13.2 and 13.3 Vocabulary

2. A device that converts solar energy directly into electrical energy. It is also called a solar cell.
4. A system that absorbs and stores heat from the sun directly within a well-insulated airtight structure. Water tanks, as well as walls and floors of concrete, adobe, brick, or stone, store much of the collected solar energy as heat that is slowly released.
8. A heat distribution system in which heat is sent to multiple buildings from a central plant that sometimes generates power as well.
9. A system that uses solar collectors to capture energy from the sun and store it as heat for space heating and water heating. This system typically involves mechanical and electrical components such as pumps and fans to distribute the collected heat.
10. Technology that uses the kinetic energy of flowing or falling water to produce electricity.

1. Also known as concentrating solar power (CSP), this system uses one of several different methods to collect and concentrate solar energy in order to boil water and produce steam for generating electricity.
3. The global transition away from fossil fuels.
5. Fuel, such as ethyl alcohol or biodiesel, made from plant material (biomass).
6. Heat stored in soil, underground rocks, and fluids in the Earth’s mantle. It is used to heat and cool buildings and water and to produce electricity.
7. Organic matter produced by plants that can be burned in either solid or gaseous form to produce energy.