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Central Idea

Math Problem

Unit Title: Renewable and Nonre-

newable energy resources

Teacher: Ordower

Course: Environmental Science

Chapter(s) Covered:

State Standards: Env. 1.8, 1.13, 1.16, 1.17, 1.21,

1.22, 1.24, 1.27, 1.28

Overarching Concepts: What are resources, what

are the differences between nonrenewable and

renewable resources, advantages and disad-

vantages, ways to conserve resources

Students Will:

1. Describe the differences between renew/nonrenewable resources and how each is acquired

2. Understand the advantages and disadvantages of each type of resource

3. Demonstrate through models how 3 different resources work (8 to choose from)

4. Present their chosen resource project to the class

Math Standards: 1. make sense of problems and persevere in solving them 2. Reason abstractly and

quantitatively. 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. 4. Use appropriate

tools strategically 5. Attend to precision 6. Look for and make use of structure

Demos/Labs/Activities: 1. Cookie Mining

2. Drilling for Oil

3. Exploring Oil Seep

4. Oil Spill

Assignments:

1. Fossil Fuel Use

2. Fossil Fuel & Biofuel Consumption

3. Fundamentals of Energy wkst

4. Online Wind lab

5. Fuel Presentation Project Multimedia: 1. Energy Notes

2. World Toughest Fixes Nuclear Reactor

3. Online Wind Lab

4. Fuel Presentations

Review: Energy Review Sheet Assessment: Chapter 17 vocab quiz, Chapter 18 vocab quiz, Nonrenewable quiz, renewa-ble quiz, Energy Test,

Day Modifications Extensions

5, 10 Vocab quizzes Extended time if needed/read outloud

4, 9 Energy quizzes Extended time if needed/read outloud

12 Energy test Extended time if needed/read outloud

All labs—some group work Help from teacher if needed/extended time during

study hall if needed

Modifications/Extensions

Day Activity Teacher

minutes

Student

minutes

1 Introduce the presentation project 10

Begin Energy Notes Power Point—Slides 1-13 30

LAB: “Cookie Mining” 40

HW—Chapter 17 vocab—due day 5

2 Continue Energy Notes Power Point—Slides 14-26 25

LAB: “Drilling for Oil” 30

As students complete the lab they should begin working on “Fossil Fuel Use” worksheet individually 40


3 LAB: Exploring Oil Seep 20

If class is responsible enough, also do Oil Spill Lab 40

Insert calendar

5. Renewable energy Living

6. Wind Turbine

7. Solar

Day Activity Teacher

minutes

Student

minutes

As students finish labs they should begin working on Fossil Fuel & Biofuel Combustion worksheet.

Homework if not completed in class

30


4 Briefly review nonrenewable energies and take quiz 15

Watch “World’s Toughest Fixes: Nuclear Reactor Replacement” either on Netflix or YouTube 60

5 Go over vocab words and take vocab quiz 10

Continue Energy Notes Power Point—Slides 27-40 30

Do Fundamentals of Energy worksheet 30

LAB: Fundamentals of Energy worksheet 20


6 Finish Energy Notes Power Point—Slides 41-47 20

LAB: Renewable Energy Living Lab 70


7 LAB: Wind Online lab 30

Introduce Wind Turbine Project. Begin projects today. Student groups should have base idea finished

today

60

HW—Chapter 18 vocab—due Day 10

8 Finish Wind Turbine Project—have blades ready to be tested by end of class 80

HW—Chapter 18 vocab—due Day 10

9 Go over renewable energies and take quiz 15

Go over Solar notes again as a refresher 15

LAB: Solar heater 60

HW—Chapter 18 vocab—due next class

10 Go over Chapter 18 vocab and take quiz 15

Begin Fuel Project (see presentation paper from Day 1)—be ready to present next class 75

11 Present Fuel Project to class 60

When all presentations are complete, students should start working on Review sheet—due next class 30

12 Go over Review sheet 15

Take Nonrenewable/Renewable Energy Test 60

Notes: This is also a great website that I’ll be using in a different unit but I used some of their materials for this

unit.

http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/07/f2/OceanEnergyMMS.pdf

Name: __________________________________________ Date: ________________

Environmental Science Chapter 17 Vocab Quiz

1. Electric generator

2. Fossil fuel

3. Nuclear energy

4. Nuclear fission

5. Nuclear fusion

6. Oil reserves

7. Petroleum

A. A liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds; used widely as a fuel source B. The combination of nuclei of small atoms to form a larger nucleus; release energy C. The energy released by a fission or fusion reaction; the binding energy of the

atomic nucleus D. A device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy E. A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organism that lived

long ago; examples include oil, coal, and natural gas F. The splitting of the nucleus of a large atom into two or more fragments; releases

additional neutrons and energy G. Oil deposits that are discovered and are in commercial production

Name: __________________________________________ Date: ________________



2. Fossil fuel

3. Nuclear energy

4. Nuclear fission

5. Nuclear fusion

6. Oil reserves

7. Petroleum





Name: __________________________________________ Date: ________________



2. Fossil fuel

3. Nuclear energy

4. Nuclear fission

5. Nuclear fusion

6. Oil reserves

7. Petroleum





Name: _________________________________________________ Date: __________________

Drilling for Oil in the Ocean

Materials:

15 cm x 15 cm piece of foam board

4 sharpened pencils

2 clear plastic straws for each student

10-gallon aquarium

300 cm3 (cubic centimeters) of dark sand

1 large bag of light sand

clear tape

water

Procedure:

1. Pour the dark sand into the aquarium in three equal mounds.

2. Cover the bottom of the aquarium and the mounds of dark sand to a depth of 6 cm with light sand to resemble

the ocean floor.

3. Carefully fill the aquarium to a depth of 20 cm with water, taking care not to disturb the sand.

4. Cut a 2 cm hole in the middle of the foam board.

Name: _________________________________________________ Date: __________________

Drilling for Oil in the Ocean

Materials:

15 cm x 15 cm piece of foam board

4 sharpened pencils

2 clear plastic straws for each student

10-gallon aquarium

300 cm3 (cubic centimeters) of dark sand

1 large bag of light sand

clear tape

water

Procedure:

1. Pour the dark sand into the aquarium in three equal mounds.

2. Cover the bottom of the aquarium and the mounds of dark sand to a depth of 6 cm with light sand to resemble

the ocean floor.

3. Carefully fill the aquarium to a depth of 20 cm with water, taking care not to disturb the sand.

4. Cut a 2 cm hole in the middle of the foam board.

5. Insert one sharpened pencil into each corner of the foam board, as legs for an oil rig.

6. Carefully place the rig in the water. The deck of the oil rig (foam board) should be slightly above water level.

7. Tape two straws together end to end so that the juncture is completely sealed to make a drill.

8. Try to strike oil by inserting your drill through the hole in the deck into the sand until it hits the bottom of the

aquarium. Cover the end of the straw tightly with one finger and remove the straw.

Results:

1. Is there any dark sand in the end of the straw? _____________________________________________________

2. Did you strike oil? ____________________________________________________________________________

Research Questions:

1. How do geologists determine where to look for oil under the ocean? ___________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What are the challenges of finding and producing oil from offshore basins? ______________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What would life be like working on an offshore oil rig? _______________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Insert one sharpened pencil into each corner of the foam board, as legs for an oil rig.

6. Carefully place the rig in the water. The deck of the oil rig (foam board) should be slightly above water level.

7. Tape two straws together end to end so that the juncture is completely sealed to make a drill.

8. Try to strike oil by inserting your drill through the hole in the deck into the sand until it hits the bottom of the

aquarium. Cover the end of the straw tightly with one finger and remove the straw.

Results:

1. Is there any dark sand in the end of the straw? _____________________________________________________

2. Did you strike oil? ____________________________________________________________________________

Research Questions:

1. How do geologists determine where to look for oil under the ocean? ___________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What are the challenges of finding and producing oil from offshore basins? ______________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What would life be like working on an offshore oil rig? _______________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

Name: __________________________________________ Date: _____________

Energy Usage in the United States

Nonrenewable Resources

1. Go to the website http://205.254.135.7/state/ 2. Looking at the green US map, click on Indiana 3. A new map should come up with Indiana highlighted with a bunch of circles all over the state. 4. Look to the top left of the map for “Layers/Legend” and click on the icon. 5. Click the red X to “Remove all Layers” but DO NOT exit out of the legend yet. 6. Using the chart below, click the following items and draw what each item looks like on the key 7. Draw the symbol for each of the following items

Coal power plant

Petroleum refinery

Natural gas power plant

Coal field

Biomass power plant

8. Go to the right hand side of the legend and click the Exit icon to see the full map 9. Double click on Evansville to zoom in 10. How many coal power plants does the Evansville Tri-State area have? ___________________________________

Name: __________________________________________ Date: _____________

Energy Usage in the United States


1. Go to the website http://205.254.135.7/state/ 2. Looking at the green US map, click on Indiana 3. A new map should come up with Indiana highlighted with a bunch of circles all over the state. 4. Look to the top left of the map for “Layers/Legend” and click on the icon. 5. Click the red X to “Remove all Layers” but DO NOT exit out of the legend yet. 6. Using the chart below, click the following items and draw what each item looks like on the key 7. Draw the symbol for each of the following items

Coal power plant

Petroleum refinery

Natural gas power plant

Coal field

Biomass power plant

8. Go to the right hand side of the legend and click the Exit icon to see the full map 9. Double click on Evansville to zoom in

10. How many coal power plants does the Evansville Tri-State area have? ___________________________________

http://205.254.135.7/state/

http://205.254.135.7/state/

11. How many natural gas areas does the Evansville Tri-State area have? ___________________________________ 12. Hover over the Evansville Power Plants. Choose two of the plants and list them below:

a. __________________________________ b. __________________________________

13. Scroll down to the “Indiana Quick Facts” 14. Which oil refinery is the largest processing capacity outside of the Gulf Coast region? ______________________ 15. Almost all of Indiana’s electricity is generated from what? ____________________________________________ 16. Click back to the home page 17. Scroll down to “State Total Energy Ranking, 2010”, which state produces the most energy? _________________ 18. Look at the right hand side of the table, who is ranked 1st? ________________ Ranked 50th? ________________ 19. Look over at the blue tab near the top labeled “Rankings” and click on it. 20. Which state consumed the most energy per capita in 2010? __________________________________________ 21. What is Indiana ranked? ____________________________ 22. Scroll to the right and click on “Coal Production” 23. Which state produces the most coal in the US? _____________________________________________________ 24. Where is Indiana ranked? ______________________________________________________________________ 25. Click on “Total Energy” 26. Which state produced the total amount of energy? __________________________________________________ 27. How many BTUs did Indiana produce? ____________________________________________________________ 28. Click on “Carbon Dioxide Emissions” 29. Which state produces the most CO2 emissions? _____________________________________________________ 30. How many metric tons does Indiana produce? ______________________________________________________

11. How many natural gas areas does the Evansville Tri-State area have? ___________________________________ 12. Hover over the Evansville Power Plants. Choose two of the plants and list them below:

c. __________________________________ d. __________________________________

13. Scroll down to the “Indiana Quick Facts” 14. Which oil refinery is the largest processing capacity outside of the Gulf Coast region? ______________________ 15. Almost all of Indiana’s electricity is generated from what? ____________________________________________ 16. Click back to the home page 17. Scroll down to “State Total Energy Ranking, 2010”, which state produces the most energy? _________________ 18. Look at the right hand side of the table, who is ranked 1st? ________________ Ranked 50th? ________________ 19. Look over at the blue tab near the top labeled “Rankings” and click on it. 20. Which state consumed the most energy per capita in 2010? __________________________________________ 21. What is Indiana ranked? ____________________________ 22. Scroll to the right and click on “Coal Production” 23. Which state produces the most coal in the US? _____________________________________________________ 24. Where is Indiana ranked? ______________________________________________________________________ 25. Click on “Total Energy” 26. Which state produced the total amount of energy? __________________________________________________ 27. How many BTUs did Indiana produce? ____________________________________________________________ 28. Click on “Carbon Dioxide Emissions” 29. Which state produces the most CO2 emissions? _____________________________________________________ 30. How many metric tons does Indiana produce? ______________________________________________________

Name: __________________________________________ Date: _____________

Fossil Fuel Usage in Indiana Key


1. Go to the website http://205.254.135.7/state/ 2. Scroll down to “See energy maps, facts, and data for a State:” 3. Click on “Indiana” 4. Draw the symbol for each of the following items

Coal

Petroleum refining

Natural gas

Natural gas flow

Biomass

5. How many coal power plants does the Evansville Tri-State area have? 4 6. How many natural gas areas does the Evansville Tri-State area have? 2 7. Hover over the Evansville Power Plants. Choose two of the plants and list them below:

a. __________________________________ b. __________________________________ 8. Scroll down to the “Indiana Quick Facts” 9. Which oil refinery is the largest processing capacity outside of the Gulf Coast region? The BP Products refinery 10. Almost all of Indiana’s electricity is generated from what? Coal 11. Click back to the home page 12. Looking at the map of the US, where does most of the Oil and Natural Gas get produced? The Gulf Coast 13. Look at the right hand side of the screen to the “State Ranking 1. Total Energy Production” 14. Which state has the most energy production? Texas 15. Scroll down to “State Energy Highlights” 16. Which state produces the most coal in the US? Wyoming 17. Washington is the lead state in what type of energy? Hydroelectric power 18. What do Illinois and Pennsylvania have in common? They rely heavily on nuclear power for electricity 19. Scroll back up to the map and clip on the tab “refineries” 20. How many petroleum refineries does the US have? 147 21. Where are most of them located? The Gulf Coast 22. Click on the tab “Power Plants” 23. Where are most of the power plants located in the US? The eastern side 24. Click on the tab “Coal Mines” 25. What type of mine does the Indiana/Kentucky/Illinois area have? Underground 26. Why does Wyoming have mostly surface mines? They are in mountains area

Renewable Resources

1. Go the main page and click on the tab “Renewables” 2. Name the 4 types of renewable energy potential used in the US

a. Solar b. Wind

c. Geothermal d. Biomass

3. Where is solar energy used the most? Sunshine Valley (AZ, NM, NV) 4. What type of renewable energy does Indiana mostly use? Biomass 5. What type of renewable power plant is used the most through the US? Hydro Power plants 6. Go back to the Indiana page

http://205.254.135.7/state/

7. Indiana has major potential to produce what type of energy production? Ethanol because IN is one of the nation’s top corn-producing states

8. When was Indiana’s first wind farm installed? 2008 9. Scroll up to the top of the Indiana page and click on the tab “Analysis” 10. Indianan is on the top consumers of what types of fuels? Distillate, including diesel 11. Where does Indiana get additional natural gas from? Colorado and Wyoming 12. Indiana is considered to be a net exporter of electricity. What does that mean? It produces significantly more

energy than it consumes 13. Households in Indiana use less electricity than the average American 14. Click back to the main map, scroll down and click on California 15. The southern part of California uses what type of renewable energy? Solar 16. List two other types of renewable energy used in California?

a. Hydro power plants b. Nuclear c. Geothermal d. Wind

17. Looking at both the nonrenewable and renewable resource, which one does the US use the most of? _________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

18. Why do we use that much? _____________________________________________________________________ 19. Using your own research, list three different things that we could do as a country that would reduce the levels of

nonrenewable resources? a. _____________________________________________________________________________________ b. _____________________________________________________________________________________ c. _____________________________________________________________________________________

20. Color in the map with the appropriate colors: a. Biomass—green shading b. Oil refineries—brown dots

c. Solar energy—yellow shading d. Natural gas—orange dots

e. Hydro energy—blue dots f. Coal mining—black shading

Name: _______________________________________________ Date: __________________

Exploring Oil Seeps

Materials:

1 large clear glass

1 small mixing bowl

2 ml (milliliters) of cooking oil

10 cm3 (cubic centimeters) of sand

30 cm3 (cubic centimeters) of soil

1 piece of clay

water

Procedure:

1. Pour the sand into the bottom of the glass.

2. Pour the oil into the sand and add 1 ml of water.

3. Mix the soil with water until it is very wet, then pack tightly into the glass.

4. Flatten the clay into a circle as large as the opening of the glass.

5. Make a thin seal over the soil with the clay.

6. Fill the glass with water.

7. Observe the surface of the water to see how long it takes the oil to seep through the layers to the top of the

water.

Name: _______________________________________________ Date: __________________

Exploring Oil Seeps

Materials:

1 large clear glass

1 small mixing bowl

2 ml (milliliters) of cooking oil

10 cm3 (cubic centimeters) of sand

30 cm3 (cubic centimeters) of soil

1 piece of clay

water

Procedure:

8. Pour the sand into the bottom of the glass.

9. Pour the oil into the sand and add 1 ml of water.

10. Mix the soil with water until it is very wet, then pack tightly into the glass.

11. Flatten the clay into a circle as large as the opening of the glass.

12. Make a thin seal over the soil with the clay.

13. Fill the glass with water.

14. Observe the surface of the water to see how long it takes the oil to seep through the layers to the top of the

water.

Results:

1. How long did it take for the oil to begin seeping to the top of the water? ______________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

Questions:

1. How long do you think it would take for all of the oil to seep to the top? _________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

2. How would you design an experiment to determine this? _____________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Would the oil seep faster if you constantly agitated the glass? _________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Would a taller glass with more water (more pressure) affect the rate of seepage? _________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

5. What effect would using saltwater have? __________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

Results:

2. How long did it take for the oil to begin seeping to the top of the water? ______________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

Questions:

6. How long do you think it would take for all of the oil to seep to the top? _________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

7. How would you design an experiment to determine this? _____________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Would the oil seep faster if you constantly agitated the glass? _________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

9. Would a taller glass with more water (more pressure) affect the rate of seepage? _________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

10. What effect would using saltwater have? __________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

Name: __________________________________________ Date: ________________

Chapter 18 Vocab Quiz

1. Active solar heating

2. Alternative energy

3. Biomass fuel

4. Energy conservation

5. Energy efficiency

6. Fuel cell

7. Geothermal energy

8. Hydroelectric energy

9. Ocean thermal energy

conversion (OTEC)

10. Passive solar heating

11. Renewable resource

A. The gathering of solar energy by collectors that are used to heat water or

heat a building

B. Energy from sources that are constantly being formed

C. The energy hat does not come from fossil fuels and that is still in

development

D. The use of sunlight to heat buildings directly

E. Plant material, manure, or any other organic matter that is used as an

energy source

F. The use of temperature differences in ocean water to produce electricity

G. The process of saving energy by reducing energy use and waste

H. Electrical energy produced by falling water

I. The percentage of energy put into a system that does useful work

J. The energy produced by heat within the Earth

K. A device that produces electricity chemically by combining hydrogen fuel

with oxygen from the air

Name: __________________________________________ Date: ________________

Chapter 18 Vocab Quiz



3. Biomass fuel



6. Fuel cell




conversion (OTEC)




heat a building



development


E. Plant material, manure, or any other organic matter that is used as an

energy source








Name: ________________________________________________________ Date: ________________ Environmental Science Chapter 17-18 Review

Chapter 18

1. What is renewable energy? _____________________________________________________________________ 2. List 6 forms of renewable energy and compare the advantages and disadvantages of each.

a. _______________________ b. _______________________ c. _______________________ d. _______________________ e. _______________________ f. _______________________

Advantage a. ____________________________ b. ____________________________ c. ____________________________ d. ____________________________ e. ____________________________ f. ____________________________

Disadvantage a. _____________________________ b. _____________________________ c. _____________________________ d. _____________________________ e. _____________________________ f. _____________________________

3. Which renewable resource would be best suited for the region of Evansville, IN? __________________________ 4. What percentage of the world’s energy comes from hydroelectricity? ___________________________________ 5. What is geothermal energy? ____________________________________________________________________ 6. What is alternative energy? _____________________________________________________________________ 7. What is energy conservation? ___________________________________________________________________ 8. What type of renewable energy uses the sun’s energy most directly? ___________________________________ 9. What is the most useful type of renewable energy in the world? _______________________________________ 10. What types of renewable energies are you likely to find in developing countries? __________________________ 11. What is the fastest growing energy source in the world? _____________________________________________ 12. How do geothermal heat pumps work? ___________________________________________________________ 13. Rivers are recharged by the water cycle, so what is the original source of hydroelectricity? __________________ 14. Does the energy used by fuel cells come from the sun? Explain. ________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. Describe three alternative energy technologies

a. ___________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________

16. Identify 2 ways that hydrogen could be used as a fuel source in the future. a. _____________________________________________________________________________________ b. _____________________________________________________________________________________

17. List at least 4 ways to conserve energy in daily household tasks. a. ___________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________ d. ___________________________________________

18. What is the difference between energy conservation and energy efficiency? _____________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

19. What are two criteria that alternative native energy must meet? _______________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

20. A tidal power plant is similar to what kind of renewable energy source? _________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 17

1. What is fossil fuel? ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is petroleum? ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. What are oil reserves? _________________________________________________________________________ 4. What is nuclear fission? ________________________________________________________________________ 5. What is nuclear fusion? ________________________________________________________________________ 6. Why are fossil fuels so widely used and so wide spread? ______________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What is the main reason for the world to slow down the production of nuclear power plants? _______________

___________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Give 2 examples of direct use for fossil fuels.

a. _______________________________________________________________ b. _______________________________________________________________

9. How do modern nuclear power plants use nuclear energy? ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

10. If fossil fuels are stilling forming today, why are they considered nonrenewable resources? _________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

11. Name two concerns the world has about nuclear power. a. _____________________________________________________________________________________ b. _____________________________________________________________________________________

12. Name 2 benefits from nuclear power. a. _____________________________________________________________________________________ b. _____________________________________________________________________________________

13. Why have fossil fuels become our primary energy source? ____________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

14. What is the difference between oil reserves and oil deposits? _________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

15. Compare a power plant that burns fossil fuel with a nuclear power plant. How are they similar? How are they different? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

16. Why do countries like France and Japan rely so heavily on nuclear power when there have been such catastrophes like Chernobyl? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

17. Describe five factors that influence the value of a fuel. a. _______________________________________________________________ b. _______________________________________________________________ c. _______________________________________________________________ d. _______________________________________________________________ e. _______________________________________________________________

18. Describe how fossil are used to produce electricity and explain how an electric generator works. ____________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

19. Describe how coal is formed. How does using coal effect the environment? ______________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

20. Describe how natural gas and oil are formed. How does using natural gas and oil effect the environment? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name: ___________________________________________________ Date: _________________ Chapter 17-18 Quiz Matching: Match the following words with their corresponding definitions



3. Biomass fuel



6. Fuel cell




conversion (OTEC)




heat a building



development


E. Plant material, manure, or any other organic matter that is used as an energy

source








Multiple Choice: Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Electric generators work by

a. converting oil into electricity. b. turning turbines in a dam. c. converting mechanical energy into electrical energy. d. rubbing copper against a substance that does not conduct electricity.

____ 2. Oil and natural gas result from a. the migration of complex carbohydrate molecules to nonporous rock formations. b. the decay of tiny marine organisms that accumulated on the ocean floor millions of years

ago. c. the burning of high-sulfur, low-grade uranium. d. the decay of plants that lived in swamps hundreds of thousands of years ago.

____ 3. The energy needs for the United States in the 1990s have a. risen dramatically. c. risen slightly. b. fallen dramatically. d. fallen slightly.

____ 4. Coal is formed when a. sediments cover dead marine organisms and heat converts them into complex, energy-

rich carbon molecules. b. deposits of methane are subjected to high pressure until they condense into crystals. c. swamplands are buried by sediment. The added weight creates heat and pressure that

converts the plants to coal. d. organic remains get trapped in nonporous rock and merge into large bodies of complex,

energy-rich carbon molecules. ____ 5. Which of the following is an advantage of using fossil fuels for energy?

a. the resulting air pollution c. limited quantities b. versatility in their uses d. toxic by-products

____ 6. Which of the following is an advantage of nuclear energy? a. It does not produce solid waste. c. It poses no safety risks. b. It is cost-efficient. d. It does not produce air pollution.

____ 7. Habitat loss, soil erosion, and air pollution are disadvantages of which renewable energy source? a. solar c. biomass fuel b. wind d. moving water

____ 8. Renewable energy is energy from sources that a. are constantly being formed. c. humans can manufacture. b. will take years to deplete. d. were once living organisms.

____ 9. Compared to washing clothes in warm water, washing clothes in cold water uses a. much more energy. c. much less energy. b. the same amount of energy. d. a little more energy.

____ 10. The most energy-efficient vehicles available today are a. cars with gasoline engines. c. fuel cell cars. b. hybrid cars. d. cars that use biomass fuel.

Completion: Complete each sentence or statement.

Renewable Radioactivity Remains of plants, swamps

Wind power Mechanical energy Electricity

Biomass Nonrenewable Moving water

Alternative energy Remains of organisms, deserts Hydroelectric

11. When operated properly, nuclear plants release less __________________________ than coal-fired power plants

do. 12. Coal forms from the ______________________________ that lived in ______________________________

hundreds of millions of years ago. 13. The fastest growing source of energy in the world is ___________________________. 14. Hydroelectric energy is electricity generated from ____________________________. 15. Energy from sources that are constantly being formed is _______________________________ energy. 16. A tidal power plant works much like a(n) ________________________________ power plant. 17. Wind turbines convert the movement of the wind into ___________________________________. 18. Using gasohol or ethanol from corn in vehicles is an example of using ________________________________ fuel. 19. If fossil fuels come from the remains of dead organisms, why are they not considered renewable resources?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

20. How can you help conserve energy in your homes? Give examples. _______________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

21. Identify three ways that people can conserve energy in their daily lives. (You do not have to answer in sentences) a. _____________________________________________________________________________________ b. _____________________________________________________________________________________ c. _____________________________________________________________________________________

22. What form of renewable energy meets most of the energy needs of developing countries? ____________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

23. You heat your home with electric heat. You wish to reduce your electric bills, so you have decided to burn wood in a wood furnace. What are the environmental advantages and disadvantages of doing this? What other steps could you take to conserve electricity? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

24. In general, nuclear energy is used more widely in countries that have meager energy supplies. Explain this connection and give examples. ____________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

25. Which fuel source if Evansville, IN best suited for? _____________________________________________________ Why? _________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Name: Date:

Environmental Science Chapter 17-18 Quiz

True/False: Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false by circling T for True and F for false

T F 1. Chernobyl, Ukraine is the site of the most hazardous nuclear meltdown to date in the world.

T F 2. Coal is created by dead organisms under high pressure and heat over 1,000 of years.

T F 3. Strip-mining uses a method which is less dangerous to humans but extremely hazardous to the environment.

T F 4. Nuclear fusion is the splitting of the nucleus of a large atom into two or fragments

T F 5. Plant material or other organic matter that can be used as an energy source is called biomass fuel

T F 6. One of the disadvantages of building a dam in an area is the flood control it creates.

T F 7. Crude oil is the processed petroleum once it is pumped from the Earth

T F 8. Oil and natural gas is created by dead organisms under high pressure and heat over 1,000 of years.

T F 9. Energy conservation is the percentage of energy put into a system that is not useful

T F 10. The biggest problem with the burning of fossil fuels is air pollution.


____ 11. What is renewable energy?

a. Energy that can be recycled c. Organic material that can be reused

b. Energy that is being constantly reformed d. Organic material that be recycled

____ 12. All of the following are considered renewable resources except:

a. Wind c. Solar

b. Fossil Fuels d. Hydroelectricity

Name: Date:

Environmental Science Chapter 17-18 Quiz

True/False: Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false by circling T for True and F for false

T F 1. Chernobyl, Ukraine is the site of the most hazardous nuclear meltdown to date in the world.

T F 2. Coal is created by dead organisms under high pressure and heat over 1,000 of years.

T F 3. Strip-mining uses a method which is less dangerous to humans but extremely hazardous to the environment.

T F 4. Nuclear fusion is the splitting of the nucleus of a large atom into two or fragments

T F 5. Plant material or other organic matter that can be used as an energy source is called biomass fuel

T F 6. One of the disadvantages of building a dam in an area is the flood control it creates.

T F 7. Crude oil is the processed petroleum once it is pumped from the Earth

T F 8. Oil and natural gas is created by dead organisms under high pressure and heat over 1,000 of years.

T F 9. Energy conservation is the percentage of energy put into a system that is not useful

T F 10. The biggest problem with the burning of fossil fuels is air pollution.


____ 11. What is renewable energy?

a. Energy that can be recycled c. Organic material that can be reused

b. Energy that is being constantly reformed d. Organic material that be recycled

____ 12. All of the following are considered renewable resources except:

a. Wind c. Solar

b. Fossil Fuels d. Hydroelectricity

____ 13. What percentage of the world’s energy comes from hydroelectricity?

a. 20% c. 30%

b. 15% d. 5%

____ 14. Where does geothermal energy get its energy from?

a. the sun heating the surface of the Earth c. volcanoes

b. the sun heating lake and pond water d. heat from beneath the Earth’s surface

____ 15. What is energy conservation?

a. process of recycling energy that is

constantly being reformed

c. process of remains of organisms that form

complex hydrogen molecules

b. process of saving energy by reducing

energy use and waste

d. the splitting of the nuclear fragments to

create energy

____ 16. The type of energy that uses the sun’s energy most directly is called

a. wind c. passive heating

b. geothermal d. solar

____ 17. Hydroelectricity gets its energy from what source?

a. moving water c. heated water

b. still water d. cold water

____ 18. All of the following are ways to conserve energy within a household except:

a. change the thermostat c. unplugging unused appliances

b. wash clothes in cold water d. leaving energy efficient lights on

____ 19. All of the following would be considered alternative energy sources except:

a. fossil fuel c. hydrogen

b. tidal power d. ocean thermal conversion

____ 20. Plants or animals that have died and changed through pressure and heat are called

a. coal c. oil

b. fossil fuels d. petroleum

____ 13. What percentage of the world’s energy comes from hydroelectricity?

a. 20% c. 30%

b. 15% d. 5%

____ 14. Where does geothermal energy get its energy from?

a. the sun heating the surface of the Earth c. volcanoes

b. the sun heating lake and pond water d. heat from beneath the Earth’s surface

____ 15. What is energy conservation?

a. process of recycling energy that is

constantly being reformed

c. process of remains of organisms that form

complex hydrogen molecules

b. process of saving energy by reducing

energy use and waste

d. the splitting of the nuclear fragments to

create energy

____ 16. The type of energy that uses the sun’s energy most directly is called

a. wind c. passive heating

b. geothermal d. solar

____ 17. Hydroelectricity gets its energy from what source?

a. moving water c. heated water

b. still water d. cold water

____ 18. All of the following are ways to conserve energy within a household except:

a. change the thermostat c. unplugging unused appliances

b. wash clothes in cold water d. leaving energy efficient lights on

____ 19. All of the following would be considered alternative energy sources except:

a. fossil fuel c. hydrogen

b. tidal power d. ocean thermal conversion

____ 20. Plants or animals that have died and changed through pressure and heat are called

a. coal c. oil

b. fossil fuels d. petroleum

Name: __________________________________ Date: _________________________

Fuel Presentation Project

Introduction: Throughout this unit we will be learning about renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. By the end of

unit, you will be able to describe how each of the resources creates electricity and the benefits and disadvantages of

each fuel type. The final project for this unit will be a “Salesman Day” where you and your sales team will sell the class

your specific type of fuel source. For this unit we have 9 different resources:

1. Coal

2. Oil

3. Natural gas

4. Nuclear energy

5. Biomass

6. Hydroelectricity

7. Geothermal

8. Solar

9. Wind

Project Requirements

You may work in groups of up to 4 people

It will be a random selection for the fuel source (don’t ask for a specific one!)

You will create a PowerPoint, Prezi or some other form of presentation

You must include the following information:

o Name of energy source

o 4 benefits

o 4 disadvantages

o How it works (very brief description)

o Why this fuel source is needed

o The average efficiency

o Cost of use (how much to power an average home or car)

o At least 5 pictures

The team that “sells” their energy the best to your client (the teacher) will receive commission(extra credit).

This presentation is due next class and is worth 50 points (see back for breakdown of points)

Requirements Points possible

Points Received

Name of energy source 2

4 benefits 4

4 disadvantages 4

How it works 5

Why is this fuel source needed 5

Average efficiency 5

Cost of use 10

5 pictures 5

Salesmanship 10

Total 50

FUNDAMENTALS OF ENERGY LABORATORY: EMISSION OF CO2 FROM THE BURNING OF FOSSIL FUELS

(Adapted from: Woodrow Wilson Leadership Program in Environmental Science, The Emission of CO2 from the Burning

of Fossil Fuels by: Childers, Dileo & Hall)

SUMMARY/ABSTRACT

Using a Bunsen burner, a ring stand and wire gauze, students will burn four types of coal. They will entrap the

gaseous material using an inverted funnel and use rubber hosing to transfer the gases to a flask being monitored

by a gas censoring device, CBL and graphing calculator. Following this experiment, students will be able to

understand how CO2 is produced from various types of coal.

Students will act as problem solvers and researchers to utilize critical thinking skills.

Students will be able to explain how global warming and specifically greenhouse gases are dangerous to the

earth.

INSTRUCTOR'S OBJECTIVES:

Students will make use of group/cooperative learning.

Students will set up their lab following directions.

Students will learn how to use the CBL and graphing calculator.

Students will determine which coal source produces the most CO2.

Students will be able to construct a data table and a graph.

Students will make correlations between emissions of CO2 from coal and the formation of acid rain.

Students will make correlations between emissions of CO2 from coal and the greenhouse effect; and the

subsequent increase in surface temperatures.

NOTES TO THE TEACHER:

Pre Lab Discussion: During the weeks prior to this lab discuss the history of coal use in the world. Have students

share with the class what they know about greenhouse gasses and the greenhouse effect.

Preparation Time: 15 min. (only preparation is to gather materials)

Class Time Needed: One class period (approx. 90 min) is sufficient. Extensions will require additional time.

Materials needed: Students can work in groups of 2-4. Each group needs:

Approx. 1 gram of each sample of coal;

Anthracite, Bituminous, Lignite, Peat

Bunsen burner

Glass funnel

Tubing

CO2 probe

Erlenmeyer flask w/side arm

Ring stand with wire gauze

Striker/match

Balance

Graph paper

Graphing calculator

CBL

Goggles

Aprons

Computer (optional)

Coal samples; these can be ordered from a

science catalog

Calculator Based Laboratory and TI-83

Calculators or similar

Hazards and Precautions:

Be sure to use caution when burning materials

Activity should be performed under a hood or in a well ventilated area.

The coal, ring stand, gauze and funnel become very hot during the burning process

Sample Hypothesis: If a sample of each type of coal is burned, then anthracite will produce the most CO2.

Sample Conclusions: Based on our data, anthracite and peat emit the most CO2 into the atmosphere; although it

appears that anthracite produce more CO2 over a longer period of f time. Peat started out slower but at approx. 3

minutes it was at the same level as anthracite. Our hypothesis was somewhat proven correct, but we were surprised

that peat produced the same level of CO2 as anthracite.

The Emission of CO2 from the Burning of Fossil Fuels (Student Lab)

Problem: Which of the four types of coal produces the most CO2?

Develop hypothesis: Read the background information supplied and formulate a hypothesis on which type of coal will

produce the most CO2. Explain the reasoning you used to develop this hypothesis.

Hypothesis: _____________________________________________________________________________________

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Procedure Overview: Working in groups of two to four, set up the following experiment to measure CO2 emissions from

various types of coal. Using a Bunsen burner, a ring stand and wire gauze, each group will burn four types of coal. The

groups will entrap the gaseous material using an inverted funnel and use rubber hosing to transfer the gases to a flask

being monitored by a gas censoring device, CBL and graphing calculator.

Materials: (Each group of 4 needs one of the following)

Four types of coal: Anthracite, Bituminous,

Lignite, Peat

Bunsen burner

Glass funnel

Tubing

CO2 probe

Erlenmeyer flask w/side arm

Ring stand with wire gauze

Striker/match

Balance

Graph paper

Graphing calculator

CBL

Goggles

Aprons

Computer (optional)

Procedure:

1. Wear goggles and apron.

2. Weigh 1 gram of each sample of coal.

3. Place wire gauze on top of ring stand.

4. Place Bunsen burner under ring stand.

5. Attach rubber tubing to a funnel and position the funnel so that it sits on the gauze.

6. Attach the other end of the tubing to the arm of an Erlenmeyer flask.(See fig. 1)

7. Set the CBL, graphing calculator and CO2 probe according to the directions. Use the ChemBio Program on the

graphing calculator.

8. Place the carbon dioxide probe in the top of the Erlenmeyer flask. Make sure that all connections are tight.

9. Burn one sample of the coal under the funnel and collect data for 10 minutes.

10. Graph the data.

11. Repeat this procedure for each the other samples of coal.

12. (Notes: The flask needs to be aired out between each monitoring of gas. Simply remove the probe for a few

min.)

Weight of each coal sample:

Anthracite = ________________________ Lignite = ___________________________

Bituminous = _______________________ Peat = _____________________________

CO2 Emissions data collection sheet

Time (seconds) Anthracite (ppm) Bituminous (ppm) Lignite (ppm) Peat (ppm)

30 60 90

120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360 390 420 450 480 510 540 570 600

1. Construct a single graph. Plot CO2 ppm over time, for each type of coal using the data collected.

2. In 1-2 paragraphs, write up the results from your experiment _________________________________________

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3. Research alternate resources of energy. Name 3

a. _____________________________________________

b. _____________________________________________

c. _____________________________________________

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