In this activity, you will work with a group to connect APES Unit 6 vocabulary terms. Your goal is to build a concept map by placing tiles and explaining how ideas are related.

Your Goal

How to Play

Setup

Your Turn

  1. Look at your tiles.
  2. Choose one tile that connects to a tile already on the board.
  3. Place it next to that tile.
  4. Explain how the two ideas are connected.

Good Connections Sound Like:

Challenge (Optional)

If you disagree or want more explanation, say: “Challenge.”

You can:

What Happens Next?

If You’re Stuck

You can say: “Pass”

Winning the Game

The first player to use all of their tiles wins.

Vocabulary Review Table

Use this table to write or review definitions for key APES Unit 6 terms.

TermDefinition
Fossil fuel




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Nonrenewable energy resource





Nuclear fuel





Commercial energy source





Subsistence energy source





Energy carrier





Turbine





Electrical grid





Combined cycle





Capacity





Capacity factor





Cogeneration





Combined heat and power





Coal





Petroleum





Crude oil





Oil sands





Bitumen





CTL (coal to liquid)





Energy intensity





Hubbert curve





Peak oil





Fission





Fuel rod





Control rod





Radioactive waste





Becquerel (Bq)





Curie





Nuclear fusion





Energy conservation





Tiered rate system





Peak demand





Passive solar design





Thermal mass





Potentially renewable





Nondepletable





Renewable





Biofuel 





Modern carbon





Fossil carbon





Carbon neutral





Net removal 





Ethanol 





Biodiesel 





Flex-fuel vehicle





Hydroelectricity 





Run-of-the-river





Water impoundment





Tidal energy





Siltation





Active solar energy





Photovoltaic solar cell





Wind energy





Wind turbine





Geothermal energy





Ground source heat pump





Fuel cell





Electrolysis





Smart grid





Oxygenated fuel





Cellulosic ethanol