| Worksheet 1 | What is energy? |
| Worksheet 2 | What is electricity? |
| Lab 1 | How is electricity made? |
| Worksheet 3 | How do we use coal? |
| Worksheet 4 | What is natural gas? |
| Worksheet 5 | What is natural gas? |
| Worksheet 6 | How do we use nuclear power? |
| Worksheet 7 | What is geothermal energy? |
| Worksheet 8 | How do we use biomass as an energy source? |
| Worksheet 9 | Hydropower, a great energy source |
| Worksheet 10 | What is solar energy? |
| Worksheet 11 | How can I cut the cost of my energy bills? |
What is energy?
This worksheet goes with reading #1. You do not have to write in complete sentences.
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| What is energy?
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| What are the forms of energy?
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| Define the term renewable resource.
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| Define the term nonrenewable resource.
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| What are the renewable resources?
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| What are the nonrenewable resources?
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| Define fossil fuels.
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What is Electricity?
This worksheet goes with reading #2. You do not have to write in complete sentences.
| Question | Answer: Use only the space provided. |
| What is electricity?
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| How is a transformer used? What did the transformer allow
electricity to do?
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| How is electricity generated?
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You may choose from one of two labs. You
can make a model showing how electricity is made in a power plant, or you can
make a model of how electricity moves from a power
plant to our homes. The models can be made of any materials you bring from
home.
The information you need for this project can be found on pages 10 and 11 from
the Intermediate Energy Infobook. After you have built your
model, you will give a short demonstration of how your project works. You
will have 3 days in class to work on the project.
How do we use coal?
You can go to different pages on this site. If the sentence is underlined you can click on it. This will take you to a different page. You will need to do this to get the information for the following questions.
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| There is plenty of it How much coal do we have?
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| How was coal formed?
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How do we use oil?
This worksheet goes with reading #4. You do not have to write in complete sentences.
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| How was oil formed?
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| How do we get the oil?
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| What are the top 5 oil producing countries? List them in
order.
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| What are the top 5 oil producing states? List them
in order.
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| How much oil do we get from foreign countries?
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What is natural gas?
You will need to scroll down reading #5 to answer the questions. You do not have to write in complete sentences.
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| How was natural gas formed?
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| How did we discover natural gas?
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| How do we find natural gas today?
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| Why do we add the rotten egg smell to natural gas?
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How do we use nuclear power?
You will need to scroll down reading #6 to answer the questions. You do not have to write in complete sentences.
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| What percentage of electricity is produced by nuclear
power?
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| What do they use for fuel in a nuclear power plant?
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| How does a nuclear power plant work?
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| How does nuclear power effect the environment?
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What is geothermal energy?
You will need to scroll down reading #5 to answer the questions. Do not answer the questions in complete sentences.
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| What happened in 1980?
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| How come we do not use more geothermal?
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| How does geothermal energy effect the environment?
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How do we use biomass as an energy source?
What is biomass?
Is biomass renewable or nonrenewable? Explain.
Give an advantage and a disadvantage for using biomass.
How can ethanol help the environment?
What do they use to make ethanol?
Hydropower, a great energy source
Write in complete sentences.
1. What is hydropower?
2. Explain the water cycle.
3. Is hydropower renewable or nonrenewable?
4. Explain how we get electricity from a dam.
What is solar energy?
| Question | Answer: Write only in the space provided. |
| what is solar energy?
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| What are PV cells?
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| Is solar energy renewable or nonrenewable?
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How can I cut the cost of my energy bills?
List 10 things you can do to help save energy. They must come from reading #12.
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