EGEE 101 – Midterm Review – Energy and Environmental Engineering – study material

EGEE 101 – Midterm Review – Energy and Environmental Engineering – study
material


Nuclear Energy - correct answer ✔✔Energy that is locked in the nucleus of an atom and is released by
destruction of mass, also called mass energy



Nuclear Fission - correct answer ✔✔Process of breaking a large nucleus into two intermediate size
nuclei



Nuclear Fusion - correct answer ✔✔Process of two intermediate size nuclei

becoming a larger nucleus



Potential Energy - correct answer ✔✔Energy that a body possesses by virtue of its physical position



Kinetic Energy - correct answer ✔✔Energy possessed by a body due to its motion



Chemical Energy - correct answer ✔✔Is energy stored in the bonds that hold molecules together,
Examples: oil, gas, coal, batteries, food



Electricity - correct answer ✔✔Is the energy of electrons in motion, A kWh is a

unit of electrical energy



Heat Energy - correct answer ✔✔Energy due to random motion of molecules, Easier to obtain heat
that to produce work



Higher, Lower - correct answer ✔✔Heat flows from areas of __________ temperatures to areas of
__________ temperatures



Convection - correct answer ✔✔Is the mode of heat transfer through a fluid medium