Kilowatt Ours Worksheet
Environmental Science Laboratory BIOL 1132
Name:__________________________________
“Kilowatt Ours”
Please answer the following questions.
1. What’s the cheapest and easiest way to obtain coal?
They remove the mountains.
2. Is nuclear power a “green” form of energy? Why or why not?
No it is very polluting and creates lots of radioactive waste (but some people think its clean energy).
3. How has Great Smoky Mountains National Park been affected by air pollution?
There is so much pollution (from sulfate from power plants mostly) makes it hard to see out and is very hazy. It harms human health inside the park and damages animal and plant life there as well.
4. What is the largest source of mercury pollution? What effect does mercury have on people?
The largest source comes from coal fire power plants. It increases lung and ear infections in children but also have negative effects on everyone.
5. In general, what two steps can we take to reduce the amount of coal we use?
Use energy more efficiently and use green power
6. What is the Energy Star program?
The program has a lot of different appliances, lightbulbs, etc. and are extremely more efficient than regular home items. It also saves a lot of money.
7. What is daylighting?
Lights that use actual sunlight in buildings is daylighting.
8. What is passive solar energy?
Windows face the south to warm the home and things like that (strategically building your home in favor of the sun)
Please circle the correct answer to the following questions.
1. ____C______ percent of our energy comes from coal. a. 27 b. 42 c. 61 d. 76
2. One kilowatt hour equals ___A_______. e. One pound of coal f. 6 pounds of coal g. One ton of coal h. Six tons of coal
3. In the southeast, the average household uses 1100 kilowatt hours of energy per month which equals
Name:__________________________________
“Kilowatt Ours”
Please answer the following questions.
1. What’s the cheapest and easiest way to obtain coal?
They remove the mountains.
2. Is nuclear power a “green” form of energy? Why or why not?
No it is very polluting and creates lots of radioactive waste (but some people think its clean energy).
3. How has Great Smoky Mountains National Park been affected by air pollution?
There is so much pollution (from sulfate from power plants mostly) makes it hard to see out and is very hazy. It harms human health inside the park and damages animal and plant life there as well.
4. What is the largest source of mercury pollution? What effect does mercury have on people?
The largest source comes from coal fire power plants. It increases lung and ear infections in children but also have negative effects on everyone.
5. In general, what two steps can we take to reduce the amount of coal we use?
Use energy more efficiently and use green power
6. What is the Energy Star program?
The program has a lot of different appliances, lightbulbs, etc. and are extremely more efficient than regular home items. It also saves a lot of money.
7. What is daylighting?
Lights that use actual sunlight in buildings is daylighting.
8. What is passive solar energy?
Windows face the south to warm the home and things like that (strategically building your home in favor of the sun)
Please circle the correct answer to the following questions.
1. ____C______ percent of our energy comes from coal. a. 27 b. 42 c. 61 d. 76
2. One kilowatt hour equals ___A_______. e. One pound of coal f. 6 pounds of coal g. One ton of coal h. Six tons of coal
3. In the southeast, the average household uses 1100 kilowatt hours of energy per month which equals