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Test your knowledge about alternative energy sources and win big in this exciting trivia game. Answer questions correctly to climb the prize ladder and become a millionaire! Featuring lifelines like "Phone a Friend" and "Ask the Audience".
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The Prizes • 8$16,000 • 9$32,000 • 10$64,000 • 11$125,000 • 12$250,000 • 13$500,000 • 14$1,000,000 1$100 2$200 3$500 4$1,000 5$2,000 6$4,000 7$8,000
Lifelines • “Phone a friend” • Ask the audience
$100 What is the term for energy derived from nontraditional sources? • A – alternative energy • A– alternative energy B– renewable energy • C– bioenergy • D– bioelectric energy
$200 What do you call 1 million watts? • D - 1 megawatt • A– 1 millivolt B– 1 milliwatt • C– 1 Btu • D– 1 megawatt
$500 What type of heating uses sunlight to heat a liquid that is then piped to heat water or a house? • B – active solar heating • A– geothermal heating B– active solar heating • C– passive solar heating • D– photovoltaic heating
$1,000 What is the chemical reaction that converts sunlight into electricity called? • B – the photovoltaic effect • A– passive solar production B– the photovoltaic effect • C– active solar production • D– ebb generation
$2,000 What kind of alternative power generation device is potentially harmful to birds? • A – wind turbines • A– wind turbines B– solar cells • C– biodigestors • D– geothermal plants
$4,000 What fixed system uses tapered channels to harness ocean wave energy? • D - TAPCHAN • A– submerged turbines B– tidal barrage • C– oscillating water columns • D- TAPCHAN
$8,000 In addition to corn, what crop is raised specifically to be converted to biofuel? • A - switchgrass • A- switchgrass B- lumber • C- seaweed • D- coneflower
$16,000 What is biodiesel made from? • C – used vegetable oil • A– algae B– sugarcane harvest residue • C– used vegetable oil • D– methane
$32,000 Which of the following is a potential problem arising from the use of geothermal energy? • D - subsidence • A– visual impact B– electromagnetic interference • C– seasonal energy availability • D– subsidence
$64,000 What biomass conversion process uses heat but no oxygen to create a combustible mix of gases, solids and liquid residues ? • A - pyrolysis • A- pyrolysis B- combustion • C– thermal gasification • D- digestion
$125,000 What do you call an area where a river meets the ocean—where tidal barrages are built? • C – an estuary • A– a dam B– an ebb • C– an estuary • D– a subsidence
$250,000 What process is used to create biogas from biomass? • C – anaerobic digestion • A– aerobic digestion B- gasification • C– anaerobic digestion • D– biomass power generation
$500,000 What kind of energy is the result of harnessing tides and currents? • B – hydrokinetic • A – hydroelectric B– hydrokinetic • C– tidal barrage • D– flood generation
$1,000,000 What kind of power plant uses heat from a lower-temperature geothermal resource to vaporize a secondary fluid with a lower boiling point than water? • D – binary cycle plant • A –flash stream plant B –dry steam plant – • C– hydrokinetic plant • D– binary cycle plantanswer
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