Geothermal

​ ​ = = = = //**Geothermal Energy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! **// By: Kyle Jackson, Nathaniel Macon , and Malik Lawrence  terd = = media type="custom" key="4891633" width="259" height="259" align="left"



= = =Desribe this alternative resource= . ==Geothermal energy is taken from the thermal energy stored deep inside the Earth that is originated from the beginning of the Earth, solar energy that Earth has absorbed, and radioactive decay of minerals. ==


=Describe the process used to transform this energy into electrical energy. = =The geothermal heat is drawn from inside the earth.After the heat reaches the surface, where it is then converted into steam, it enters and moves a turbine which creates electricity that travels through wires to your home or anywhere else that needs it. =

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//__Describe the advantages of using this resource instead of burning fossil fuels.__//
==Geothermal energy is enviromenatlly friendly, sustainable, reliable, and most importantly gentle on the pocketbook. Even though geothermal energy is somewhat restricted to the tectonic plate boundaries, modern technology and machenery has widend the range and the ability to have access to it. ==

Describe the disadvantages of using this resource.
==​ Even though this a cheap and fairly easy to use recource it is somewhat limited to the places nearer tom the tectonic plate boundaries. Geothermal wells do realase greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere creating a reoccuring issue, but geothermal energy relases much less then fossil fuels do ==



Describe how this energy relates to your everyday life.
==**In geothermal energy plants, water is injected into the ground. Underground, there are areas of rock that are heated by the presence of volcanic activity, such as magma near the surface. This heats the water, which comes back out of the ground very hot. A heat exchanger cools the water, which goes back into the ground. The heat from the heat exchanger boils another pipe of water into steam. The steam spins a turbine, which is connected to a generator, which creates electricity. Here is a link to a slide show about geothermal power: []**== = = =Energy Facts=


 * Order from highest energy usage to least.**


 * || **Fraction** || ** Decimal ** || ** Percent ** ||
 * ** U.S.A. ** || 3,892,000,000,000/17,154,402,852,000 || .2268805924 || 22.68805924% ||
 * MEXICO ||  ||   ||   ||
 * IRAN ||  ||   ||   ||
 * AUSTRALIA ||  ||   ||   ||

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 * **Country** || **Population** || **Energy Use Per Person** ||
 * U.S.A. ||  ||   ||
 * MEXICO ||  ||   ||
 * IRAN || 66,429,284 ||  ||
 * AULSTRALIA || 21,262,651 ||  ||