Energy Researcher

Your job is to research the following energy sources, to answer the questions, and to report on the effectiveness of each.

Coal

Natural Gas

Solar

Wind

Biomass(ethanol)

Nuclear

Hydroelectric

Questions to research:

1. Define the energy source.

2. What natural resource is required to make the energy.

3. What machines are required to make the energy.

4. Where in the United States would this be likely.(2-3 examples)

5. Where in other countries is this used.(2-3 examples)

6. Is this energy source economically effective?

7. Why is it or why is it not economically effective?

8. What are the environmental impacts: both in the generation of electricity and in the production of the machines?

9. What do you think about this means of energy production?

This is a link you may want to utilize: Energy at Geology.com