Exploring Energy Resources
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Objective
I can evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of different energy resources.
Part 1 of 4
Warm-up video
TED-Ed · 4:48Vetted channel
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
To power the entire world with fossil fuels, you'd need about 1,200 square kilometers, but with wind power, you'd need about two million square kilometers, which is about the area of Mexico.
- 2
Although fossil fuels require the least space, electricity generation is responsible for about 27% of the more than 50 billion tons of greenhouse gases we add to the atmosphere every year.
- 3
Nuclear plants don’t emit greenhouse gases and don’t require much space, but they’re more expensive to build and have waste to deal with.
Part 3 of 4
Practice
10 questions
According to the video, which energy source requires the LEAST amount of land to power a 10-watt light bulb?
Explain why wind turbines need to be spaced apart from each other.
Part 4 of 4
Exit ticket
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“List one benefit and one drawback of using nuclear energy as an energy resource, based on the information presented.”
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