Biomass and Biofuels

Material produced from living or recently living plants or animals and their metabolic byproduct is?

• char

• MSW

• biofuel

• biomass

How can a biofuel be made?

• By fermenting the sugar components of starch crops

• By reacting vegetable oil or animal fat with hydrogen

• All of the above

What is biomass energy?

• any organic matter that can be used by burning wood and other plant life.

• Radiant energy emitted by the sun.

• a combustible black or dark brown rock consisting mainly of carbonized plant matter, found mainly in underground deposits and widely used as fuel.

• made by tapping into steam or hot water reservoirs underground; the heat is used to drive an electrical generator.

Which of the following is NOT a challenge associated with biomass energy?

• Competition with food production

• High water usage

• Limited availability of suitable land

• It is non-renewable

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

What is biomass energy primarily derived from?

• Recently living organisms

• Fossil fuels

• Inorganic matter

• Nuclear reactions

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NGSS.HS-LS1-5

What is the process called when plants, landfill waste, and animal wastes are used to produce electricity, heat, and biofuels?

• Solar Power Generation

• Wind Farming

• Biomass Energy Production

• Hydropower

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Biomass Fuels are created from

• the sun's energy

• intense heat from Earth's interior

• strong, steady winds

• materials that were once part of living things

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

True or False: When you burn wood to generate heat in your house, you are using biomass energy.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

New fuels are being produced by converting corn and grasses into compounds containing alcohols that can be broken down for energy in various engines. The purpose of this research is to

• reduce the use of nonrenewable resources

• increase the rate of air pollution

• reduce the rate of homeostasis in organisms

• cause a loss of biodiversity in the rain forests

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Among the disadvantages of biomass energy is that although the source is renewable, many of the processes produce large amounts of?

• ozone

• hydrogen

• toxic metal

• harmful emissions

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4