Biomass Energy

What renewable energy uses chemical energy found in plants, produced by the sun, to create energy?

• Geothermal

• Biomass

• Solar

• Wind

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What is the production order of Biomass energy?

• Combustion, organic matter, steam, turbines, generator

• Organic matter, combustion, steam, turbines, generator

• Steam, combustion, organic matter, turbines, generator

• Combustion, steam, organic matter, generator, turbines

• Organic matter, combustion, steam, generator, turbines

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which energy source is commonly used to produce fuels containing ethanol?

• Solar

• Wind

• Hydropower

• Biomass

Which hidden social cost can come along with Biomass energy?

• Competition for land

• Traffic disruptions

• Pollutants

• Dispute of land rights

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Where would Biomass be used most efficiently?

• California

• Arizona

• Nebraska

• North Dakota

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Pyrolysis is the process of turning organic material into fuel. This is done with oxygen and high temperatures.

• True

• Maybe

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What countries use Biomass most?

• Developing countries

• Emerging countries

• Advanced countries

• North American countries

Biomass can be used for which of the following?

• Providing energy for combined heat and power plants

• As fuel for vehicles such as cars and planes

• Heating of homes and buildings

• All of the above

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How does the use of Biomass energy negatively affect the environment?

• Pollutants are released into the atmosphere

• Birds are killed by the blades of the turbine

• Cyanide salts released during the extraction process may harm wildlife/humans

• Biomass energy does not negatively affect the environemnt?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Fuels created using Biomass are best known as:

• Naturefuels

• Biofuels

• Gasoline

• Nutri-grain