GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
Name :_________________________
Period: ________
1. Fill in the graphic organizer about geothermal energy.
DIRECTIONS
2. Watch the two videos: 1) Understanding Volcanoes and Lava Flow, and 2) Iceland’s Geothermal
Energy. Then answer the questions on the next page. You may have to watch the video multiple
times to get all the information.
Video #1: https://youtu.be/mOSpRzW2i_4
Video #2: https://goo.gl/y46GZu
Answer the following questions with specific details from the videos. Googled answers will not
receive credit.
Video #1:
3. What are the main sources of Earth’s heat?
4. How is Earth different from what Kelvin expected?
5. Predict what will happen to plate movement if billions of years from now the Earth cools
completely.
Video #2:
6. What happens at the location where the plates are separating in Iceland? (list multiple details)
7. Why is Iceland so geothermally active?
8. What do geothermal power plants produce?
9. How do the businesses and people of Iceland use geothermal energy? (List multiple!)
10. What is a benefit of geothermal energy?