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Match the biofuel type with its organic components.

• Woods and grasses

• First generation

• Algae

• Second generation

• Waste, oils and fats

• Advanced

• Food crops

• Third generation

Categorize the types of biofuel creation methods.

• Pyrolysis

• ___ is when glucose is converted to ethanol fuel.

• Anaerobic digestion

• ___ is the creation of bio-oil and bio-char by decomposing using heat without oxygen.

• Gasification

• ___ is the creation of heat by burning biomass.

• Combustion

• ___ is the creation of bio-gas and digestate by breaking down material with bacteria.

• Fermentation

• ___ is when syngas is created via heat, pressure, and partial combustion.

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Which biofuels are responsible for each statement?

• First generation

• ___ biofuels may cause food price spikes due to increased need for agriculture.

• First generation

• ___ biofuels may lead to water and soil degradation due to increased fertilizer use.

• Second generation

• ___ biofuels may lead to deforestation.

To what depth are geothermal wells drilled? Your answer should be a numerical range, and expressed in kilometers (e.g. 26-42 km).

How long are geothermal wells designed to last? Your answer should be a numerical range, and expressed in years (e.g. 26- 42 years).

What are two of the ways waste heat from geothermal wells can be used by the community?

• Drying timber

• Fish farms

• Heating greenhouses

• Hothouses/saunas/hotsprings

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

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Complete the sentence: “Compared to oil and gas reserves, geothermal has _____ times as much energy.” Your answer should be expressed numerically.

Complete the sentence: “The energy of the sun is _____ times more than our annual demand for oil and gas.” Your answer should be expressed numerically.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Compare the types of solar power.

• Photovoltaic

• ___ solar power uses semiconductors to convert light into electricity.

• Active

• ___ solar power has mechanical components and circulates heat-carrying fluids.

• Thermal

• ___ solar power has no moving parts and the design is enhanced to capture the sun’s rays.

• Passive

• ___ solar power uses the sun’s heat to warm buildings.

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What is the minimum average annual wind speed necessary for potential wind turbine sites to be considered efficient enough to approve and construct? Your answer should be expressed numerically, in decimal form, as mph or m/s (e.g. 98.6 mph or 98.6 m/s).

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