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Watch only these movies today:
Energy Sources, Fossil Fuels, Gas and Oil, Nuclear Energy,
Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Biofuels, Dams
1. “ENERGY
SOURCES” – After viewing the video, answer the following questions:
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A
E
B
F
C
D
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G
2. “FOSSIL FUELS” – After viewing the video, answer the following questions from the quiz. Use the
screen to see choice and place the WORDS of the correct choice in the blank below.
Natural gas is a form of petroleum; coal is extracted from coal deposits1. How is natural gas different
from coal?
They were buried by natural processes 2. Why are the remains of ancient organisms buried so deeply
within the earth?
Pressure 3. What force is important in the creation of both coal and petroleum?
They are relatively inexpensive to produce 4. Which of these is an advantage of fossil fuels?
Purified 5. Crude oil must be refined before it can be used as fuel. What does "refined" mean?
The gases emitted lead to global climate change. 6. Why is burning fossil fuels bad for the environment?
It is derived formt he words meaning “heat” and “earth.”7. What can you infer about the word
"geothermal?"
D 8. Which of the following is most likely to use coal as fuel?
Carbon 9. The gases produced by burning fossil fuels usually contain which element?
Through deep wells and mines. 10. How are fossil fuels taken from the earth?
3. “GAS AND OIL” – After viewing the video, answer the following questions from the quiz.
Use the screen to see choice and place the WORDS of the correct choice in the blank below.
Unprocessed 1.In the term, “crude oil,” what is the best synonym for “crude?”
A seashell 2. Which of the following is an example of organic matter?
Underground 3. In an oil field, subterranean petroleum is extracted by derricks. What does
“subterranean” mean?
Oil is liquid; coal is solid 4. What is the major difference between coal and oil?
Car 5. Which invention was made possible through the refinement of petroleum?
Greenhouse gases are released 6. How does oil contribute to global warming?
Limited 7. “There is a finite supply of oil in the earth.” In this sentence, what does “finite” mean?
US consumes more oil than any other country 8. Which of the following statements is true?
Tropical storm in the gulf 9. Which of the following might cause gasoline prices to rise?
Corn 10. Oil is considered a non-renewable resource. Which of th following is most likely
considered a renewable resource?
4. “NUCLEAR ENERGY” – After viewing the video, answer the following questions from the
quiz. Use the screen to see choice and place the WORDS of the correct choice in the blank below.
Splitting a nucleus apart 1.Which of the following best describes the process of nuclear fission?
From mines 2. From where do nuclear power plants get uranium?
They are contained in the atomic nuclei 3. From the information presented in the movie, what can
you infer about neutrons?
A, C, B 4. Place the following events in sequence: A) Uranium atoms split; B) Steam powers
turbines; C) Fuel rods heat up.
Uranium atoms can be easily splits 5. For what reason do nuclear power plants use uranium as fuel?
Hazardous 6. Which of the following terms best describes the byproducts of nuclear power?
Coal 7. Which of the following is an example of a fossil fuel?
Won’t run out as quickly 8. What benefit does nuclear energy have over fossil fuels?
2 hydrogen atoms combine to form helium 9. Which of the following is an example of nuclear
fusion?
Nuclear fusion produces no radioactive wastes 10. How does nuclear fusion compare to nuclear
fission?
5. “SOLAR ENERGY” – After viewing the video, answer the following questions from the quiz.
Use the screen to see choice and place the WORDS of the correct choice in the blank below.
Fossil fuels are cheaper 1. Why are fossil fuels more widely used than solar energy?
Sun’s energy will not run out for billions of years 2. Why is solar energy considered a renewable
energy source?
A thermal collector 3. What device might you use to heat a building?
Electricity 4. Photovoltaic cells convert sunlight into:
“light” 5. In the term “photovoltaic cell,” what can you infer about the prefix “photo-“?
Electricity passes with some effort 6. Which of the following is a true statement about
semiconductors?
Flow of electrons 7. Which of the following terms best describes an electrical current?
15-20 % 8. How much of the sun’s energy can be converted to electricity by a photovoltaic cell?
Inefficient 9. Which of the following terms best describes photovoltaic cells as they currently exist?
Phoenix, Arizona 10. Which of the following cities would most likely make use of concentrating
solar power plants?
6. “WIND ENERGY” – After viewing the video, answer the following questions:
electricity
farms
renewable
one
7. “BIOFUELS” – After viewing the video, answer the following questions from the quiz. Use the
screen to see choice and place the WORDS of the correct choice in the blank below.
You can drive farther on a single tank of fossil fuel than you can on biofuel. 1. What is one major
difference between fossil fuels and biofuels?
Corn 2. Ethanol is frequently made from which of the following?
Humans won’t run out of it 3. When a source of energy is described as renewable, it means:
Rising prices of certain food crops 4. What is one negative effect of producing more ethanol for use as
fuel?
Fermentation 5. The process by which microbes convert sugar to alcohol is called:
20% ethanol, 80% gasoline 6. In the movie, Tim mentions that a popular blend of ethanol is called E-10.
What can you infer about the blend called E-20?
Less energy to produce 7. What advantage does biodiesel have over ethanol?
The stalks 8. What part of corn plant is most likely to be used in the manufacture of cellulosic ethanol?
They ar superior to fossil fuels 9. Which of the following is an opinion about biofuels?
In development 10. Which term best describes the current state of algae-based biofuel?
8. “DAMS” –
upstream
gates
dam
reservoir
downstream
aquaducts
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