Basics
Petroleum and Oil
Coal
Wind, Hydro, and Solar
Biofuels, Geothermal, and Recovered
100

The majority of North Dakota's Total Energy production comes from...

- Renewables, natural gas, crude oil, or coal

What is crude oil?

100

Main method of transportation for oil and natural gas in ND. 

What is by pipeline?

100

Type of coal found in western ND.

- anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, or lignite

What is lignite?

100

The only producer of hydroelectric power in North Dakota is...

What is the Garrison Dam?

100
Type of solar power that is used in ND and makes use of the sun's rays to create direct current electricity. 

- Photovoltaic or Concentrated Solar Power

What is Photovoltaic?

200

ND ranks _____ out of 51 states and the District of Columbia in home electric costs.

What is 50th?

200

North Dakota is 2nd in petroleum production, trailing only this state...

- California, Texas, Alaska, Wyoming

What is Texas?

200

Name of the town known for its coal mining operations in North Dakota. (Also, the hometown of Mr. Senn)

What is Beulah, ND?

200

Man-made reservoir or lake that helps to power the only hydroelectric power producer in ND. 

What is Lake Sakakawea?

200

Type of ethanol gas that is safe for use in vehicles produced after 1970. 

What is E10?

300

Basic unit of measurement of electrical power.

What is a watt?

300

The process of using pressurized water to fracture, or crack, deep underground rock so that trapped petroleum can be released.

What is hydraulic fracking?

300

Process of restoring land after coal has been produced.

What is reclamation?

300

Wind turbine blades can reach a speed of over...

- 25 mph, 50 mph, 75 mph, or 100 mph

What is 100 mph?

300
Name of the college or university that has a building powered entirely by geothermal energy.

What is UND?

400

A kilowatt is _____ watts.

What is 1,000 watts?

400

Region of ND where most petroleum and natural gas extraction takes place. 

What is the Williston Basin or the Bakkan Formation?

400

Coal is mostly used for:

- generating electricity, creating natural gas, or producing fertilizer products

What is generating electricity?

400

Type of solar power that is used in ND and makes use of the sun's rays to create direct current electricity. 

- Photovoltaic or Concentrated Solar Power

What is Photovoltaic?

400

Type of energy that uses a process of capturing hot exhaust and using it to drive a turbine to create electricity. 

What is recovered energy?

500

Name four out of the six renewable energy resources in ND. 

What are wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, recovered, and biofuels?
500

Because of the oil boom, ND has one of the lowest rates of _____ in the nation. 

What is unemployment?

500

This is used to remove SOx or sulfur-based emissions. Also used to clean dishes. 

What are scrubbers?

500

Most of the solar power in ND is used to power these devices... 

What are water pumps? (For cattle in remote pastures)

500

Biomass is matter composed of...

What is dead plants and animals?