The document discusses alternative energy sources and their importance for the environment. It provides a quiz to review the five types of alternative energy learned in class, which are solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass. The document emphasizes that alternative energy does not use up finite resources or harm the environment, and notes that wind and solar energies depend highly on weather. It also discusses hydroelectric power from water, biomass energy from plants like ethanol, wind farms, and why alternative energies are important for the future.

1. Alternative Energy and
the Environment
Let’s Review!

2. Alternative Alternative Recycling and
Energy Energy and the Alternative
Sources Environment Energy
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3. Name the five types of
alternative energy sources
learned in class.

4. Alternative energy is energy
fueled in ways that do not use up
__________ or harm the
______________?

5. What do the terms “geo” and
“thermal” mean?

6. What two types of
alternative energy are
highly dependent on the
weather?

7. What type of alternative
energy comes from
reducing, reusing and
renewing water to create
electricity?

8. What modern type of
alternative energy
comes from plants and
substitutes gasoline for
powering vehicles?

9. What is the term to
describe many wind
machines built near
one another?

10. The term alternative
energy is also referred to
as what?

11. Why are alternative
energy sources
important for the
future?

12. Learn more…
http://www.altenergy.org/
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/articles/people/a_energy.html
http://youtu.be/-1EIhowgtgA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
feature=player_detailpage&v=MR_Z8xPQfeg