AP Environmental Science / Unit 6: Energy Resources and Consumption
6.10 Geothermal Energy
Notes
Uses heat from Earth's interior to make steam or heat buildings.
- Renewable, low emissions, reliable.
- Limited to certain locations; can release $\mathrm{H_2S}$; heat can be depleted locally.
Practice
Geothermal energy comes from:
Radioactive decay and core heat.
A drawback of geothermal energy:
Location-limited.
Ground-source heat pumps:
Shallow geothermal.
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