Power/Energy Sources (and items to cover in your presentation)
Name of Power or Energy Source _____________________________
Description of how that power source was caused by energy from the Sun or from a distant exploding
star, such as a SuperNova:
History of that Power Source on Earth
How does it work/provide power? (details, drawings, pictures, etc)
Advantages of the power source:
Disadvantages of the power source:
Good locations for the power source
Not so good locations for the power source
Study Guide For Energy/ Power Source Quiz
Power
Source
Description
and History
Relationship
to Sun or star
How it works
Advantages
Disadvantages
Location
Power/Energy Sources
Biomass – Basics: Refers to plant life used for energy, with ethanol added to gasoline at a 10% rate being
the major example. Sun’s energy is the driving force, making corn or even water-based plants gro. Its
history – Humans have been burning wood for a long, long time, but only recently – in the last 50 years,
have they done biomass for ethanol or other fuels. Advantages: totally renewable, less pollution when
burned, less damage to the environment when produced, plus it takes carbon from the atmosphere, so
is neutral as to climate change. Disadvantages: not as powerful as fossil fuels, can take a lot of space to
grow, can take foodstuff away from hungry humans. Good locations, need access to sunshine and water,
and for algae, need access to oceans. So, bad location would be where plants don’t grow well, low
sunshine.
Coal _
Geothermal
Hydroelectric
Natural Gas
Nuclear
Oil
Solar
Tidal
Wind
Other renewable