Name _____6__ INTRO – Harnessing the Wind Nov__ Page 86-87

Name _____6__ INTRO – Harnessing the Wind Nov__ Page 86-87 What are some sources of energy? (Where does energy come from?)

Name _____6__ INTRO – Harnessing the Wind Nov__ Page 86-87 What are some sources of energy? (Where does energy come from?) Wind, Water, Sun, Coal, Nuclear, Gas, and Oil.

Name _____6__ INTRO – Harnessing the Wind Nov__ Page 86-87 What are some sources of energy? (Where does energy come from?) Wind, Water, Sun, Coal, Nuclear, Gas, and Oil. Which are renewable? Non-renewable?

Name _____6__ INTRO – Harnessing the Wind Nov__ Page 86-87 What are some sources of energy? (Where does it come from?) Wind, Water, Sun, Coal, Nuclear, Gas, and Oil. Which are renewable? Non-renewable? Wind, Water, and Sun are renewable. (constantly replaced)

Name _____6__ INTRO – Harnessing the Wind Nov__ Page 86-87 What are some sources of energy? (Where does it come from?) Wind, Water, Sun, Coal, Nuclear, Gas, and Oil. Which are renewable? Non-renewable? Wind, Water, and Sun are renewable. (constantly replaced) Coal, Nuclear, Gas, and Oil are non-renewable. (used up over time)

Name _____6__ INTRO – Harnessing the Wind Nov__ Page 86-87 What are some sources of energy? (Where does it come from?) Wind, Water, Sun, Coal, Nuclear, Gas, and Oil. Which are renewable? Non-renewable? Wind, Water, and Sun are renewable. (constantly replaced) Coal, Nuclear, Gas, and Oil are non-renewable. (used up over time) What is “Weather Dancer”? How much energy does it make?

Name _____6__ INTRO – Harnessing the Wind Nov__ Page 86-87 What are some sources of energy? (Where does it come from?) Wind, Water, Sun, Coal, Nuclear, Gas, and Oil. Which are renewable? Non-renewable? Wind, Water, and Sun are renewable. (constantly replaced) Coal, Nuclear, Gas, and Oil are non-renewable. (used up over time) What is “Weather Dancer”? How much energy does it make? Weather Dancer is a huge wind turbine in Southern Alberta.

Name _____6__ INTRO – Harnessing the Wind Nov__ Page 86-87 What are some sources of energy? (Where does it come from?) Wind, Water, Sun, Coal, Nuclear, Gas, and Oil. Which are renewable? Non-renewable? Wind, Water, and Sun are renewable. (constantly replaced) Coal, Nuclear, Gas, and Oil are non-renewable. (used up over time) What is “Weather Dancer”? How much energy does it make? Weather Dancer is a huge wind turbine in Southern Alberta. It creates 2.96 gigawatt hours of electricity each year.

Name _____6__ INTRO – Harnessing the Wind Nov__ Page 86-87 What are some sources of energy? (Where does it come from?) Wind, Water, Sun, Coal, Nuclear, Gas, and Oil. Which are renewable? Non-renewable? Wind, Water, and Sun are renewable. (constantly replaced) Coal, Nuclear, Gas, and Oil are non-renewable. (used up over time) What is “Weather Dancer”? How much energy does it make? Weather Dancer is a huge wind turbine in Southern Alberta. It creates 2.96 gigawatt hours of electricity each year. ANSWER 4 QUESTIONS ON PAGE 87! Good luck!

Name _____6__ INTRO – Harnessing the Wind Nov__ Page 86-87 What are some sources of energy? (Where does it come from?) Wind, Water, Sun, Coal, Nuclear, Gas, and Oil. Which are renewable? Non-renewable? Wind, Water, and Sun are renewable. (constantly replaced) Coal, Nuclear, Gas, and Oil are non-renewable. (used up over time) What is “Weather Dancer”? How much energy does it make? Weather Dancer is a huge wind turbine in Southern Alberta. It creates 2.96 gigawatt hours of electricity each year. ANSWER 4 QUESTIONS ON PAGE 87! Good luck! 1) They are all related by X 1000 (or 3 zeros).

Name _____6__ INTRO – Harnessing the Wind Nov__ Page 86-87 What are some sources of energy? (Where does it come from?) Wind, Water, Sun, Coal, Nuclear, Gas, and Oil. Which are renewable? Non-renewable? Wind, Water, and Sun are renewable. (constantly replaced) Coal, Nuclear, Gas, and Oil are non-renewable. (used up over time) What is “Weather Dancer”? How much energy does it make? Weather Dancer is a huge wind turbine in Southern Alberta. It creates 2.96 gigawatt hours of electricity each year. ANSWER 4 QUESTIONS ON PAGE 87! Good luck! 1) They are all related by X 1000 (or 3 zeros). 2) Weather Dancer will generate about 2.96 X 5 ≈ 3 X 5 ≈ 15 gigawatt hours in 5 years.

Name _____6__ INTRO – Harnessing the Wind Nov__ Page 86-87 What are some sources of energy? (Where does it come from?) Wind, Water, Sun, Coal, Nuclear, Gas, and Oil. Which are renewable? Non-renewable? Wind, Water, and Sun are renewable. (constantly replaced) Coal, Nuclear, Gas, and Oil are non-renewable. (used up over time) What is “Weather Dancer”? How much energy does it make? Weather Dancer is a huge wind turbine in Southern Alberta. It creates 2.96 gigawatt hours of electricity each year. ANSWER 4 QUESTIONS ON PAGE 87! Good luck! 1) They are all related by X 1000 (or 3 zeros). 2) Weather Dancer will generate about 2.96 X 5 ≈ 3 X 5 ≈ 15 gigawatt hours in 5 years. 3) We change gigawatts to megawatts by adding 3 zeros or X 1000. So, Weather Dancer generates 2.96 X 1000 = 2 960 megawatt hours of electricity each year.

Name _____6__ INTRO – Harnessing the Wind Nov__ Page 86-87 What are some sources of energy? (Where does it come from?) Wind, Water, Sun, Coal, Nuclear, Gas, and Oil. Which are renewable? Non-renewable? Wind, Water, and Sun are renewable. (constantly replaced) Coal, Nuclear, Gas, and Oil are non-renewable. (used up over time) What is “Weather Dancer”? How much energy does it make? Weather Dancer is a huge wind turbine in Southern Alberta. It creates 2.96 gigawatt hours of electricity each year. ANSWER 4 QUESTIONS ON PAGE 87! Good luck! 1) They are all related by X 1000 (or 3 zeros). 2) Weather Dancer will generate about 2.96 X 5 ≈ 3 X 5 ≈ 15 gigawatt hours in 5 years. 3) We change gigawatts to megawatts by adding 3 zeros or X 1000. So, Weather Dancer generates 2.96 X 1000 = 2 960 megawatt hours of electricity each year. 4) 21.37 X 7 ≈ 20 X 7 ≈ 140 kilowatt hours of electricity in 1 week.

Name _____6_ Ch.2 Intro – Harnessing the Wind Nov__ Page 86-87 What are some sources of energy? (Where does it come from?) _________________________________________________ Which are renewable? Non-renewable? _____________________________________________(constantly replaced) ______________________________________________(used up over time) What is “Weather Dancer”? How much energy does it make? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ ANSWER 4 QUESTIONS ON PAGE 87! Good luck! 1) 2) 3) 4)