What does hydro mean?
Water
What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?
Renewable: can be used over and over again
Nonrenewable: gone forever once used
What is a resource?
Something that can be beneficial in any way
Renewable resources can be replaced _____________. (Naturally; Unnaturally)
Naturally
Name 3 types of natural disasters.
ANY 3:
- Tsunami
- Hurricane
- Volcano
- Flooding
- Earthquake
- Lanndslide
What is the liquid called inside of a volcano?
Magma
What is the liquid called that shoots out of a volcano?
How does hydro energy work?
Uses water to create energy to power various things.
How does wind energy work?
Wind turns a turbine's wings around which then creates energy which is then transferred into energy we can use to power things.
How does solar energy work?
The sun's energy is harnessed by some kind of solar panel where it is then transferred into energy that we can use to power different things.
Name 3 fossil fuels
Coal, oil, natural gas
Name 4 renewable resources
Wind, sun, water, geothermal heat
The more triangles there are in the bracing of a building, the _______-er the building.
Strong-er
How does geothermal heat work?
Harnesses heat energy below the earth's surface and converts it to energy we can use through the use of geothermal heat pumps.
What are 3 ways you can lessen the impact of a volcano?
- Long sleeves
- Valuables indoors
- Gas mask
- Evacuate
- Airtight windows and doors
- Avoid being downstream of the volcano
What bracing shape makes buildings stronger?
What is the ring of fire?
A belt of volcanoes and earthquakes that forms a ring in the Pacific Ocean.
What are 2 ways you can lessen the impact of a tornado?
- Stay away from windows
- Tornado resistant windows
- Strong building material
- Take cover inside of shelter
What renewable energy is the cheapest to produce?
Solar
What nonrenewable energy source is the cheapest to produce?
Coal
What are some negative effects of hydroelectric power?
- disturbing fish and environment
What nonrenewable energy source is used the most in the world?
Coal
What are 2 ways you can lessen the impact of an earthquake?
- Anchor furniture down
- Strong building material and structure
What renewable energy source is used the most in the world?
Hydro-power energy
What are 2 ways you can lessen the impact of a hurricane/flooding?
- Put your house on stilts
- Do not put valuable things in your bottom floor where it may flood
- Flood barriers
- Levees
- Seawalls
- Seagrass patches in high flooding zones