APES - Renewable Energy Analysis

Location of the world’s largest hydroelectric dam

• Location A

• Location B

• Location C

• Location D

A benefit of increasing the number of offshore wind farms rather than onshore wind farms

• Offshore has cheaper maintenance costs

• Offshore produces 3X more electricity due to more wind

• Offshore produces less air pollutants

  (i.e. CO and CO2)

• Offshore requires less water to produce steam for electricity generation

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

If peak electricity use occurs around 2 p.m. and avoiding brownouts is more important than annual energy output, which of the following would be best to use in the area? (which peaks at 2 pm)

• No tracking,

  flat

• No tracking,

  tilted east

• No tracking,

  tilted south

• No tracking,

  tilted west

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

Which of the following is LEAST EFFECTIVE at producing energy?

• Tracking,

  dual-axis

• No tracking,

  tilted east

• No tracking,

  tilted south

• No tracking,

  tilted west

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

Which of the following statements is best SUPPORTED BY THE DATA shown in the graph?

• Tracking,

  dual-axis produce the most electricity

• No tracking,

  tilted east produce the most electricity

• No tracking,

  tilted south produce the least electricity

• No tracking,

  tilted west produce more than tilted south

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

The best strategy for MITIGATING the problem of PARTICULATES (particles like ashes) INDOOR homes from burning wood/biomass for heating/cooking

• Adding rainwater collection systems

• Install ventilation systems

• Plant native plants outside the home

• Update well-sealed windows

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Which is an ECOLOGICAL DISASTER that can be caused by dams like the Aswan's High Dam?

• Can provide electrical power for communities

• Increased sardine populations near deltas due to increase water flow

• Most of the nutrient-rich silt normally deposited downstream remains trapped behind the dam

• Some countries upstream used water for their projects

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following is a drawback to using biofuels, such as ethanol, as a fuel source?

• A decrease in global demand for biofuels

• An increase in frozen gas lines

• It produces more CO² than petroleum

• The high demand for producing the crops for ethanol (energy)

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Economic BENEFITS of building large DAMS include which of the following?

I. Storage of water for agriculture and domestic use

II. Controlling floods upstream

III. Production of renewable energy

• I only

• III only

• I and III only

• I, II, and III

Which is an example of a STORAGE unit for solar energy?

• Insulating windows trap heat inside

• Using a hot water tank to store solar energy

• Using an overhang to block sunlight from window

• Using of photovoltaic cell

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4