Energy Sources WebQuest
http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=2
List the 4 forms of nonrenewable energy. (Hint: they are written in blue!)
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Oil
- How is oil formed?
- What does the word “petroleum” mean?
- Describe crude oil and where it is found.
- What are the five top crude-oil producing countries?
- What percentage of oil is brought in from outside countries to supply United States demand for oil?
- List 6 products that crude oil is used to produce that is used in everyday life in the U.S.
- What is the leading cause of sources of petroleum in North American Waters?
Natural Gas
- How is natural gas formed?
- Describe the physical properties of natural gas.
- List 6 uses of natural gas in the everyday lives of people in the U.S.
- Compared to other energy resources, is natural gas considered to be positive or negative for the environment?
Coal
- Describe the physical properties of coal.
- How does coal form?
- What are the two methods of mining used to get coal out of the ground?
- Write one sentence summarizing the paragraph, “Transporting Coal.”
- What country has the largest known coal reserves in the world?
- How many states is coal mined in?
- List 6 uses of coal in the everyday world.
- Name one negative effect of mining coal on the environment.
Uranium (Nuclear Energy)
- What is nuclear energy?
- What percentage of nuclear electricity is generated in the U.S.?
- How many nuclear power plants are in the U.S. today?
- What do nuclear power plants generate?
- What are the 5 forms of renewable energy resources?
Solar
- What is solar energy?
- Solar energy is converted into what energy?
- Give two examples of how solar energy is used.
- What do solar cells do?
- What do solar power plants do?
- What are the 2 main disadvantages to solar energy?
- Explain how solar energy is beneficial for the environment.
Wind
- What is wind and how is it caused?
- What did American colonists use windmills for?
- What do wind machines produce?
- Describe a wind power plant.
- Describe the negative effects of wind machines.
Geothermal
- What does the word “geothermal” mean?
- What is geothermal energy?
- Geothermal energy is generated in the ____________________________.
- Where is geothermal energy found?
- Name 2 ways people have used direct geothermal energy?
- Describe how has Iceland used geothermal energy?
Biomass
- What does Biomass mean and what does it contain?
- Name 5 things that are biomass materials.
- What is the most common biomass material?
- 84% of wood energy is used where?
- How can biomass energy be negative to the environment?
Hydro
- Hydroelectric power generates what type of energy?
- What 3 states hold over one-half of the total U.S. hydroelectric capacity for electricity is _________________, _________________, and _________________.
- Most dams in the United States were not built to provide electricity, but for _____________________ and ________________________.
Energy Use
- List the 4 areas in which energy is used?
- List the 5 ways in which energy is used in our homes.
- What is the most used type of energy in the home?
Conserving Energy
- How much energy does the United States use?
- The average American consumes __________________________ more energy than the world average.
- Identify 5 different ways in which we can conserve energy.
- What do the 3 R’s stand for?
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