Renewable Energy

What type of renewable energy uses water to generate electricity?

• Nuclear

• Wind

• Solar

• Hydro

What does the water spin to produce energy?

• Turbines

• Propellers

• Merry-go rounds

• Sails

Which of the following is a negative of hydro-energy?

• Contributes to global warming

• Is not constant

• does not look good

• Can lead to less water downstream

Which of the following is a positive of hydro energy?

• creates water for more people

• It will never run out

• It is cheap and easy to set up

• It can be done on a small scale

What is geothermal energy?

• Energy that comes from sunlight

• Another form of electricity

• Energy that comes from underground

• Energy that comes from warming up rocks

In what country is geothermal energy popular?

• England

• Greenland

• Norway

• Iceland

Which of the following is not a positive of geothermal energy?

• It is cheap to set up in new houses

• It does not release any greenhouse gases

• It will never run out

• It does not use too much water

Which of the following is a negative of geothermal energy?

• It is very hot

• It smells bad

• It is expensive to retrofit (install) onto old houses)

• It contributes to climate change

What is wind energy?

• Energy produced by blowing air into an engine

• Turbines that are rotated by the wind

• Vehicles like sail boats that use the wind to move

• energy produced by heating up the air

Which country has lots of wind turbines?

• Saudi Arabia

• Spain

• Switzerland

• Scotland