Module 7 Week 2: Energy Island

Why is Samso a good place for natural energy?

• It is always windy

• It is always sunny

• It is always snowy

• It is always rainy

What finally convinced the adults of Samso to make their own energy?

• The children persuaded their parents.

• A snowstorm left the entire island without electricity

• They saw the success of renewable energy on a nearby island.

• Soren Hermansen hosted local meetings about renewable resources.

The passage tells about wind turbines.  Based on the part called "Wind Energy," what is a wind turbine?

• It is a windmill that cools fields.

• It is a windmill that moves water.

• It is a windmill that makes electricity.

• It is a windmill that measures wind speed.

What is one reason that the author wrote the passage?

• to tell what farmers are doing for Earth

• to get people to travel to other countries

• to teach people how to build their own wind turbines

• to show people how one island became energy independent

What is the passage mostly about?

• a teacher who wants to enter a contest

• a teacher who makes energy for his classroom

• an island where most of the people grow their own food

• an island where people make their own energy that will not run out