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Vocabulary

100

This is the energy we use to turn on things like lights, air conditioning, computers, etc. 

electricity

200

Japan uses a lot of ____ and ____, which are fossil fuels that produce carbon dioxide. 

coal, natural gas

300

Wind, solar, and hydropower are examples of ____ energy sources that can be used many times and do not produce carbon dioxide. 

renewable

400

Coal, gas, and oil are examples of ____ which are not renewable sources of energy and produce a lot of carbon dioxide. 

fossil fuels

500

______ is caused by gases like carbon dioxide that are trapping heat and making the Earth's temperature rise. 

Global warming

Graph

100

Which country uses 0% fossil fuels and 100% renewable energy sources?

Iceland

200

Even though this is a small country, 85% of its energy comes from renewable energy sources. 

New Zealand

300

This country uses nuclear power as its main source of energy. 

France

400

In this country, almost half of its energy comes from fossil fuels, and a little more than half of its energy comes from renewable energy sources. 

Germany

500

Besides Japan, what are the other 5 countries that use fossil fuels to produce more than half (50%) of their energy?

India, Australia, Russia, China, and the USA

Renewable Energy Sources

100

Japan can use the power of the sun to produce electricity by putting more ___ panels on buildings.

solar

200

Japan is surrounded by oceans, so Japan could use the waves from the ocean for ____ energy. 

tidal

300

Japan has many rivers, so by building more dams, Japan could increase its use of ____. 

hydropower

400

By burning things like trash and rice straw, Japan could increase its electricity from ____ sources. 

bioenergy

500

Japan has a lot of volcanoes, so ____ energy could be a good renewable energy source for Japan. 

geothermal