Energy Alternatives End of Book

5 Comments

-A lot of things are just summarizing what happened earlier in the book
-Even though the world world is trying to find a new source, it can still take years to find it
-Scientists are saying that methane and even vegetable oil could be an energy source
-I think the world will be soon flooded due to the melting ice caps
-The world should start learning how to use more solar and wind energy

4 Questions

-How long do scientists believe will another energy source be made?
-Will the planet learn how to use energy more efficiently and learning how to "go green"?
-Do some people even care that the world is slowly dying from global warming?
-How much longer until we run out of fossil fuels to fuel the world?

3 Vocabulary-

Fossil Fuel-any combustible organic material, as oil, coal, or natural gas, derived from the remains of former life.
Endowment-the property, funds, etc., with which an institution or person is endowed.
Emission- something that is emitted; discharge; emanation

2 Literary Terms-

"...carbon dioxide is a poison that slowly kills the planet..."

"...smoke blanketing the air..."

1 Overview Sentence

These pages talk about how global warming is a world crisis and how we should alternate out energy source into something better for the planet.

Energy Alternatives Roar Post

5 Comments

-Currently, their are already cars that are better for the environment
-In the future, their might be better "greener" cars such as water powered cars
-I think it is impossible to turn water in to energy, but who knows.
-No one knows what could happen in the future
-I wonder what the earth would look like 50 years from now

4 Questions

How will the scientist turn water into energy?
Are people just overthinking things like water powered cars?
Wouldnt battery powered cars cost alot of money?
How much would these cars cost?

3 Vocabulary

Rigs- To provide with a harness or equipment
Kilowatts- A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts
Manufacture-he making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, esp. on a large scale

2 Literary Terms

"...why water..."
"...as well as destroying unique habitats..."

1 Overview Sentence

These pages talk about the future vehicles of the world and how they can affect it.

Energy Alternatives Roar Post

5 Comments

-The temperature of many places around the earth has changed alot
-The earth is very reliable of electricity
-Without electricity, the world would change alot
-Almost everything in the world right now is electricity related
-Energy useage in the present time has increased alot from the past

4 Questions

How would the world survive without electricity?
How is electricity made?
What would people do if electricity just randomly closed?
How will people use electricity in the future?

3 Vocabulary

Geothermal-

of or pertaining to the internal heat of the earth.

Reservoir-a natural or artificial place where water is collected and stored for use, esp. water for supplying a community, irrigating land, furnishing power, etc.

Greenhouse- a building, room, or area, usually chiefly of glass, in which the temperature is maintained within a desired range, used for cultivating tender plants or growing plants out of season.

2 Literary Terms

"...indicate or involve..."
"...fish farms..."

1 Overview Sentence

These pages talk about how electricity are overly used and how it's bad.