Geothermal Energy Flashcards

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production

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◍hot igneous rock heat water +generate steam(used for electricity)
◍ Iceland+New zealand

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Rock cycle

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◍Ireland-Mid Atlantic Ridge–Eurasian +N.A plates pulled apart
◍mama rises+cools forming igneous rock

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Energy conversion

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◍water pumped into wells drilled into hot rocks
◍heat turned to steam
◍reduces need for fissil fuels

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Tourism

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◍Blue lagoon Iceland (spa complex) 40%
◍Geysir area-with mudpools too
◍ 1 million tourists visited iceland in 2014

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