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• Object of game try to get 3 Energy Stars in a
  row across, up-and-down or diagonally.
• Figure out if the Energy Star is giving a correct
  answer or making one up that's how you get the
  square.

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• What are alternative fuels?
• A. Fuels that can replace ordinary gasoline
• B. Fuels that come from petroleum

• What are examples of alternative fuels?
• Ethanol alcohol
• Methanol alcohol
• Biodiesel
• Hydrogen
• Compressed natural gas (CNG)
• Electricity-stored in batteries.

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• This picture shows an example of what form of
  Alternative Energy?

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• True or False Wind farms now produce enough
  electricity for 600 families in the U.S.

• True or False One wind turbine can produce
  enough electricity to power up to 300 homes.

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• True or False
• To change wind energy into electricity,
• you need an average wind speed of
• 14 mph.

• True or False
• Almost 10 of our renewable energy comes from
  biomass sources, like wood paper products
• (produced in U.S.)

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• When trash decomposes, it gives off a gas.
• What is this gas called?
• A. ethanol
• B. methane

• True or False
• Hydro power currently provides about 50 of the
  electricity in the U S.

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• This picture shows an example of what form of
  Alternative Energy?
• a. geothermal
• b. solar
• c. nuclear

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• What state is the location of the biggest
  hydroelectric dam in the U.S. ---the Grand Coulee
  Dam?

• What kind of alternative energy are volcanoes,
  hot springs, and geysers examples of?
• A. Solar
• B. Geothermal

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• What are 2 types of components that propel the
  hybrid
• a. internal combustion engine electric motor
• b. external combustion engine battery

• Name one major difference between a plug-in
  hybrid and a regular hybrid car
• a. gas tank
• b. electric motor
• c. power cord
• d. battery

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• A. The man to the left is holding up a stalk of
  switchgrass.
• B. Using this material to make ethanol can result
  in 88 less greenhouse gas emissions.
• C. Both are correct.

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• True or False A geothermal system can cool your
  house during the summer.

• Fill in blank Silicon from just one ton of sand,
  can produce as much electricity as burning ____
  tons of coal.
• A. 5 B. 500
• C. 500,000

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• This picture shows an example of what form of
  Alternative Energy?

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• True or False
• Enough sunlight falls on the earth's surface
  every hour to meet world energy needs for one
  full year.

• What is the total power of ocean waves breaking
  around the worlds coastlines?
• A. 2 million megawatts
• B. 2 megawatts

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• Renewable sources of energy supply ____ of
  total U.S. energy demand?
• 1, 6, or 30

• What do we call garbage that is burned to make
  electricity?
• 1. Biomass.
• 2. Plain old gunky trash.

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• True or False
• Energy lost thru braking is one of the largest
  wastes of energy in a regular car.

• A fuel cell is a device that uses _______
  oxygen to create electricity.
• a. Helium
• b. Hydrogen
• c. Nitrogen

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• Since the 1960s, ______________ has been the
  required fuel for the Indianapolis 500 and other
  types of racing.
• A. ethanol
• B. methanol

• What does FFV stand for? ________ are specially
  designed vehicles that can operate on alcohol,
  gasoline or any combination of the two.
• A. French fried vehicle
• B. Flexible fuel vehicle

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• What kind of power comes from old decayed plants,
  dinosaurs and other dead animals?
• 1. Wind power -- and it smells really bad!
• 2. Oil and natural gas.

• What do these things have in common ink,
  crayons, bubble gum, dishwashing liquid,
  deodorant, eyeglasses, tires and heart valves?
• A. Come from sugar cane
• B. Come from petroleum

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• Name the liquid fuel that powers this fuel cell
  vehicle.
• a. Helium
• b. Hydrogen
• c. Petroleum

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• What is the unit of measure that can be used to
  compare different forms of energy?
• a. CPU
• b. UTK
• c. BTU

• Renewable resources means they
• a. can be replaced by nature in a short period
  of time
• b. are clean and free to use

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• This diagram shows an example of
• a. a fuel cell
• b. a jail cell
• c. a plant cell

What is this?
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• Most of the energy we use originally came from
• a) the sun b) the air c) the soil d) the
  oceans

• Electrical energy can be produced from
• a) mechanical energy b) chemical energy c)
  radiant energy d) All of the above

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• Which uses the most energy in American homes each
  year?
• a) lighting b) water heating c) heating and
  cooling rooms d) refrigeration

• The U.S. consumes lots of energy. Which fuel
  provides the most energy?
• a) petroleum b) coal c) natural gas d) solar

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• Gasoline is produced by refining which fossil
  fuel?
• a) natural gas b) coal c) petroleum d) propane

• What sector of the U.S. economy consumes most of
  the nations petroleum?
• a) residential b) commercial c) industrial d)
  transportation

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• Natural gas is transported mainly by
• a) pipelines b) trucks c) barges d) all three
  equally

• Global warming focuses on an increase in the
  level of which gas in the atmosphere?
• a) ozone b) sulfur dioxide c) carbon dioxide
  d) nitrous oxide

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• Today, which renewable energy source provides the
  U.S. with the most energy?
• a) wind b) solar c) geothermal d) hydropower

• Electricity is the movement of
• a) atoms b) molecules c) electrical power d)
  neutrons

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• Which fossil fuel creates the lowest amount of
  carbon dioxide?
• a) Natural gas
• b) coal
• c) oil

• Which of these energy sources is non renewable
• a) solar
• b) petroleum
• c) wind
• d) geothermal

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Infrastructure Technologies Program