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The Scoop on Geothermal Power Cierra Robson **
 * Central Heating (PUN INTENDED):


 *  List of Important Vocabulary: **
 * 1) Geothermal Power: The energy that comes form the center of the Earth. This, after harnessed is turned into electrical energy to power homes and offices.
 * 2) Heat Energy: This is the type of energy that is created by geothermal power.
 * 3) Heat Convection and Heat Conduction: Each of these are different ways to heat up your house using geothermal energy.
 * 4) Core: The center of the earth. Hot volcanic gasses and lava flow through here. This is where the heat comes from to make geothermal power.
 * 5) Geothermal Reservoir: The entire system of geothermal rocks and hot water or steam that is contained in the rock. The vapors are sent through here and leads to a separator that separates the fluid from the steam.
 * 6) Fume Hole: The hole that releases geothermal steam that starts the process of creating electrical energy from geothermal power.
 * 7) Magma: Melted rock from the center of the Earth. This is the main source of heat for geothermal power.

 This picture shows exactly what geothermal energy is... The heat from the magma (which comes from the center of the earth) is channeled by using a pipe to gather that magma into a well. The well then connects to a power plant where the heat is turned into electrical energy and sent out to people's homes.

**Steps involved in achieving Geothermal Energy: **

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 * 1) The volcanic gasses and geothermal steam are sent to the geothermal reservoir.
 * 2) From the reservoir, the fluids and gasses are sent to the separator, which separates the fluids from the gasses.
 * 3) After, the fluids are sent back to the geothermal reservoir.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Next the fluids are sent to a special geothermal well, which recharges the reservoir and eliminates pollution hazards from the fluids.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">While this happens, the steam is sent to the scrubber where it is removed of 99% of all pollution.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">From here, the gasses are sent to power the turbine.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">As the turbine moves, it creates rotational kinetic energy.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">This then creates electrical energy by rotating the generator.
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">After, the energy is turned to a higher voltage to compensate for the homes that uses this power.

Step 1: GEOTHERMAL STEAM CREATES KINETIC ENERGY OF THE TURBINE. Step 7: THE MOVEMENT OF THE TURBINE CREATES THE ELECTRICAL ENERGY.
 * Conservation Of Energy:

**Check out this article!
 * Jessica Worden talks mainly about the benefits of Geothermal Power. She interviews many people to help her understand how geothermal power both works and the efficiency in the home. Click the link to read. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1594/is_1_16/ai_n8708985/?tag=content;col1


 * Advantages Of Geothermal Power:****


 * no pollution
 * This is an all natural resource so it will not destroy our Earth when used and harnessed correctly.
 * Another benefit is this energy will be around for a long time. Since the power comes from the hot core of the Earth, it will never run out (unless the center of the world blows up and how likely is that?)
 * Another advantage is that geothermal plants require little to no maintenance and they are self sufficient.
 * The plants do not have to be huge which is great for the general appearance of the area and the natural environment, meaning that you do not have to cut down as many trees.


 * Disadvantages Of Geothermal Power:**


 * ** the main disadvantage is the cost. Although geothermal power **saves money once it is installed, it costs a ton of money to install.
 * Another disadvantage is that geothermal energy cannot just be harnessed from anywhere. The geothermal plants need to built where there is melted rock that is just the right temperature and depth for drilling.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> COOL FACT (NO PUN INTENDED)! GEOTHERMAL ENERGY CAN BE USED TO NATURALLY HEAT POOLS! MANY PEOPLE CAN GO SWIMMING IN GEOTHERMAL POOLS FOUND IN EXTREMELY COLD PLACES AS SEEN IN THE NEIL MORRIS BOK, GEOTHERMAL POWER!

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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; text-align: center;">This video shows how geothermal power works. It shows the benefits of this type of energy and explains in an easy to understand way how this works.