Name: ______________________________
Nonrenewable Energy Webquest
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/index.html
Click on Energy sources.
1. List the forms of nonrenewable energy.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Now, click on the word “Oil (Petroleum)
1. How is oil formed?
2. What does the word “petroleum” mean? _________________________________
3. Describe crude oil and where it is found.
4. In what five states is 56% of the U.S. crude oil produced?
5. What are the five top crude-oil producing countries?
6. List 6 products that crude oil is used to produce that are used in everyday life in the U.S.
Click on the Back button.
1. How is natural gas formed?
Now, click on the word “Natural Gas.”
2. Describe the physical properties of natural gas. (Did you know?)
Name: ______________________________
3. List 8 items that use natural gas in their production process.
4. What are the top six natural gas consuming states in the U.S.?
5. WHAT DO YOU THINK? Compared to other energy resources, is natural gas considered to be positive
or negative for the environment? WHY?
Click on the Back Button. Now, click on the word “Coal.”
1. Describe the physical properties of coal
2. How does coal form?
3. What are the two methods of mining used to get coal out of the ground?
4. How many states is coal mined in? ___________
5. List the top three coal producing states.
6. What are the two major uses of coal?
7. Name one negative effect of mining coal on the environment.
Click on the Back button. Now, click on the word “Uranium (nuclear).”
1. What is nuclear energy?
2. What fraction of nuclear electricity is generated in the U.S.? ________
3. How many nuclear power plants are in the U.S. today? __________
4. Nuclear power plants generate ________________________.
Name: ______________________________
Renewable Energy Webquest
1. What are the 5 forms of renewable energy resources?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Click on the word “Solar.”
1. What is solar energy?
2. Solar energy is converted into what energy?
3. Give two examples of how solar energy is used.
4. What do solar cells do?
5. What do solar power plants do?
6. What are the advantages to solar energy?
7. What are the 2 main disadvantages to solar energy?
8. Explain how solar energy is beneficial for the environment.
Click on the Back Button. Click on the word “Wind.”
1. How is wind created?
Name: ______________________________
2. Where in the United States would be ideal for using a windmill? HOW CAN YOU TELL?
3. Describe a wind power plant.
4. Describe the negative effects of wind machines.
Click the Back Button.
Click on the word “Geothermal.”
1. What does the word “geothermal” mean?
2. What is geothermal energy?
3. Geothermal energy is generated in the _____________________________________.
4. What are the three landforms that can give off geothermal energy?
5. Name 2 ways people have used direct geothermal energy?
6. Some geothermal features are thought of as national treasures. In what National Park in the U.S. can
you find one?
Click on the Back Button. Click on the word “Biomass.”
1. What does Biomass mean and what does it contain?
2. Name 5 things that are biomass materials.
3. What is the most common biomass material? _______________________
Name: ______________________________
4. About 80% of wood energy is used where?
5. List the 8 types of garbage that can be turned into energy.
6. How can biomass energy be negative to the environment?
Click on the Back Button. Click on the word “Hydropower.”
1. Hydroelectric power generates what type of energy? __________________________
2. What 3 states hold over one-half of the total U.S. hydroelectric capacity for electricity is
________________________, ______________________________, and __________________________.
3. Most dams in the United States were not built to provide electricity, but for ___________________________ and
___________________________________________________.
4. Tides are the rising and falling of the ocean shore. What are tides caused by?
5. Not only could the ocean provide us with tidal energy, but __________________ energy.
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