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Energy Island
Unit 6 Week 1-2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does coincidence mean? | when something happens by chance without planning |
| What does consequence mean? | outcome of doing or not doing something |
| What does consume mean? | To use something up |
| What doesn’t converted mean? | to change or transform |
| What does efficient mean? | Way to quickly get a job done |
| What does incredible mean? | Something extraordinary, hard to believe it’s true |
| What does installed mean? | Put in |
| What does renewable mean? | Something that can be made again |
| What word means to use something up? | Consume |
| The town put in a new statue- what vocabulary word means “put in” | installed |
| Two people from the same class happened to go to the same movie is an example of a… | coincidence |
| Wind is an example of a ……. Resource | Renewable |
| We saw the most beautiful sunset! It was…. | Incredible |
| She got a bad grade on her test because she didn’t study, she will have to face….. at home | consequences |
| He is always a good student and kind to others. Because the teachers noticed this the …… was to win a Student of the Month award | Consequence |
| My mom decorated our house for my birthday party she…… the living room into a “floor of lava.” | Converted |
| Big trucks….. more fuel than small cars | Consume |
| We follow the same schedule every day to be more….. with our work | Efficient |
| What does they call the island of Samsø? | Energy Island |
| Where is Samsø located? | Denmark |
| How is Samsø similar to where we live? | It has fields and farms where crops and animals are raised. |
| Hold on to your hats is an example of an…. | Idiom |
| What does the idiom “hold on to your hats” mean? | Prepare for something exciting |
| Why is the island always windy? | It’s in the middle of the sea |
| What do the people on the island do in the summer? | Play on the beach |
| What do the people on the island do in the winter? | Play inside |
| What did Samsø win in a contest? | The place to become independent of nonrenewable energy |
| What does it mean to become independent of nonrenewable energy? | People don’t need to use it anymore |
| Where does renewable energy come from? | Resources that will never run out |
| What are some examples of resources that will never run out? | Wind, river, sunlight, plants & trees |
| What was invented to catch the energy from the wind? | Wind Mills |
| What is it called when sunlight is converted into usable energy? | Solar power |
| What can be converters into biofuels? | Trees and plants |
| What other ways are scientists trying to create energy? | By burning garbage and sewage |
| What are some other benefits of renewable resources? | They are cleaner and you can save money |
| What does coal, oil, and natural gas create? | CO2 |
| What is CO2? | Carbon dioxide |
| What do we call Carbon dioxide for short? | CO2 |
| What is carbon dioxide (CO2)? | Waste produced when fossil fuels are burned |
| How do WE make CO2 every day? | By breathing! |
| What is it called when heat is trapped in the atmosphere? | The greenhouse effect |
| What is the greenhouse effect? | When heat is trapped in the atmosphere |
| What is is called when the temperature of the whole Earth rises? | Global warming |
| What is global warming? | When the temperature of the Earth rises |
| Who complained about making changes in the town of Samsø? | The grownups! |
| What dangerous predictions do scientists have about global warming? | Hotter summers, colder winters, bigger storms |
| What do scientists think will happen at the North and South poles? | Ice caps will melt away |
| What problem will occur if polar ice caps melt away? | It will affect polar bears, penguins, and people |