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Geothermal helps keep the world cleaner and fight__________?
global warming
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Where can geothermal power plants be built?
almost anywhere
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Geothermal requires what type of engineers?
very skilled
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What is produced by geothermal power plants?
electricity
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What year was geothermal energy discovered?
1903-1904
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Needs ______ of space to have a geothermal power plant.
A lot
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Geothermal is one of the _______ expensive sources of renewable energies.
least
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What can Geothermal energy be stored in?
power lines and substations
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What is the greek word for earth?
geo
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Today, where do we find most power plants?
islands
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What can using geothermal sometimes cause?
earthquakes
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Geothermal is designed to work for _________.
decades
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Why does Iceland have a lot of geothermal energy?
It has a lot of volcanoes and geysers
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What is geothermal energy caused by?
radioactive decay
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Where was the first geothermal application actually started?
Italy
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Geothermal doesn't use any __________.
Fossil Fuels
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Geothermal uses __________ maintenance.
minimal
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Extreme temperatures heats up _______?
magma
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What is a mountain with geothermal energy inside it?
a volcano
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Where is the finest geothermal facility in the U.S?
California
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About what percent of money can you save?
70%
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When does Geothermal work?
year round
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How is geothermal brought to earth?
Through steam in volcanoes and in pipelines
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What is the area of the Pacific with geothermal resources?
The Ring of Fire
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Who discovered geothermal energy?
Paleo-Indians