heat from the Earth's interior are sources of _________.

• alternative energy

• geothermal energy

• renewable energy

• ocean thermal energy

One disadvantage of wind energy is that _________.

• wind turbines are not cost-effective

• large amounts of farmland are needed for the turbines

• it must be transported from its source to where it is needed

• wind turbines generate only a small amount of energy

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Which of the following is a major source of biomass fuel in developing countries?

• wood

• dung

• corn

• both (a) and (b)

Motor vehicles using gasohol or ethanol made from corn are examples of __________.

• biomass fuel

• hydrogen fuel

• fuel cells

• both (a) and (b)

A geothermal power plant gets energy by _____.

• pumping heated water or steam from geothermal reserves

• circulating fluid underground

• holding water behind a dam

• using methane from decomposition