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47 Cards in this Set
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Nonrenewable
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Fossil Fuels, Nuclear
Are not replaceable |
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Renewable
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Are replaced within a human lifetime
Biomass Fuel cell Hydroelectric Geothermal Trash |
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Perpetual
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Instantly replaced
Tidal, Solar, Wind |
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Name the six parts of sun in order
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core
radiation zone convection zone photosphere chromosphere corona |
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core
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where fusion takes place
plasma |
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Radiation Zone
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electrons hit each other
plasma |
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Convection Zone
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less dense
energy travels through currents |
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Photosphere
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top of convection zone
hot hot hot what we see |
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chromosphere
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where solar activity takes place
halo visible during an eclipse |
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corona
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farthest out
really hot winds |
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sunspots
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darker spots with cooler temps
magnetic field blocks light |
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prominence
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magnetic field arches out
plasma follows |
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flares
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prominence crosses over itself and shoots out into space
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CME
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Huge flares
ionized gas compress one side of magnetic field |
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effects of CMEs
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can destroy satellites and power grids
cause radio interference increased risk of cancer long term weather impacts can corrode pipelines |
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magnetism fact
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11 years for Sun's field to reverse
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Coal
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mined and transported by train
conveyor belts coal ground up burned heats water plus turbine thing |
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Nuclear
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splitting Uranium atoms releases energy
heats water and turbine thing |
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Hydroelectric
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utilizes bodies water to spin turbine
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wind power
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wind pushes turbine
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Fuel cell
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splits hydrogen puts it through circuit then combine with oxygen to make steam
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solar
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silicon doped with chemicals to make electricity
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1/2 life
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yeah you know this say it
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Parent vs Daughter isotopes
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you know this too tbh
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Alpha
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releases two protons and two neutrons
atomic number down two mass down four |
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beta
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neutron splits into proton and electron
atomic number up one |
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electron capture
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electron combines with proton to make neutron
atomic number down one |
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rate of change
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rock is slope
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3 mile. island
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pipe broke, plant shut down but still released a little radiation into the air
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Chernobyl
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no containment area or control rods
couldn't contain atoms explosion |
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Sun fusion
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4H -> 1He
P e -> 1N P e ->1N P e P e |
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tree flow chart
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Nuclear -> Thermal
->sound -> motion (energy) -> radiant -> radiant -> chemical |
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+- hydroelectric
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saves natural resources
doesn't require matenience costs available 24/7 reliable floods disturbs ecosystem displaces fish changes water quality holds back sediment |
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+- Tidal
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no air pollution when running
perpetually renewable reliable and predictable more energy/efficient vibrations disrupt wildlife initially expensive, can't be utilized everywhere |
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+- Fossil Fuels
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being designed to reduce pollution
coal is abundant and locally obtained runs 24/7 nonrenewable mining is removing mountains air pollution |
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+- fuel cell
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clean
can be used long time can be used anywhere expensive lots of energy needed to obtain hydrogen |
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+- solar
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renewable
requires little matenience no air pollution 15-30 year life cycle unreliable 6-11% efficient toxic waste when recycled |
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+- geothermal
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renewable
limited air and water pollution can only be used in specific places can pollute water can harm wildlife can cause tectonic changes |
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+- trash
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reduces landfills 90%
reduces leachate pollutes air the worst toxic ash |
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+- biomass
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reliable 24/7
air pollution toxic ash |
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+- nuclear
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EFFICIENT
uranium will last 200 years Nuclear waste mining is dangerous |
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% difference
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x-y
------ (x+y)/2 |
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% change
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New - old
---------------- old |
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flow charts
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butuminous
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most efficient but pollutes
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lignite
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inefficient
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althrcite
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less efficient but less polluting
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