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    This document discusses geothermal energy as an alternative energy source. Geothermal energy is generated from hot water or steam found near the Earth's surface in locations like Alaska, Hawaii, and western US states. It can be used to generate electricity from the Earth's natural heat. Benefits include being renewable with no pollution and cost savings, but it requires proximity to a hot spring. Geothermal energy could potentially be used to heat and cool homes and buildings if available locally. It may help address pollution problems by reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

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    This document discusses geothermal energy as an alternative energy source. Geothermal energy is generated from hot water or steam found near the Earth's surface in locations like Alaska, Hawaii, and western US states. It can be used to generate electricity from the Earth's natural heat. Benefits include being renewable with no pollution and cost savings, but it requires proximity to a hot spring. Geothermal energy could potentially be used to heat and cool homes and buildings if available locally. It may help address pollution problems by reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

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    This document discusses geothermal energy as an alternative energy source. Geothermal energy is generated from hot water or steam found near the Earth's surface in locations like Alaska, Hawaii, and western US states. It can be used to generate electricity from the Earth's natural heat. Benefits include being renewable with no pollution and cost savings, but it requires proximity to a hot spring. Geothermal energy could potentially be used to heat and cool homes and buildings if available locally. It may help address pollution problems by reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

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    This document discusses geothermal energy as an alternative energy source. Geothermal energy is generated from hot water or steam found near the Earth's surface in locations like Alaska, Hawaii, and western US states. It can be used to generate electricity from the Earth's natural heat. Benefits include being renewable with no pollution and cost savings, but it requires proximity to a hot spring. Geothermal energy could potentially be used to heat and cool homes and buildings if available locally. It may help address pollution problems by reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

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    Alternative Energy WebQuest Worksheet


    1. What is the source of your type of energy (where do we get it)?
    Alaska, Hawaii, west US
    2. Where can the resource for this energy type be found (explain in detail)?
    We get geothermal energy from hot water or stream located near the earths
    surface
    3. How is this type of energy converted (changed) into other useful forms of energy?
    It can generate electricity from the earths heat
    4. Is this type of energy available in your community? Where?
    No its not because there needs to be a hot spring around
    5. Is this energy source available in your state? Where?
    No its only available in the western states.
    6. What are 3 benefits of this source of energy?
    Renewable energy, no pollution, cost savings
    7. What are 3 drawbacks of this source of energy?
    8. How easy is it to convert this source into a usable type of energy? Explain.
    People use it to cool and heat their homes
    9. Can this type of energy be used by people in their homes right now? Explain what
    things would need to change in our homes.
    It could be used in our home right now the only thing that would change is it would
    cool now instead of heat.
    10. Could this form of energy be used by our school?
    Yes it can because our school uses heat and cooling systems
    11. Could this form of energy be used for transportation?
    Yes it can it is also used for buildings, roads, agriculture, and industrial plants.

    12. How does this form of energy contribute to any form of pollution on land?
    It helps industrial plants and that gives off pollution into the air.
    13. How does this form of energy contribute to any form of pollution in water?
    The pollution could spread in the air from the industrial plant and into the water
    causing toxic waste.
    14. How does this form of energy contribute to any form of pollution in air?
    Buildings and industrial plants give of pollution in to the air.
    15. Does this form of energy create noise pollution? Explain.
    In some ways it can be noise, and in some ways it cant be noise like using it for air
    conditioning and heating.
    16. Would this form of energy help fix our current pollution problems? Why or Why not?
    Explain.
    We would be getting it from the earths surface making us to use less fuel, oil, and gas.
    17. Explain in detail, your personal opinion of what you think about the use of this form
    of energy and whether or not it would be worth using instead of fossil fuels for The
    United States and other countries. I think geothermal energy is a good idea because it
    saves money, time, and no pollution, but those you have to live near a hot spring.

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