Before oil can be used for energy, it must be refined. In a refinery, this chemical element- a key part of the rotten egg smell- is removed from crude oil.
By 2020, this country is projected to consume more energy than any other country.
This term is used to describe how long it takes for a material to release half of its radioactivity. For cobalt-60 this number is 5.3 years. For uranium-238, it is over 4 billion years.
This fossil fuel is currently the main source of electricity product on earth.
About 20% of the energy in the United States comes from this type of energy.
Currently, this is the most widely used renewable energy resource used around the globe.
Natural gas contains 85-98% of this chemical compound- a potent greenhouse gas. Also a by-product of cow metabolism.
This term is used to describe the point at which the maximum rate of global oil extraction is reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline.
Hyrdropower, or power from water, is realized when pressured water from behind a dam spins one of these.
Trivia Quiz, ENERGY RESOURCES
A great educational exercise that will hopefully spark your interest in, and teach you a few facts, about renewable energy.
