UNIT 5: Chapter 13 Achieving Energy Sustainability (Due Date: ______)

UNIT 5: Chapter 13 Achieving Energy Sustainability (Due Date: ______)

<p> NAME______UNIT 5: Chapter 13 Achieving Energy Sustainability (Due Date: ______)</p><p>Objectives: Define, describe, compare and contrast renewable energy resources Describe strategies to conserve energy and increase energy efficiency Describe our environmental and economic options in planning energy in the future</p><p>Notes: Read page 343: Energy from the Moon List the sustainable practices Your notes (Pages 344-350, 367-370) Poster Project & Chart or notes (Pages 350-367) Label and Finish Diagrams: Sustainable Design</p><p>Terms:  Biomass  Fossil carbon  Renewable  Carbon neutral  Energy efficiency  Siltation  Peak demand  Active solar energy  Passive solar energy  Smart grid  Modern carbon</p><p>Assignment(s): Multiple Choices page 373-374 #1-12 Measure Your Impact: Lightbulbs Free Response Question (see other side)</p><p>Score ______/75 Free-Response Questions (FRQ): Answer in a complete thought format using complete sentences.</p><p>Hydroelectricity provides about 7 percent of the electricity generated in the United States. </p><p>(a) Explain how a hydroelectric power plant converts energy stored in water into electricity.</p><p>(b) Identify two factors that determine the amount of electricity that can be generated by an individual hydroelectric power plant. </p><p>(c) Describe the two main types of land-based hydroelectric power plants.</p><p>(d) Describe two economic advantages and two environmental disadvantages of hydroelectricity.</p>

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