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Renewable or Non-renewable?
What is coal used for?
How is it made?
Environmental Costs
The Amount and Importance
100
Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable resource?
Coal is a non-renewable resource.
100
Do you use coal in your house and where would you use it?
You would use coal in electricity.
100
How is coal converted into usable energy?
Coal is burned.
100
Name one place that could be effected by the burning of coal.
Anywhere could become polluted by the harmful gases.
100
What is the state ranking (1st, 2nd, etc.) for Colorado coal production in 2011?
We are in 11th.
200
Define the difference between a renewable and a non-renewable resource.
A renewable resource is able to replenish at the same rate as it is being used up. A non-renewable resource is not able to replenish at the same rate.
200
Name two uses of coal
Electricity, steel production, manufacturing, and as a liquid fuel.
200
Where can the process of changing coal into usable energy take place?
This process could take place at a power plant.
200
DAILY DOUBLE! What happens to the water when the production of making coal into energy occurs?
The production of burning coal, uses water that could make the difference between life and death for animals and aquatic organisms.
200
What is the #1 state for coal production in 2011?
Wyoming
300
Besides coal, name two other non-renewable resources.
Oil, gas, fossil fuels, etc.
300
Name the #1 use of coal.
Electricity Generation
300
What makes the turbines from the burned coal spin into energy?
The steam from the heat of the ash of the coal.
300
What could happen to our weather if too much coal is used?
Acid rain and smog amounts could began to increase.
300
How does the cost of using coal compare to other energy sources? (Is coal expensive?)
Coal is fairly inexpensive compared to other energy resources
400
Name two renewable resources
Water, wind, sun, etc.
400
What percent of Colorado’s electricity or heating does coal provide?
About 80%
400
True or False? Coal is burned in a furnace?
True.
400
Name the huge environmental cost of using coal for our energy?
POLLUTION AND GLOBAL WARMING!
400
Name from least to greatest the electricity production costs of these resources: Coal, Gas, Nuclear, and Oil
Nuclear, Coal, Gas, Oil
500
How are fossil fuels made?
They are fossils that get pressed down under sand and rock layers and over millions of years compress into a rock like coal or a liquid like oil.
500
Name three specific items that are powered by coal.
Some trains, anything electric, power plants, etc.
500
Where does the coal's usable energy go to to power our homes?
The energy is put through electrical wires, like the kind we see today.
500
What chemicals are released when coal is burned?
Carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and mercury compounds are released.
500
Do you believe coal is over-utilized, underutilized, or utilized at the right level in Colorado?
Over-utilized is the answer because coal is used for everything and we only have a small bit of it left.