Which energy source would you prefer to use to power your home in Michigan?
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[[Solar]]
[[Hydroelectric]]
[[Geothermal]]
[[Wind]]
[[Biomass]]Sunlight can be converted into electricity using a solar cell. A solar cell is made from silicon alloys. Sunlight is composed of photons or particles of solar energy. The performance of many connected solar cells is dependant upon sunlight. Climate conditions have a significant effect on the amount of solar energy recieved by solar cells.
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[[Advantages of Solar]]Hydroelectric energy is the production of electricity from moving or falling water. Most of the time a dam is constructed to hold back water at a higher elevation in a basin or lake. This stored water has stored potential energy. When demand for electricity increases, the water is released. The falling water moves through a trough in the dam and turns a turbine. The turbine spins a generator that produces electricity.
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[[Advantages of Hydroelectric]]Geothermal energy is energy from inside the Earth. Geothermal resources for the production of electricty is currently not available in Michigan. Geothermal heat systems use electricty to run a heat pump that extracts the 50-62 degree Fahrenheit temperatures from below the frost line. These system can be used to heat and cool homes and buisnesses. Geothermal heat pumps are similar to conventional air conditioners and refrigerators.
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[[Advantages of Geothermal]] Wind is air in motion. It is produced by the uneven heating of the earth's surface by the sun. As a rule, wind speed increased with altitude and over open areas with no windbreaks. Good sites for windmills are the tops of smooth rounded hills, open plains and shorlines that produce wind funneling. Windmills work because they slow down the speed of the wind. The wind flows over the blades causing lift, like the effect on airplane wings, causing them to turn. The blades are connected to a drive shaft that turns an electric generator to produce electricity.
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[[Advantages of Wind]]Biomass is the organic material that has stored the sun's energy in the form of chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis. Biomass fuels include wood, wood waste, straw, manure, corn and other by products from a variety of agricultrual processes. When burned the chemical energy in the biomass is released as heat. This heat can be used to heat homes and generate steam to produce electricity. Biomass has been used in Michigan for hundreds of years to heat homes, provide light and cook food. Biomass is also used by some electric power plants and by industry to produce steam for industrial processes.
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[[Advantages of Biomass]]Continuous water supply in some locations
Does not produce air pollution
Efficient way to generate large amounts of electricity
Does not produce carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases
Can help with flood control and irrigation
Reservoirs store precipitation
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[[Disadvantages of Hydroelectric ]]Due to dam construction it can change the natural course of rivers
Dams can cause a decrease in fish populations
Changes nature water levels
This energy source is limited to areas with significant moving water sources
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[[Different Energy Sources ]]
If this is the source of energy you have choosen you need to prepare to defend your choice in a debate with your fellow classmates. To prepare for the debate you will need to write a CER stating which energy source you think is best. Reduces household heating and cooling costs
Works in both winter and summer
Permanent energy source
Does not produce greenhouse gases or other air pollutants
Economically can be installed in new constructions
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[[Disadvantages of Geothermal]]Higher initial costs for installation
Not suitable for the state of Michigan
Some system require electicity to run the pump
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If this is the source of energy you have choosen you need to prepare to defend your choice in a debate with your fellow classmates. To prepare for the debate you will need to write a CER stating which energy source you think is best. The sun is a permanent energy source
Once the system is purchased, the resulting energy is free
Can be installed in unused spaces like roofs
It does not produce greenhouse gases
Produces no air or water pollution
Works well in remote areas
Can be used by individuals or businesses
[[Disadvantages of Solar]]Electrical production is less in areas with more cloudy days than sunny days or in areas with shorter daylight hours in the winter
Solar panels are costly to produce
Requires energy storage to meet demand of energy at night
Manufacturing of the solar panels consumes some resources and produces some pollution
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[[Different Energy Sources ]]
If this is the source of energy you have choosen you need to prepare to defend your choice in a debate with your fellow classmates. To prepare for the debate you will need to write a CER stating which energy source you think is best. Inexpensive to operate and maintain
Leasing land for turbines may help save family farms by providing additional income
Short installation time
Permanent energy source
Can be used on a small or large scale
Cost competitive against new fossil fuel plants
Produces little air or water pollution after turbine is manufactured
Does not create greenhouse gases
[[Disadvantages of Wind]]Production depends on the wind
Often visually displeasing to people
Large wind farms many require new transmission lines
May kill birds and bats if placed in their migratory flight path
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[[Different Energy Sources ]]
If this is the source of energy you have choosen you need to prepare to defend your choice in a debate with your fellow classmates. To prepare for the debate you will need to write a CER stating which energy source you think is best. Can be used on a small or large scale with locally produced biomass materials
Sustainable energy source
Contributes to the economy of agriculture
Can utilize some animal, food and plant wastes such as manure and used cooking oils
Can reduce landfill space
[[Disadvantages of Biomass]]Supply challenges exist especially in urban areas
Wood burning stoves could cause air pollution
Reduces nutrients returned to the soil by composting
Mixed sources, such as urban waste, requires seperation before buring to avoid releasing toxins
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[[Different Energy Sources ]]
If this is the source of energy you have choosen you need to prepare to defend your choice in a debate with your fellow classmates. To prepare for the debate you will need to write a CER stating which energy source you think is best. Before you think about which energy source would be best to use. Lets review your understanding of potential energy and kinetic energy.
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[[Potential energy]]What is potential energy?
[[stored energy]]
[[energy of movement]]
Yes, potential energy is stored energy. Potential energy is effected by height or postion. The greater the height the more potential energy an object stores.
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[[Kinetic Energy]] No, the energy of movement is kinetic energy. When an object or person is in motion it is displaying kinetic energy. Stored energy is potential energy. Potential energy is affected by height or postion. An object with a greater height has more potential energy.
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[[Potential energy]]
Yes, kinetic energy is the energy of movement. If an object is in motion it is displaying kinetic energy. Remember the model of a person sledding down the hill. The person had the greatest kinetic energy and speed at the bottom of the hill.
Now watch a quick video reviewing kinetic and potential energy.
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Next you will explore the different energy sources.
[[Different Energy Sources ]] No, this is potential energy. Potential energy is stored energy. Position and height effect potential energy. The greater the height the greater potential energy an object possess.
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[[Kinetic Energy]]What is kinetic energy?
[[the stored energy]]
[[the energy of movement]]
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