Renewable Energy WebQuest

Use the following link to help you complete the questions on energy.
ohttp://www.eia.gov/kids/energyfacts/index.html
1)How do scientists define energy? Energy is the ability to do
work.
2)Explain the law of conservation of energy. give examples of
energy transformations. Energy is neither created nor destroyed
one energy to another form of energy. Exp chemical to motion or
radiant to chemical.
3. what is energy efficiency? the amount of useful energy you get
from any type of system.
4. what does it mean for energy to be nonrenewable? renewable?
nonrenewable supplies are limited renewable naturally
replenished regularly
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? 91% is nonrenewable and 9% is
renewable.
Renewable Energy Res ources
6) what are the 4 forms of renewable energy resources? Biomass,
geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind.
7)what is solar energy? Energy from the sun.
8)Solar energy is converted into what energy? thermal energy
9)Give two examples of how solar energy is used heat and
electricity.
10)what do solar cells do? change sunlight directly into electricity.
11)what do solar power plants do? generate electricity by
concentrating solar energy to heat and fluid and produce steam
that is used to power a generator.
12)what are the 2 main disadvantages to solar energy?
the amount of sunlight that arrives at the earths surface is not
constant. it varies depending on location, time of day, time of
year, and weather conditions; a large surface area is required to
collect the energy at a useful rate.
Explain how solar energy is beneficial for the environment.
does not produce air pollutants; carbon dioxide; minimal impact
on environment.
Wind.

13)what is wind and how is it caused? wind is caused by the

uneven heating of the earths surface by the sun.
14)what did american colonists use windmills for? to generate
electricity
15)what do wind machines produce? collects the winds kinetic
energy
16) Describe a wind power plant. Uses blades to collect winds
energy
17) describe the negati!e effects of wind machines. can catch
fires leak lubricating fluids, very large, and noise pollution.
Geothermal"
18)What does the word -geothermal mean? Energy from heat
from within the earth.
19) what is geothermal energy? renewable energy source.
20) Geothermal energy is generated in the earths core
21)Where is geothermal energy found? Volcanos, hot springs, and
geysers.
22)Name 2 ways people have used direct geothermal energy?
Bathing in springs, district heating systems.
23) describe how has Iceland used geothermal energy? District
heating systems
24)What does Biomass mean and what does it contain? organic
material that comes from plants and animals. Contains stored
energy from the sun.
25) Name 5 things that are biomass materials wood, crops,
garbage, landfill gas, and alcohol fuels.
26)what is the most common biomass material? wood
27)84% of wood energy is used where? Industries. electric power
producers, and commercial businesses.
Hydroelectric."
28) Hydroelectric power generates what type of energy?
Renewable
29) What % states hold over one-half of the total U.S.
hydroelectric capacity for electricity is Washington, Aregon, and
California.
30)Most dams in the United States were not built to provide
electricity but for irrigation and flood control.

Ocean"
31)Tides are the rising and falling of the ocean shore. What are
tides caused by? Gravitational pull of moon and sun.
32)Compare wind turbines and wave turbines. wave turbines are
under water
33)Not only could the ocean provide us with tidal energy but
wind energy.
34)What is Ocean thermal Energy /Conversion? system that uses
a temperature difference to operate a turbine to produce
electricity.
35)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? Wind turbines, wave power
Use of Energy."
36)What are the 4 areas in which energy is used? in homes, in
commercial buildings, in industry, and for transportation
Residential- homes."
37)List the 5 ways in which energy is used in our homes. space
heating, electronics;lighting appliances, refrigeration, water
heating. and air conditioning.
38)What is the most used type of energy in the home? Space
heating
Having Energy"
Energy Efficiency"
40)How much energy does the United states use?
the average american consumes
more energy than
the world average.
(41)identify 5 different ways in which we can conserve energy.
turning lights off when not needed and recycling.