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Hawaii's Geothermal
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Miscellaneous
100
Another word for the molten lava in our planet's hot inner core.
What is magma?
100
Is geothermal energy cheaper or more expensive than most other energy sources?
Cheaper
100
Does Hawaii make use of geysers, hot springs, or volcanoes for its Geothermal heat?
Volcanoes
100
Geothermal regions are located along the edges of these, which make up the Earth's crust
What are the Earth's tectonic plates?
100
What the Maori of New Zealand did with their geothermal heated hot springs.
What is geothermal cooking?
200
The simplest type of geothermal power plant that uses direct steam from the Earth's core.
What is a Dry Steam Power Plant?
200
Something that makes Geothermal Energy unique from many other natural sustainable energy sources
What is a Steady, constant flow of energy?
200
...Is a cultural disadvantage for Hawaii's geothermal energy
What is that Native Hawaiians believe the surrounding land to be sacred?
200
The coast in the US where geothermal plants are able to be located
What is the West Coast?
200
The organization that promoted Isobutane for modern markets
What is Greenpeace?
300
A more complicated power plant that uses the hot water from the Earth's core and in a "flash" turns it into steam
What is a Flash Steam Power Plant?
300
The smell of the gas product called Hydrogen Sulfide, that is released from some power plants
What is the smell of rotten eggs?
300
A term used to describe the Puna Forest, because it populates the desolate lava fields
What is a "Seed Bank"?
300
A country with over 25 active volcanoes that makes ample use of its geothermal location
What is Iceland?
300
The largest geothermal plants are located in this area of the US
What is Northern California?
400
The most complicated power plant that uses a working fluid to power a turbine instead of directly using the Earth's geothermal water itself
What is a Binary Cycle Power Plant?
400
How are geothermal liquids (which have small traces of toxic materials) disposed of?
Often solidified and disposed in landfills
400
Name one of the three endangered creatures mentioned that reside in the forest near the geothermal plant
Bats, Hawks, or Honeycreepers
400
The type of geothermal plant used at the Geysers of Northern California
What is a Dry Steam power plant?
400
Something that state governments/companies can receive if they take advantage of geothermal energy
What are royalties/subsidies?
500
The name of the chemical in working fluid used in a Binary power plant
What is Isobutane?
500
Why does Geothermal energy produce little waste?
It is a cyclical process!
500
What is the name of the area where Hawaii's Geothermal energy plant?
Wao Kele O Puna Forest (Puna Forest accepted)
500
The amount of countries that take advantage of geothermal energy
What is over 20 countries?
500
The percentage of Icelandic energy that Geothermal energy supplies
What is 30%
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