Energy and the Environment- Grades 6
Students investigate the importance of energy in our lives and the impact energy use has on the environment. Students design and model alternative energy sources and learn to demonstrate energy concepts and innovative ideas. Students will evaluate ways to reduce energy consumption through energy efficiency and waste management techniques.
First Quarter:
Investigating Energy
Sustainable Energy
Second Quarter:
Sustainable Energy (continued)
Making an Impact
Study Guide for End of Course Test on 14 January 2016
1. Energy in transit.
Heat (Thermal) Energy
2. Oil.
Petroleum
3. Plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel.
Biomass
4. Naturally occurring materials found within the Earth or its atmosphere.
Natural Resources
5. A field of electromagnetic energy produced by electricity flowing through power lines.
Electromagnetic Field
6. Employing several waste control and disposal methods such as source reduction, recycling, re-use, incineration, and landfills to minimize the environmental impact of residential, commercial and industrial waste streams.
Integrated Waste Management
7. Energy created by friction between vibrating atoms and molecules.
Thermal Energy
8. To destroy by burning.
Incinerate
9. Energy stored in the earth in the form of heat.
Geothermal
10. A resource that cannot be replaced once used.
Non-Renewable Energy
11. The use of flowing water from waterfalls and dams to produce electricity.
Hydroelectric Energy
12. The energy that a piece of matter has because of its position or nature or because of the arrangement of parts.
Potential Energy
13. The process of controlling resources; for example, limiting soil erosion, reducing sediment in waterways, conserving water, and improving water quality.
Conservation
14. A solar energy collection system that does not require electrical or mechanical components; can directly heat water or buildings or reduce solar heat gain or provide lighting.
Passive Solar System
15. Substances discharged into the air (as by a smokestack or an automobile engine)
Emissions
16. Materials with carbon-based structures that originate from or relate to living organisms.
Organic Materials
17. A methodical examination and review.
Audit
18. The first and simplest element on the periodic table. It is one of the most common elements in the galaxy.
Hydrogen
19. The rate at which work is performed or energy is expended.
Power
20. The ratio of the useful energy delivered by a dynamic system to the energy supplied to it.
Efficiency
21. A system of high-tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region.
Power Grid
22. Moves energy in a usable form from one place to another, like electricity or hydrogen.
Energy Carrier
23. Disposal of solid waste by burying in layers of the earth in low ground.
Landfill
24. An energy source that will never run out.
Inexhaustible Energy
25. A resource that can be replaced when needed.
Renewable Energy
26. The flow of electrical power or charge.
Electricity
27. Any unit that converts some form of energy into electrical energy, such as a hydroelectric or steam-generating station, a diesel-electric engine in a vehicle, or a nuclear power plant.
Power Plant
28. Conserving resources through efficient and prudent use.
Energy Conservation
29. A contaminant to the environment, especially human-made waste.
Pollution
30. Items that can easily degrade by natural processes such as exposure to sun and water or the action of bacteria or fungi.
Biodegradable
31. An electrical power distribution network that can transmit electricity, including two-way, digital communications between producers and consumers. A smart grid includes an intelligent monitoring system that keeps track of all electricity flowing in the system. It also incorporates the use of superconductive transmission lines for less power loss, as well as the capability of integrating alternative sources of electricity such as solar and wind.
Smart Grid
32. Device that combines hydrogen, or other fuels, and oxygen and produces electricity in the process.
Fuel Cell
33. The stages a product goes through, including obtaining raw materials, processing, manufacturing, packaging, transporting, using, and disposing or recycling.
Product Life Cycle
34. The way in which heat travels through air in the form of electromagnetic waves.
Radiation
35. Any significant change in measures of climate, such as temperature, precipitation, or wind, lasting for an extended period of a decade or longer.
Climate Change
36. The phenomenon whereby the earth's atmosphere traps solar radiation, caused by the presence in the atmosphere of gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane that allow incoming sunlight to pass through but absorb heat radiated back from the earth's surface.
Greenhouse Effect
37. Process in which high-temperature steam separates hydrogen from carbon atoms in methane (CH4).
Steam Reforming
38. A device used to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Generator
39. A material that is human-made or is from natural resources that is used to produce a product.
Raw Material
40. The conversion of dead vegetation into useful soil through the process of decay.
Compost
Students investigate the importance of energy in our lives and the impact energy use has on the environment. Students design and model alternative energy sources and learn to demonstrate energy concepts and innovative ideas. Students will evaluate ways to reduce energy consumption through energy efficiency and waste management techniques.
First Quarter:
Investigating Energy
Sustainable Energy
Second Quarter:
Sustainable Energy (continued)
Making an Impact
Study Guide for End of Course Test on 14 January 2016
1. Energy in transit.
Heat (Thermal) Energy
2. Oil.
Petroleum
3. Plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel.
Biomass
4. Naturally occurring materials found within the Earth or its atmosphere.
Natural Resources
5. A field of electromagnetic energy produced by electricity flowing through power lines.
Electromagnetic Field
6. Employing several waste control and disposal methods such as source reduction, recycling, re-use, incineration, and landfills to minimize the environmental impact of residential, commercial and industrial waste streams.
Integrated Waste Management
7. Energy created by friction between vibrating atoms and molecules.
Thermal Energy
8. To destroy by burning.
Incinerate
9. Energy stored in the earth in the form of heat.
Geothermal
10. A resource that cannot be replaced once used.
Non-Renewable Energy
11. The use of flowing water from waterfalls and dams to produce electricity.
Hydroelectric Energy
12. The energy that a piece of matter has because of its position or nature or because of the arrangement of parts.
Potential Energy
13. The process of controlling resources; for example, limiting soil erosion, reducing sediment in waterways, conserving water, and improving water quality.
Conservation
14. A solar energy collection system that does not require electrical or mechanical components; can directly heat water or buildings or reduce solar heat gain or provide lighting.
Passive Solar System
15. Substances discharged into the air (as by a smokestack or an automobile engine)
Emissions
16. Materials with carbon-based structures that originate from or relate to living organisms.
Organic Materials
17. A methodical examination and review.
Audit
18. The first and simplest element on the periodic table. It is one of the most common elements in the galaxy.
Hydrogen
19. The rate at which work is performed or energy is expended.
Power
20. The ratio of the useful energy delivered by a dynamic system to the energy supplied to it.
Efficiency
21. A system of high-tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region.
Power Grid
22. Moves energy in a usable form from one place to another, like electricity or hydrogen.
Energy Carrier
23. Disposal of solid waste by burying in layers of the earth in low ground.
Landfill
24. An energy source that will never run out.
Inexhaustible Energy
25. A resource that can be replaced when needed.
Renewable Energy
26. The flow of electrical power or charge.
Electricity
27. Any unit that converts some form of energy into electrical energy, such as a hydroelectric or steam-generating station, a diesel-electric engine in a vehicle, or a nuclear power plant.
Power Plant
28. Conserving resources through efficient and prudent use.
Energy Conservation
29. A contaminant to the environment, especially human-made waste.
Pollution
30. Items that can easily degrade by natural processes such as exposure to sun and water or the action of bacteria or fungi.
Biodegradable
31. An electrical power distribution network that can transmit electricity, including two-way, digital communications between producers and consumers. A smart grid includes an intelligent monitoring system that keeps track of all electricity flowing in the system. It also incorporates the use of superconductive transmission lines for less power loss, as well as the capability of integrating alternative sources of electricity such as solar and wind.
Smart Grid
32. Device that combines hydrogen, or other fuels, and oxygen and produces electricity in the process.
Fuel Cell
33. The stages a product goes through, including obtaining raw materials, processing, manufacturing, packaging, transporting, using, and disposing or recycling.
Product Life Cycle
34. The way in which heat travels through air in the form of electromagnetic waves.
Radiation
35. Any significant change in measures of climate, such as temperature, precipitation, or wind, lasting for an extended period of a decade or longer.
Climate Change
36. The phenomenon whereby the earth's atmosphere traps solar radiation, caused by the presence in the atmosphere of gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane that allow incoming sunlight to pass through but absorb heat radiated back from the earth's surface.
Greenhouse Effect
37. Process in which high-temperature steam separates hydrogen from carbon atoms in methane (CH4).
Steam Reforming
38. A device used to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Generator
39. A material that is human-made or is from natural resources that is used to produce a product.
Raw Material
40. The conversion of dead vegetation into useful soil through the process of decay.
Compost