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Q: What are 2 uses applications of geothermal energy?
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How is geothermal energy harnessed for energy?

There are two ways of using geothermal energy.1: There is domestic geothermal, where it is used locally to apply heat to your house or water heater.This is done by pumping water underground through pipes. The deeper underground the water is, the warmer the water will get by the use of the magma heating the earth underground. This can only be done in some locations, and is mainly used locally. So it does not make electricity, just uses the heat from underground.2: There are the big geothermal corporations, where they send water through pipes deep underground, where the water is heated by the magma. This causes the water to change phase, and become steam. The steam is then pressurized, and then put through turbines to make electricity.


What are two advantages of geothermal energy?

1.) it is renewable'2.) it helps job creation1. It is a renewable energy source2. It is free ie. you do not have to pay a company for heat from the earth


Is geothermal energy cheaper than wind energy?

In short: no. Geothermal energy harnessing is still in its infancy compared to wind energy, and therefore, more expensive. Overall geothermal energy has been done on a very small scale, but technological breakthroughs need to occur before it can be successfully worldwide. Then again, with the U.S. energy industry being deregulated, wind energy can be more expensive than other energy types. For instance, when I lived in western Arkansas, I used OG&E as my energy provider, and they offered wind power for just 4.5 cents per kilowatt hour, which was half of a conventional plan. In Texas, providers generally charge 2 cents MORE per kilowatt hour for using purely wind power than conventional.


What are the challenges of geothermal energy?

1-dig the ground deep that it is sometimes difficult to dig the hard rocks. 2-I it is not available everywhere and near the surface at anytime. 3-It is hard to collect the energy itself and make it flow in one direction.


What are two benefits you use geothermal for?

1) It is a renewable energy that receives heat from the earths core so you know you will never run out of it. 2) Has no use of fossil fuels like other energy sources so their are no carbon emissions polluting our air.

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What are 2 examples of how civilization used geothermal energy in the past?

1.) In the past the Japanese would use geothermal energy to heat their water. (although many do that now) 2.)Geothermal energy used to be use to treat skin or eye diseases.


What are 5 renewable energies?

1. Solar energy 2. Geothermal energy 3. Wind energy 4. Wave energy 5. Tidal energy


What are the 5 basic kinds of energy?

1) potential energy 2) Kinetic energy 3) Static energy 4) Thermal energy 5) Geothermal energy


What objects uses light energy?

2+2=4 uses light energy for example 6+6=12 thats also light energy


How is solar energy produced and how can you cover it?

well solar energy is produced by sun and geothermal energy 2. Solar energy is produced by the Sun. All the fossil fuels are versions of stored ancient sunlight. [Geothermal energy results from the primeval heat within the earth, primarily created by radioactive decay, and with a small contribution from gravitation pressure.]


How is geothermal energy harnessed for energy?

There are two ways of using geothermal energy.1: There is domestic geothermal, where it is used locally to apply heat to your house or water heater.This is done by pumping water underground through pipes. The deeper underground the water is, the warmer the water will get by the use of the magma heating the earth underground. This can only be done in some locations, and is mainly used locally. So it does not make electricity, just uses the heat from underground.2: There are the big geothermal corporations, where they send water through pipes deep underground, where the water is heated by the magma. This causes the water to change phase, and become steam. The steam is then pressurized, and then put through turbines to make electricity.


What are 2 uses for atomic energy?

Two uses for atomic energy are:1. to create electricity and 2. to create a nuclear explosion that will destroy basically anything.


What are 2 types of geothermal activity?

2 types of geothermal activity are geysers and hot springs.


What energy sources is in no way derived from the Sun?

Geothermal energy sources depend on primeval heat from the Earth's core.This is mainly derived from radioactive decay in the Earth's core, with a small contribution from gravity pressure.Similarly, Nuclear Reactors do not depend on the Sun for their energy.And one day we hope, the nuclear fusion problem will be cracked.And to a small extent, the electrical energy developed in a battery does not depend on the Sun, but most of the energy needed to make the battery would probably have come from a solar source.and the solar source is like solar pannels so if the solar energy depends on the sun geothermal energy does too.


Worst to best way to generate electricity?

Worst to best way to generate electricity: 1.)Nuclear Energy 2.)Fossil Fuels 3.)Solar Energy 4.)Wind Energy 5.)Hydroelectric 6.)Geothermal Energy


What are the basic energy resources in India?

1-fuels 2-engergy stored in water 3-nuclear energy 4-wind energy 5-solar energy 6-tidal power 7-geothermal energy 8-thermo electirc power


What are two advantages of geothermal energy?

1.) it is renewable'2.) it helps job creation1. It is a renewable energy source2. It is free ie. you do not have to pay a company for heat from the earth