Unit 8 Teast

Heat in Earth's interior primarily comes from the ​ ​ (a)   ​ decay of elements like uranium and thorium mostly in the ​ ​ (b)  

• radioactive
• mantle
• conventional
• crust
• core
• biodegradable

Geothermal energy is a _______________________ resource because heat is continuously produced inside Earth.

• depleting

• renewable

• nonrenewable

• polluting

Place the following steps to the storage and release of geothermal energy in the correct order.

• Hot water or steam is stored in naturally occurring underground pockets, often near volcanoes.

• The hot fluid is used to create steam, which then drives turbines to generate electricity.

• Wells are drilled deep into the Earth to reach these reservoirs and pump hot fluid to the surface.

• To maintain the reservoir, the cooled water is usually re-injected back into the ground.

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____________________ % of the energy from the Sun is absorbed by the Earth's surface heating the land and water.

____________________ % of the energy from the Sun never makes it through the atmosphere because it it reflected by clouds, dust, and gases in the air.

What do we call the energy that is produced by the heat inside the earth?

• wind energy

• Volcano energy

• Geothermal energy

• Tidal energy

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Heat transfer in Earth's interior occurs primarily through​ ​ (a)   .

• convection
• conduction
• radiation
• evaporation
• condensation
• advection

Heat is transferred through solid layers of the Earth's crust and mantle through ​ c (a)   o .

• convection
• conduction
• radiation
• evaporation
• condensation
• advection

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Which of the following is NOT a form of geothermal energy?

• dry heat

• steam vents and geysers

• lava

• glaciers

Which of the following is NOT a way that heat is exchanged between the ocean and the atmosphere?

• direct heat transfer

• evaporation

• radiation

• volcanic activity