Title: Unit 3 Homework Assessment
Course: REEC 120 Sustainability and Renewable Energy > Section: REEC 120 Sustainability and Renewable Energy

Q: The largest energy application (use) in a typical U.S. home is for _____ _____.

Q: All three of the largest energy applications (uses) in a typical U.S. home are primarily focused on making or moving _____ energy.

Q: “Energy conservation” results in actually conserving energy laden resources (fuels). One way this is accomplished is by making sure that we use more efficient energy _____ techniques or methods.

Q: A human dwelling unit (a house), in very simple terms, is an enclosed space, with a membrane or barrier that separates the internal space from the exterior space. In essence, this creates two distinct temperature zones. Thermal energy will move from the zone with the _____ temperature into the zone with the _____ temperature, until the two zones _____.

Q: One way to slow or diminish the flow of thermal energy from one temperature zone to another (separated by a barrier) is to _____ and _____.

Q: Some modern appliances still draw a constant electrical current, even when they are allegedly turned “off.” These kinds of small, non-obvious loads have been named _____ loads.

Q: Describe one way to enact “energy conservation” in the activity of heating water for domestic use.

Q: Describe one way to enact “energy conservation” in the activity of creating artificial lighting (night-time lighting) in a typical home.