Title: Identify sources of energy.
Course: Energy Source Life Cycle I (20903-I) > Section: Distinguishing Among Sources of Energy

Identification may include

- fossil fuels (e.g., coal, oil)
- gas
  - natural gas
  - renewable natural gas
  - hydrogen
  - propane
- solar (e.g., thermal, photovoltaic, and concentrating)
- nuclear (e.g., fission, fusion)
- hydroelectric (e.g., impoundment vs. run-of-river)
- wind (e.g., onshore, offshore)
- ocean energy (e.g., wave, tidal/current, ocean thermal energy conversion [OTEC])
- geothermal
- biomass (e.g., algae, hemp, crop and forestry debris)
- waste-to-energy
- other
  - elastic
  - magnetic
  - gravitational
  - emerging technologies.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What energy sources are used in Virginia?
- What is the energy profile for Virginia?