POGIL 3.2.2 energy resource alternatives - POGIL 3.2.2...

POGIL 3.2.2 Energy resources – Alternatives to fossil carbon energy
Name Courtney Roe
**Read Chapter 3.2.2 of the E-text and then complete this part of the POGIL worksheet.
**Please fill out worksheet in a different font or text color (green or blue) so it is easy to distinguish your
answer from the questions.
EQ1. Define the word “renewable.”
EQ2. Based on your definition above, define
renewable energy.
EQ3. What forms of energy utilize the energy stored in carbon bonds?
EQ4. Carbon free energy: List 6 sources of energy that do not utilize the energy stored in carbon bonds?
AQ5. Based on your answers above and your knowledge of the carbon cycle, explain why utilizing biomass for
energy can be considered renewable. Biomass is composed of carbon that was from the current atmosphere,
whereas fossil fuels are releasing carbon that has been stored for millions of years. Biomass can be regrown
which takes in carbon dioxide and then used again.
READ THIS : From the before the industrial revolution to our current consumption-based economy, most energy has been
generated by inexpensive and readily available fossil fuels. The cost of energy was so low that the products and structures we
developed were intentionally designed to be energy inefficient. The cost of energy was low enough that efficient design was
typically more expensive than energy. For example, many houses through the 1960s were built with little insulation and leaky
windows. In cold areas, paying for heat was more economical than installing more insulation. As energy demand increased and
the cost of building new generating capacity increased, many power companies began helping their consumers conserve; it
became more profitable to subsidize consumer’s ability to conserve than to build new generating capacity.
IQ6. Think about where you currently live, or the house you grew up in, and describe three ways that you
could conserve energy.
1. Keep thermostat at 68 degrees.
2. Turn off lights during the day or when leaving.
3. Don’t leave electronics plugged in.
4. Use energy efficient appliances.
Copyright © 2013 by Great River Technologies 1

5. Use good window insulation.
Copyright © 2013 by Great River Technologies 2

AQ7. In a few grammatically correct sentences,
describe how a dam generates electricity. (See
figure to right, source: