Check Answers
U7.S1.B1: Energy - Check Answers | |
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Directions Part 1: Answer the Essential Questions and Tasks (A-L).
A. What causes the Sun to have an internal temperature? Meaning, what makes the Sun hot?
B. How would using energy from the Earth (i.e., geothermal) affect the environment or humans?
C. What are the different types of fossil fuels?
D. Of the list provided, which are examples of renewable energy sources?
-Coal -Wind -Water -Wood -Decomposing Plant Matter
E. What type of energy is generated by a wind turbine?
-Mechanical -Chemical -Nuclear
F. How is a nuclear fusion reaction different from a nuclear fission reaction?
G. Explain the definition differences between renewable (alternative) and nonrenewable resources.
H. Classify each of the following energy sources as renewable (alternative) or nonrenewable.
(tidal, nuclear, wind, coal, natural gas, solar, nuclear, petroleum (oil), hydroelectric, geothermal, ethanol, biomass)
I. What are the differences between conservation and efficiency?
J. What are the differences between kinetic and potential energy?
K. What are the differences between chemical, mechanical, and nuclear energy reactions?
L. Draw a graph of the varying amounts of renewable to nonrenewable fuels used in the United States.
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Directions Part 2: Watch the videos and take the quizzes.
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Directions Part 3: Read Chapter 11
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