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WorksheetsGeothermal
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
Is Geothermal renewable or nonrenewable?
Renewable
Nonrenewable
How long has Geothermal been being used?
1,000 years
2,000 years
5,000 years
10,000 years
10 years
What are advantages of Geothermal?
All of the above.
We can cook because of Geothermal.
It heats our homes.
It produces electricity.
Who were the earliest people to use Geothermal Energy?
Indians
Paleo Indians
Osceola Indians
Americans in 1998
What are disadvantages of using Geothermal Energy?
It kills wildlife.
If you extract Geothermal from the earth in a bad way it can lower the ground temperature.
It causes pollution.
It kills fossil fuels.
It causes earthquakes to happen.
How is Geothermal converted into energy?
Wells are drilled 1 to 2 miles down into the ground to extract steam and hot water. The steam and hot water is used to spin a turbine, and that turbine helps produce electricity.
Wells are drilled 2 to 3 miles into the ground to extract steam and hot water. The steam and hot water is used to spin a turbine, and that turbine helps produce electricity.
Water is dropped down into a well. The hot water evaporates and produces electricity.
Where are most of America's Geothermal power plants located?
Most of America's Geothermal power plants are located in Michigan.
Most of America's Geothermal power plants are located in California.
Most of America's Geothermal power plants are located in Florida.
Most of America's Geothermal power plants are located in North Carolina.
Where can Geothermal Energy be found?
Geysers
Hot springs
Volcanoes
All of the above
Energy from deep within the Earth is called ____ energy.
Solar
Wind
Hydro-power
Geothermal
Which is NOT an advantage of geothermal power?
It is renewable.
It causes no pollution.
It produces electricity.
Geysers and volcanoes are everywhere.
2. What is it called when humans generate electricity by using the heat of the Earth?
Geothermal Energy
Solar Energy
Wind Energy
