Alternative Energy & Biofuels

Alternative Energy & Biofuels

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What is "alternative energy"?

• Energy sources that are powered by fossil fuels

• Energy sources that are non-renewable

• Energy sources that are renewable

• Energy sources that are ONLY powered by the sun

Alternative Energy Sources

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What powers "solar" energy?

• Wind

• The earth's heat

• Water

• Sun

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How can solar energy be used in agriculture?

• It can power water pumps

• It can be used to fuel trucks

• It can power buildings

• It can power homes

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What powers "wind" energy?

• Wind

• The earth's heat

• Water

• Sun

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How can wind energy be used in agriculture?

• It can be used to fuel tractors

• It can power buildings

• It can pump water for animals drinking tanks

• It can power homes

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Where can biomass materials come from?

• Plants

• Animal waste

• Earth's heat

• Wood

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What powers "geothermal" energy?

• Wind

• The earth's heat

• Water

• Sun

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What powers "hydroelectric" energy?

• Wind

• The earth's heat

• Water

• Sun

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Where would we find tidal/wave energy being used?

• At a lake

• On the coastline

• Along shoreline

• Beside a creek

Biofuels​

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What is a "biofuel"?

• A fuel made from fossils

• A fuel made from biological raw material

• A fuel made from hydroelectric turbines

• A fuel made from rock particles

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How can biodiesel be used in agriculture?

• In diesel engines

• In gasoline engines

• To power methane generators

• To power a home

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What can ethanol be made from?

• Corn

• Sugar Cane

• Grains

• Used vegetable oil

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How can ethanol be used in agriculture?

• In diesel engines

• In gasoline engines

• To power methane generators

• To power a home

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How can methane be used in agriculture?

• In diesel engines

• In gasoline engines

• To power methane generators

• To power a home

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What type of alternative energy can be produced in a desert that experience strong winds every day?

• Solar
• Geothermal
• Wind
• Hydroelectric

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What type of alternative energy can be used by people who live beside the ocean?

• Solar
• Hydroelectric
• Wave/tidal
• Geothermal

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What biofuel can be used in diesel engines?

• Ethanol
• Methane
• Gasoline
• Biodiesel

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What biofuel is made from corn and sugar cane?

• Methane
• Ethanol 
• Biodiesel 
• Gasoline 

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What type of energy is used to power photovoltaic cells on calculators?

• Wind
• Geothermal
• Hydroelectric
• Solar

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What type of energy is produced from moving or falling water?

• Tidal/wave
• Geothermal 
• Hydroelectric 
• Biomass

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What type of energy uses heat from inside the earth to heat liquid in pipes in the ground?

• Solar
• Wind
• Biomass
• Geothermal

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What type of energy is produced from materials that were once living, like plants or animal waste? 

• Tidal/Wave
• Wind
• Biomass
• Geothermal

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What type of energy is produced using heat from the sun?

• Solar
• Wind
• Biomass
• Geothermal