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EXHIBIT QUESTIONS

PetroleumEnErgy SourcE Expo

• How was petroleum formed? Where do we find it?• Is petroleum renewable or nonrenewable?• How do we get petroleum? How do we move it?• How do we use petroleum?• How does using petroleum affect the environment?

42.22% Gasoline

15.56% Other Products

22.22% Diesel

8.89% Jet Fuel

4.44% Liqueed Petroleum Gases

4.44% Heavy Fuel Oil

2.22% Heating Oil

Products Produced From a Barrel of Oil, 2010

Data: Energy Information Administration


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Natural GasEnErgy SourcE Expo

• How was natural gas formed? Where do we find it?• Is natural gas renewable or nonrenewable?• How do we get natural gas? How do we move it?• How do we use natural gas?• How does using natural gas affect the environment?

RESIDENTIAL19.44%

ELECTRICITY31.15%

INDUSTRIAL33.48%

COMMERCIAL12.98%TRANSPORTATION2.96%


U.S. Natural Gas Consumption by Sector, 2011


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CoalEnErgy SourcE Expo

• How was coal formed? Where do we• ind it?• Is coal renewable or nonrenewable?• How do we get coal? How do we move it?• How do we use coal?• How does using coal affect the environment?


EXHIBIT QUESTIONS

PropaneEnErgy SourcE Expo

• How was propane formed? Where do we find it?• Is propane renewable or nonrenewable?• How do we get propane? How do we move it?• How do we use propane?• How does using propane affect the environment?

Propane Uses


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UraniumEnErgy SourcE Expo

• What is uranium? Where do we find it?• Is uranium renewable or nonrenewable?• How do we use uranium?• What is radiation? How can it help and hurt us?• How does using uranium in a power plant affect the

environment?

Uranium Fuel Cycle


EXHIBIT QUESTIONS

HydropowerEnErgy SourcE Expo

• What is the water cycle?• Is hydropower renewable or nonrenewable?• How do we capture the power in moving water?• How do we use hydropower?• How does using hydropower affect the environment?

RIVER

SWITCHYARD

view from aboveMAGNETS

COPPER COILS

ROTATING SHAFT

1. Water in a reservoir behind a hydropower dam �ows through an intake screen, which �lters out large debris, but allows smaller �sh to pass through.

2. The water travels through a large pipe, called a penstock.

3. The force of the water spins a turbine at a low speed, allowing �sh to pass through unharmed.

4. Inside the generator, the shaft spins coils of copper wire inside a ring of magnets. This creates an electric �eld, producing electricity.

5. Electricity is sent to a switchyard, where a transformer increases the voltage, allowing it to travel through the electric grid.

6. Water �ows out of the penstock into the downstream river.

GENERATOR

GENERATOR

TURBINE

RESERVOIR

IntakeDAM

PENSTOCK

DETAIL

1

2

3

45

6

Hydropower Plant


EXHIBIT QUESTIONS

BiomassEnErgy SourcE Expo

• What is biomass?• Is biomass renewable or nonrenewable?• How do we make biomass?• How do we use biomass?• How does using biomass affect the environment?

PhotosynthesisIn the process of photosynthesis, plants convert radiant energy from the sun into chemical energy in the form of glucose (or sugar).

WATER

WATERGLUCOSE

RADIANTENERGY

CARBONDIOXIDE

CARBONDIOXIDE

OXYGEN

OXYGEN

RADIANT ENERGY


EXHIBIT QUESTIONS

SolarEnErgy SourcE Expo

• How is solar energy made?• Is solar energy renewable or nonrenewable?• How do we harness solar energy?• How do we use solar energy?• What other energy sources depend on solar energy?• How does using solar energy affect the environment?

HEAT CIRCULATIONOverhangcreates shade

SUMMER SUN

WINTER SUN

STORAGE OF HEAT IN THE FLOOR AND WALLS

NorthSouth

Passive Solar Home


EXHIBIT QUESTIONS

WindEnErgy SourcE Expo

• How is wind formed?• Is wind energy renewable or nonrenewable?• How do we capture the energy in wind?• How do we use wind energy?• How does using wind affect the environment?

4WASHINGTON

1TEXAS


Top Wind States (Net Electricity Generation), 2010

3CALIFORNIA

5MINNESOTA

2IOWA


EXHIBIT QUESTIONS

GeothermalEnErgy SourcE Expo

• How is geothermal formed?• Is geothermal renewable or nonrenewable?• How do capture the energy in geothermal?• How we use geothermal energy?• How does using geothermal affect the environment?

HORIZONTAL LOOPVERTICAL LOOP

Deep Underground Pipes

Shallow Underground Pipes

Residential Geothermal Exchange Units

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