Geothermal Energy

Geothermal energy depends on the weather conditions.

• True

• False

What spins the turbine?

• Hamster

• Steam

• Wind

• Water

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What is an advantage of geothermal energy?

• It produces carbon dioxide

• It is expensive

• It produces little to no pollution

• It runs on oil

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What is injected into the ground to be heated?

• Oil

• Oxygen

• Milk

• Water

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Where can geothermal energy be used best?

• Near a river

• Near a volcano

• In a mountain

• In the sea

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Which country produces the most electricity from geothermal energy proportionally?

• U.S.A

• Greenland

• United Kingdom

• Iceland

What can Geothermal energy also be used for?

• Heating floorboards

• Clearing snowy roads

• Powering restaurants

• Powering showers

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Which is NOT a source of energy that is originally derived from the sun?

• Geothermal
• Wind
• Passive solar
• Active solar
• Biomass

One of the biggest limitations to the wide scale use of geothermal energy is the need for

• large amounts of water.
• a suitable site.
• an area with warm water temperatures.
• a cooling system.
• a large amount of land.

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Heating and cooling buildings by exchange with shallow groundwater systems is considered a form of ___ energy.  

• geothermal
• solar
• kinetic
• potential