What are some disadvantages to alternative energy resources?
Expensive to build or set up (ex: solar panels, building dams and windmills); Difficult to store the energy; Dams and windmills affect animals and ecosystems.
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
Tell whether this energy source is renewable or nonrenewable: oil
nonrenewable
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
Water pumped down into the Earth, heats up, and comes back as steam
Geothermal energy
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
heart
Other team wins 5 points!
Oops!
fairy
Take points!
5
10
15
20
25
fairy
Take points!
5
10
15
20
25
thief
Give points!
5
10
15
20
25
15
Why can water in a river be used to produce electricity?
The water is moving.
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
Tell whether this energy source is renewable or nonrenewable: water
renewable
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
Cannot be renewed or takes a long time to renew
Nonrenewable resources
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
25
What can individuals and communities do to help protect Earthâs resources and the environment ?
Examples: Recycle. Use less electricity/ turn off lights you are not using. Do not waste water. Use hybrid cars. Put solar panels on houses. Build windmills.
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
thief
Give points!
5
10
15
20
25
gift
Win 25 points!
Okay!
gift
Win 25 points!
Okay!
baam
Lose 25 points!
Oops!
15
Tell whether this energy source is renewable or nonrenewable: wind
renewable
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
A nontraditional source of energy that is not from fossil fuels
Alternative energy source
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
The electrical power produced by falling water that turns a turbine generator
hydroelectric power
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
Tell whether this energy source is renewable or nonrenewable: coal
nonrenewable
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
seesaw
Swap points!
Oops!
gold
Win 50 points!
Okay!
rocket
Go to first place!
Okay!
thief
Give points!
5
10
15
20
25
15
The remains of organisms that lived a very long time ago - coal, oil, natural gas