​What Is Meant by the Term Renewables

question 14

Multiple Choice

​What is meant by the term renewables?

• A)​the contracts that consumers have with energy companies to deliver the consumers' electricity
• B)​sources of energy that come directly from nature, such as power from wind and the sun
• C)​a renewed debate between citizens as to the environmental impact of oil and natural gas
• D)​nuclear power
• E)​the continuing damage done to land and water from fracking

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Definitions:

Electrical Charge

A physical property that causes objects to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field, typically described as positive or negative.

Action Potential

A temporary reversal of the electrical polarity of the cell membrane that travels along a neuron, enabling the transmission of nerve impulses.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical substances in the nervous system that transmit signals from one neuron to another across synapses.

Terminal Buttons

The small knobs at the end of an axon that release chemicals known as neurotransmitters, which transmit signals to other neurons.