How Water is Used to Make Energy
Water is used to generate the electricity you use every day.
TRUE or FALSE
TRUE!!!
Based on the name of a "Once-Through Cooling System", is the water used in this process reused (is it used more than once)?
Nope!
(Jeopardy style question; answer in the form of a question)
After power plants use water, they return it back to where it came from, hotter than the body of water is.
What is thermal pollution?
Power plants _____ water, and use the steam to turn big fan, generating electricity.
Fill in the blank
Boil
Is a "Once-Through Cooling System" GOOD or BAD for our water supply?
BAD: "Once-Through Cooling Systems" use water, cool the steam back into water, put it back into source it came from, then get more water.
Thermal Pollution...
A) Doesn't affect the environment at all
B) Is good for aquatic ecosystems because it helps to clear turbidity
C) Is bad for aquatic ecosystems because they can't adjust to hotter temperatures
D) Aquatic animals are in favor of thermal pollution because everyone can enjoy a nice jacuzzi
C) Hot water = dead fish
A TON of water is used to make your car go. Is the water...
A) boiled to make steam and turn big fans
B) run through the engine of you car to cool it
C) used as a solvent for gas
C) Gas and other fuels you use to make your car go take anywhere from 10 to 324 gallons of water per gallon of gas to dilute the solutions.
(Jeopardy style question; answer in the form of a question)
Recycling the water back through the system
What is better alternative to "Once-Through Cooling Systems"?
Fish eggs, fish, and other aquatic life can easily killed every time power plants take in water. So, a system like ______, that takes in more water than others is quite bad for aquatic life.
(Hint: if you only use something once, you have to get more of it every time you need it.)
Once-Though Cooling Systems