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The Prizes 1 $100 2 $200 3 $500 4 $1,000 5 $2,000 6 $4,000 7 $8,000 8 $16,000 9 $32,000 10 $64,000 11 $125,000 12 $250,000 13 $500,000 14 $1,000,000

Lifelines “Phone a friend” Ask the audience

$100 What is the term for energy derived from nontraditional sources? A – alternative energy A – alternative energy B – renewable energy C – bioenergy D – bioelectric energy

$200 What do you call 1 million watts? D - 1 megawatt A – 1 millivolt B – 1 milliwatt C – 1 Btu D – 1 megawatt

$500 What type of heating uses sunlight to heat a liquid that is then piped to heat water or a house? B – active solar heating A – geothermal heating B – active solar heating C – passive solar heating D – photovoltaic heating

$1,000 What is the chemical reaction that converts sunlight into electricity called? B – the photovoltaic effect A – passive solar production B – the photovoltaic effect C – active solar production D – ebb generation

$2,000 What kind of alternative power generation device is potentially harmful to birds? A – wind turbines A – wind turbines B – solar cells C – biodigestors D – geothermal plants

$4,000 What fixed system uses tapered channels to harness ocean wave energy? D - TAPCHAN A – submerged turbines B – tidal barrage C – oscillating water columns D - TAPCHAN

$8,000 In addition to corn, what crop is raised specifically to be converted to biofuel? A - switchgrass A - switchgrass B - lumber C - seaweed D - coneflower

$16,000 What is biodiesel made from? C – used vegetable oil A – algae B – sugarcane harvest residue C – used vegetable oil D – methane

$32,000 Which of the following is a potential problem arising from the use of geothermal energy? D - subsidence A – visual impact B – electromagnetic interference C – seasonal energy availability D – subsidence

$64,000 What biomass conversion process uses heat but no oxygen to create a combustible mix of gases, solids and liquid residues ? A - pyrolysis A - pyrolysis B - combustion C – thermal gasification D - digestion

$125,000 What do you call an area where a river meets the ocean—where tidal barrages are built? C – an estuary A – a dam B – an ebb C – an estuary D – a subsidence

$250,000 What process is used to create biogas from biomass? C – anaerobic digestion A – aerobic digestion B - gasification C – anaerobic digestion D – biomass power generation

$500,000 What kind of energy is the result of harnessing tides and currents? B – hydrokinetic A – hydroelectric B – hydrokinetic C – tidal barrage D – flood generation

$1,000,000 What kind of power plant uses heat from a lower-temperature geothermal resource to vaporize a secondary fluid with a lower boiling point than water? D – binary cycle plant A – flash stream plant B – dry steam plant – C – hydrokinetic plant D – binary cycle plant answer

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