Renewable Energy WebQuest
2) Explain the law of conservation of energy. Give examples of energy transformations.thermal kinetic radiant
3) What is energy efficiency? way of managing and restraining the growth in energy consumption.
4) What does it mean for energy to be nonrenewable? Renewable? non-renewable resource (also called a finite resource) is a resource that does not renew itself at a sufficient rate for sustainable economic extraction in meaningful human time-frames
5) According to the “U.S. Energy Consumption by Energy Source, 2012”, what percentage of energy that we use is renewable? What percent is nonrenewable? 9%
8) Solar energy is converted into what energy? heat energy
9) Give two examples of how solar energy is used. electricty and to power on things
10) What do solar cells do? convert the suns energy into electricty
11) What do solar power plants do? used to convert it directly into electricty
12) What are the 2 main disadvantages to solar energy? not cause pollution surface area and land equioment
13) Explain how solar energy is beneficial for the environment. all natural to the earth
15) What did American colonists use windmills for? grind wheat and corn
16) What do wind machines produce? wind electricity
17) Describe a wind power plant. they are in rows back to back and spin to pass through wind energy
18) Describe the negative effects of wind machines. mass land use, threat to wildlife and visible
20) What is geothermal energy? heat from the earth
21) Geothermal energy is generated in the? kilowatts
22) Where is geothermal energy found? shallow ground to hot water underground
23) Name 2 ways people have used direct geothermal energy? heat home or used for electricity
24) Describe how has Iceland used geothermal energy? cooking and heating using underground reservoirs
26) Name 5 things that are biomass materials. palm oil, sugar cane, canola,corn and say
27) What is the most common biomass material? wood
28) 84% of wood energy is used where? in homes and buildings
29) How can biomass energy be negative to the environment? increase effect of greenhouse gases
31) What 3 states hold over one-half of the total U.S. hydroelectric capacity for electricity is , ,.
32) Most dams in the United States were not built to provide electricity, but for , and .
34) Compare wind turbines and wave turbines. wind turbines use the air moved and spinning around wave is used by how much of the wave comes in and how fast
35) Not only could the ocean provide us with tidal energy, but energy.o hydroelectric
36) What is Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion? process that can produce electricity by using the temperature difference between deep cold ocean water and warm tropical surface waters
37) Since the ocean expands almost two-thirds of the Earth, it makes sense to use that open ocean to provide us with energy. What are the two forms of energy have scientists considered placing over the open ocean? tidal and wave
38) What are the 4 areas in which energy is used? lighting heating electricity and hydrogen and solar
40) What is the most used type of energy in the home? electricity
42) The average American consumes more energy than the world average.
Identify 5 different ways in which we can conserve energy. unplug things when not in use, use solar panels, use hydroelectric machines, buy cars that use electricity, turn off appliances.
- Use the following link to help you complete the questions on energy.
2) Explain the law of conservation of energy. Give examples of energy transformations.thermal kinetic radiant
3) What is energy efficiency? way of managing and restraining the growth in energy consumption.
4) What does it mean for energy to be nonrenewable? Renewable? non-renewable resource (also called a finite resource) is a resource that does not renew itself at a sufficient rate for sustainable economic extraction in meaningful human time-frames
5) According to the “U.S. Energy Consumption by Energy Source, 2012”, what percentage of energy that we use is renewable? What percent is nonrenewable? 9%
- Renewable Energy Sources
- “Solar”
8) Solar energy is converted into what energy? heat energy
9) Give two examples of how solar energy is used. electricty and to power on things
10) What do solar cells do? convert the suns energy into electricty
11) What do solar power plants do? used to convert it directly into electricty
12) What are the 2 main disadvantages to solar energy? not cause pollution surface area and land equioment
13) Explain how solar energy is beneficial for the environment. all natural to the earth
- “Wind.”
15) What did American colonists use windmills for? grind wheat and corn
16) What do wind machines produce? wind electricity
17) Describe a wind power plant. they are in rows back to back and spin to pass through wind energy
18) Describe the negative effects of wind machines. mass land use, threat to wildlife and visible
- “Geothermal”
20) What is geothermal energy? heat from the earth
21) Geothermal energy is generated in the? kilowatts
22) Where is geothermal energy found? shallow ground to hot water underground
23) Name 2 ways people have used direct geothermal energy? heat home or used for electricity
24) Describe how has Iceland used geothermal energy? cooking and heating using underground reservoirs
- “Biomass”
26) Name 5 things that are biomass materials. palm oil, sugar cane, canola,corn and say
27) What is the most common biomass material? wood
28) 84% of wood energy is used where? in homes and buildings
29) How can biomass energy be negative to the environment? increase effect of greenhouse gases
- “Hydroelectric.”
31) What 3 states hold over one-half of the total U.S. hydroelectric capacity for electricity is , ,.
32) Most dams in the United States were not built to provide electricity, but for , and .
- “Ocean”
34) Compare wind turbines and wave turbines. wind turbines use the air moved and spinning around wave is used by how much of the wave comes in and how fast
35) Not only could the ocean provide us with tidal energy, but energy.o hydroelectric
36) What is Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion? process that can produce electricity by using the temperature difference between deep cold ocean water and warm tropical surface waters
37) Since the ocean expands almost two-thirds of the Earth, it makes sense to use that open ocean to provide us with energy. What are the two forms of energy have scientists considered placing over the open ocean? tidal and wave
- “Use of Energy.”
38) What are the 4 areas in which energy is used? lighting heating electricity and hydrogen and solar
- “Residential- homes.”
40) What is the most used type of energy in the home? electricity
- “Saving Energy”
- “Energy Efficiency”
42) The average American consumes more energy than the world average.
Identify 5 different ways in which we can conserve energy. unplug things when not in use, use solar panels, use hydroelectric machines, buy cars that use electricity, turn off appliances.
INDIA i used 3 solar panel one wind and one hydroelectric
JAPAN i used one geothermal one wind and 3 solar panel
NEW ZEALAND i used 3 geothermal 2 tidal one wind
CANADA i used 2 tidal one wind 3 solar
USA i used 3 wind 2 solar
FRANCE i used 3 wind one solar one geothermal
NORWAY i used 2 hyrdoelectrical 3 tidal
1.tidal is good in water
2.new zealand is good for solar power
3.india is good for solar
4.hyrdoelectric is good for norway
5.solar and hyrdoelectric are good uses
JAPAN i used one geothermal one wind and 3 solar panel
NEW ZEALAND i used 3 geothermal 2 tidal one wind
CANADA i used 2 tidal one wind 3 solar
USA i used 3 wind 2 solar
FRANCE i used 3 wind one solar one geothermal
NORWAY i used 2 hyrdoelectrical 3 tidal
1.tidal is good in water
2.new zealand is good for solar power
3.india is good for solar
4.hyrdoelectric is good for norway
5.solar and hyrdoelectric are good uses