Heat, Light, Electricity, Energy, Solar Energy, Wind Energy

What is Geothermal Energy?

• Heat that is derived from the subsurface of the earth.

• the process of obtaining heat or energy from a large body of water.

• light and heat from the Sun that is harnessed using a range of technologies such as solar power to generate electricity.

• a form of renewable energy that can be harnessed from the motion of the waves.

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What spins the turbine when geothermal energy is used to make electricity?

• Hamster

• Steam

• Wind

• Water

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What are Fossil Fuels?

• pieces of rock that have been compacted many times

• rock that contains 50% plant and animal remains

• metamorphic rock

• fuels that form from the remains of plant and other organisms that were buried and altered over million of years

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Fossil Fuels (choose ALL that apply)

• considered nonrenewable resources

• cause pollution in the atmosphere

• are renewable resources

• oil, coal and natural gas

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Cons (Disadvantages) of using Solar Energy include:

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• It's Renewable

• Expensive to Install

• It is not a constant source of energy

• All the Above

Pro (Advantages) of using solar energy include:

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• Renewable

• Expensive to Install

• Produces no pollution during its operation

• Expensive to store energy

Wind power is ... (choose 2)

• energy derived from the wind

• always available

• used to produce electricity

• has no disadvantages

_________ convert the energy of the wind into electricity.

• wind turbines

• hot air balloons

• wind mills

• solar cells

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