Electricity Production and Transmission

Question 1

List examples of renewable energy

Answer 1

Solar, biomass, hydropower, wind, geothermal, etc.

Question 2

List examples of non-renewable energy

Answer 2

Coal, nuclear, natural gas, fossil fuel oil, etc.

Question 3

What is green energy

Answer 3

Any energy type that is generated from natural resources, such as sunlight, wind, or water.
They do not harm the environment through factors such as releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Question 4

All types of production and distribution of energy have what?

Answer 4

o A level of infrastructure
o Powerlines
o Lights
o Noise

Question 5

How do powerlines impact the ecosystem?

Answer 5

• Direct strikes (Birds hitting the lines and getting snagged)
• Electrocutions
• Ultraviolet discharge (Caribou can see the ultraviolet discharge and avoid these lines, inadvertently creating barriers for certain species)
• Electromagnetic fields (Affects the physiology of organisms)

Question 6

How does light pollution impact the ecosystem?

Answer 6

Affects species that use light to communicate, and there is a decrease in firefly populations.

Question 7

How can nocturnal animals be positively affected by light pollution?

Answer 7

Insectivore bats can take advantage of the light that attracts insects to feed on

Question 8

How can nocturnal animals be negatively affected by light pollution?

Answer 8

Frugivorous bats do not visit trees that are directly near light. This limits the spread of certain seeds.

Question 9

How does noise impact the ecosystem?

Answer 9

 Bird song and vocalization are hard to hear over loud noises.
* Certain bird species in Europe have begun to sing at night because it is too loud in the morning to be heard over the noise of the city.

Question 10

How have animals adapted to handing noise and edge effects?

Answer 10

Baby birds in nests near highways have to cry in a different pitch to be heard by the parents.