Energy Guided Questions PDF

Energy Guided Questions 1) Describe the significance of each graph on slide 1- U.S energy consumption, Energy reserves and how they are depleting, human pop., levelized cost of electricity 2) Name 3 types of nonrenewable and 3 types of renewable energy- NR: oil, coal, a...

Energy Guided Questions 1) Describe the significance of each graph on slide 1- U.S energy consumption, Energy reserves and how they are depleting, human pop., levelized cost of electricity 2) Name 3 types of nonrenewable and 3 types of renewable energy- NR: oil, coal, and natural gas R: wind, solar, hydropower 3) Is geothermal energy renewable or nonrenewable? renewable 4) Is nuclear energy renewable or nonrenewable? What are 5 uses in industry? Yes and no 5: Makes food safe, insect control, medical uses. Water sterilization, 5) How much energy did Governor Cooper hope to produce using wind power by 2040? How many homes would be powered by this energy source? What are the pros and cons of wind power? 8.0 GW and 2.4 Million homes. Pros: better for enivermnet. Cons: cost lost of money at first/big investment 6) Name 5 products made from oil? Glasses, planes, CDs, footballs, shoes. 7) Name 3 types of gas made from crude oil and their fractional distillation temperatures- Diesel: for diesl engines 260. Petrol: used in cars, 70. Refinery gas: used as fuel, 20 8) What are the pros and cons of coal power? Pros: cheap, many uses, abudnet Cons: can effect human health, pollution, non renewable. 9) What is fracking? https://www.nrdc.org/stories/fracking-101#whatis is a technique used to enable the extraction of natural gas or oil from shale and other forms of “tight” rock (in other words, impermeable rock formations that lock in oil and gas and make fossil fuel production difficult) 10) Name 2 pros and 2 cons of fracking- Pros: lower taxes and reduces surface toxcity Cons: can create ozone and cause earthquakes 11) What are three facts of solar power in NC? The average solar panel cost in North Carolina is $2.62/Watt. North Carolina's total investment currently tops out at a staggering $10.1 billion For most homeowners in the U.S., it takes roughly eight years to break even  on a solar panel investment. 12) What locations in NC have the best wind potential? What are the big issues surrounding offshore wind turbines? https://energynews.us/2021/09/30/n-c-offshore-wind-faces-big-challenges-even-b igger-opportunities-advocates-say/ 13) Future Renewables- What other energy sources can we harness? Water power, solar islands. 14) Describe pros and cons of image 1- takes up ocean space/ causes earthquakes? 15) Describe pros and cons of image 2- hurts ocean bio underneath of panel but takes up less land space 16) Describe pros and cons of image 3- 17) Name 3 negative impacts of plastic pollution- Hurting animals, worsening our earth for us, and contaminating drinking water. 18) Name a personal action you can take to reduce plastic use- Use less one-time-use-plastics 19) Name a local community action you can start to reduce plastic- Help clean up beaches Name a global initiative to reduce plastic- What is stopping us? Inform companies about said plastic revolution/pollution. 20) In teams of 2-3, design a simple solar experiment using the Solar Kit Bags and protractor provided. Include 3 solar background facts and one graphic with your description, data predictions, procedure, variables (manipulated/responding), controls, data table, graph, results/conclusion paragraph. How far away can the windmill spin away from the light? I think it will only be able to spin an inch away from the light Control: how far away the solar panel is Manipulated Variable: how far the solar panel is away from the light Responding Variable: the windmill spinning. I didn’t get a ton of data due to the short time I had in class but the farthest it could be while spinning was about 3 inches away. My conclusion is that solar panels can only be effective by a strong enough light source and what do you do if it’s cloudy or you don’t have enough sunlight? I think solar panels are too expesive and ineffective.