Name: ______________________ Date:__________________
Webquest and Review: Chapter 4 Earth’s Resources
Go to https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/power-plants/ and
answer the following based on the INTERACTIVE MAP. You’ll be able to hover your mouse over
different parts of the map and discover more.
1. Complete a comparison between the following states
State
(and gigawatt hours)
Coal
Hydro
Power Source in Megawatts
Wind
Natural
Oil
Gas
Nuclear
Solar
Montana (12,296 GWh)
California(
)
Florida (
)
Texas (
)
Alaska (
)
2. Answer the following questions from this website:
a. There are ________coal-powered electric plants in the U.S. They have generated
_______% of the nation’s electricity this year. Coal is the chief source of electricity in
____states and creates a majority of the electrical power in 14 states.
b. There are ________ natural gas-powered electric plants in the U.S. They have
generated ________ percent of the nation’s electricity this year. Advances and expansion
of fracking in the past decade have unlocked vast supplies of natural gas from
__________ deposits all over the country.
c. There are _____ reactors at _____nuclear electric plants in the U.S. They have
generated 20 percent of the nation’s electricity this year. ______ new nuclear plants are
under construction following decades of pause after the initial push in the 1970s and
1980s driven by the first oil shock. _______ states have no nuclear electricity generation
at all.
d. There are ________ hydroelectric plants in the U.S. They have generated ___ percent of
the nation’s electricity this year.
e. There are ______wind-powered electric plants in the U.S. They have generated 5
percent of the nation’s electricity this year. __________ and _______________ get one
third of their power from wind.
f. There are ____ solar-powered electric plants in the U.S. They have generated 1% of the
nation’s electricity this year. ______ states have no solar generating plants.
g. There are ________oil-powered electric plants in the U.S. They have generated ___ % of
the nation’s electricity this year.
Go to https://quizlet.com/111777500/chapter-4-earths-resources-flashcards/?new
1. Complete the flashcards. Write down at least 5 terms and definitions you need to study:
2. Complete a “Scatter Game”. What was your time? ____________________
3. Try Scatter again. What was your time? __________________ GOOD JOB! 
4. Compose a 25 question quiz (multiple choice or fill in the blank) and complete it. What was
your score? __________/ 25
Go to: http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=2
Click on “What is energy” On the left hand side of page
Click on “Energy Basics” and Read about the different energy forms for Renewable and NonRenewable energy forms. Information can also be found when you click on “Energy Sources” on the
left hand side of the page.
Answer the following Questions in your own words
1. What is energy?
2. What are the 5 main sources of RENEWABLE energy?
3. What are the 4 main sources of non-renewable energy?
4. Name 3 fossil fuels. Why are they called “fossil”?
5. How can solar energy be used to produce electricity? Use detail here.
6. What is the most common form of renewable energy used to generate electricity? What
percentage of U.S. electricity generation comes from this source?
7. Find the section on Hydropower within the Energy Sources section. Look for the sub
heading: Hydropower is non-polluting but does have environmental Impacts.
-How do hydroelectric power plants negatively affect the environment? List as many reasons
as possible.
8. How do we use the Earth’s heat by capturing geothermal energy?
9. What are the 3 main uses of geothermal energy?
10. What is “crude oil” and how is it brought to the surface of the Earth?
11. What are 5 different petroleum products that come from “crude oil”?
12. How does coal form?
13. Name and describe 4 major uses for coal.