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Energy and Electricity

Energy and Electricity. Webquest. Webquest. Use the links provided on each page to answer the questions. Write your answers in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper. All black boxes are buttons. Get Started.

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Energy and Electricity

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  1. Energy and Electricity Webquest Webquest

  2. Use the links provided on each page to answer the questions.Write your answers in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper.All black boxes are buttons. Get Started

  3. The energy we use everyday comes from both Renewable and Non-renewable resources. • List the five renewable sources of energy and the four non-renewable sources of energy. • What does it mean to be a “renewable resource”? • What does it mean to be a “non-renewable resource”? Energy Resources Next Question

  4. Wind is air in motion that is caused by the heating of the earth’s surface by the sun. 4) Why is wind energy considered renewable? 5) What machine is used to create energy from the wind? 6) What are some of of the advantages and disadvantages of wind energy? Wind Energy Next Question

  5. The sun’s radiation that reaches the earth can be used to make solar energy. 7) Why is solar energy considered renewable? 8) What are the two problems with solar energy? Solar Energy Next Question

  6. Hydropower is energy created by moving water. 9) What is the name of the nation’s largest hydroelectric facility? 10) What are the advantages of hydropower? 11) What are the disadvantages of hydropower? Hydroelectric Energy Next Question

  7. Geothermal energy comes from heat that is collected from deep under the earth’s crust. 12) How is geothermal energy collected? Geothermal Energy Next Question

  8. Biomass is often burned to create energy. 14) What is biomass? 15) Give two examples of biomass. 16) What are the disadvantages of using biomass as energy? Biomass Energy Next Question

  9. Nuclear energy is energy in the core of an atom. There is enormous energy in the bonds that hold atoms together. It can be released from atoms in two ways: nuclear fusion and nuclear fission. 17) How do power plants create nuclear power? 18) What are the concerns with nuclear energy? Nuclear Energy Next Question

  10. Coal, oil, and natural gas are all considered fossil fuels because they formed from the buried remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. 19) How were oil and coal formed? 20) What are the disadvantages of coal energy? 21) List four ways that natural gas is used. 22) Why is it important to look for new energy sources? Coal Oil Natural Gas Next Question

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