We use this to light, cool and heat our homes, grow our food, power our machinery and charge our electronics!
(hint: it originates with the Sun!)
What is Energy
100
This major agricultural crop is grown annually in the midwestern United States and makes up a big portion of today's ethanol for liquid fuels?
What is Corn?
100
The amount of heat required to increase the temperature of 1 pound of water, 1 degree fahrenheit
What is A. British Thermal Unit (BTU),
B. Watt,
C. kilogram
D. kilocalorie
200
Coal, Petroleum and natural gas are examples of what kind of fuels?
What is A. Fun Fuels,
B. Carbon Fuels,
C. Fossil Fuels,
D. Biofuels
200
These trees grow all over the southeastern United States and when they are harvested the products go to make paper and lumber. Their tops, branches, limbs and leaves can be used for bioenergy.
What are Pine trees?
(Extra candy to the person who can say a specific type of pine)
200
Why is biomass considered a renewable resource?
What is A. Because it is made of carbon
B. Because more trees and crops can always be grown and waste will always exist
C. Because more dinosaurs will die and turn into more fossil fuels
D. Because it is made of hydrogen
300
What is energy that comes from fossil fuels called?
What is A. Biofuels,
B. Renewable,
C. Nonrenewable,
D. Sustainable
300
This source of biomass for bioenergy is made from a plant that we associate with sweet things.
What is A. Beets,
B. Wheat,
C. Corn,
D. Sugarcane
300
How many British thermal units (BTU's) of energy does the United States typically consume in a year?
What is A. 100 billion
B. 100 million
C. 100 quadrillion
400
Wind, solar, biomass, hydroelectric and geothermal are examples of what kind of energy?
What is A. Carbon energy,
B. Petro-energy,
C. Dinosaur energy,
D. Renewable energy
400
This grass is native to the United States, can grow over 7 feet tall, started from seed, and once cut, it will grow again. it is being used for bioenergy.
What is A. Switchgrass,
B. Kentucky Bluegrass,
C. Turf grass,
D. Crab grass
400
This chemical compound is withdrawn from the atmosphere and used for plant growth (photosynthesis) and converted into biomass (trees, grasses, and other crops). When the biomass is used, it is released back into the atmosphere.
What is A. Ethylene dioxide
B. Oxygen molecules
C. H20
D. Carbon dioxide
500
This type of renewable energy is created from biomass like trees, switchgrass, corn and sugarcane?
What is bioenergy?
500
These deciduous trees can be grown, cut and will grow again from the stems. These trees can be used for bioenergy.
What is A. Mackerel,
B. Poplar,
C. Rose,
D. Bamboo
500
Trees, perennial grasses and other crops grown specifically to provide raw materials (feedstocks) for energy producers and industry.
What is A. Biomass Energy Crops
B. Energy Snack crops
C. Livestock forage Crops
D. Carbon Dioxide Crops