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6.4 Distribution of Energy

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· Click on “Basemap” and choose your preferred version (I like “street”)
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· Use the different layers to answer the following questions

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Click on TX. Answer questions 12-14

Question 12

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What is the breakdown of TX’s resource consumption? (%)

Question 13

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Where does Texas get its electricity from? Sketch a pie chart.

Question 14

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How is this energy use distributed among sectors? Sketch a pie chart

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Describe how US energy consumption changed since 2015?

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Where are/is most of the United States' coal mines?

Eastern US

Southern US

Alaska

Western US

Where are/is most of the United States' oil wells?

TX, OK, KS, OH, PA, ND

Hawaii

FL, GA, SC, NC

CA, OR, WA

Where are/is most of the United States' natural gas wells?

Hawaii

CA, OR, WA

TX, OK, KS, OH, PA, ND

FL, GA, SC, NC

Where are/is most of the United States' uranium resources?

Alaska

Southern US

Eastern US

Western US

Where are/is most of the United States' geothermal potential?

Southern US

Western US

Eastern US

Midwestern US

Where are/is most of the United States' solar resources?

Southwestern US

Southeastern US

Northeastern US

Northwestern US

Where are/is most of the United States' on shore wind potential?

Midwestern US

Southwestern US

Coastal US

Northern US

Where are/is most of the United States' off shore wind potential?

Southwestern US

Midwestern US

Northern US

Coastal US

Based on this activity, which resource provides the US with most of its electricity?

Natural Gas

Solar

Geothermal

Wind

Which states produce the most energy? 
(Top 3)

Maine

Pennslyvania

New Mexico

California

Texas

Ohio

Which states consume the most energy? 
(Top 3)

New York

California

Florida

Illinois

Alaska

Texas

What are the US's TWO largest sources of energy?

Coal

Renewables

Petroleum

Nuclear

Natural Gas

What are the US's TWO smallest sources of energy?

Natural Gas

Petroleum

Coal

Renewables

Nuclear

What is most petroleum used for in the US?

Plastic

Heat buildings

Produce electricity

Transportation

What is most natural gas used for in the US?
(Select 2 correct answers)

Transportation

Heat buildings

Produce electricity

Plastic

What is most coal used for in the US?

Plastic

Produce electricity

Heat buildings

Transportation

How has US renewable energy consumption changed since 2000?

Decreased

Increased

Stayed the same

Flucuated wildly

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List the US renewables in order from highest use to lowest use. 
(TOP-Highest/BOTTOM-Lowest)

Hydroelectricity

Biomass

Wind

Geothermal

Solar