Wind+Energy


 * On this page you need to collect your research and cite your sources, you need to upload of your work!!**

Neslihan Nazik (neslinden_) Dave (daveh1993) Tanja Kuhn (nja_kuhn) Ema C. Pina da Costa (juveemi)
 * Group members**

Discuss in your group what activities will be completed when and who will do what (the first ones are done for you)?
 * Schedule**
 * Everybody has to come to the meetings that are printed in bold (= fett gedruckt)!**

//Wednesday 05.10.11// 1) Victoria 2) Tanja 3) Ema 4) Neslie 5) Dave ||  ||   ||
 * Time || Activity || Place || Group members ||
 * **10.45** || **Introduction to the Group 4 project** || **Room 236** || **All** ||
 * || each member of the group works on his question
 * || Survey to wind energy || Zürich || Ema, Neslie, Victoria ||
 * || Organisation for experiment || Zürich || Tanja ||

//Thursday 06.10.11//
 * Time || Activity || Place || Group members ||
 * **13.00 to 16.30** ||  || **Available rooms**
 * 215 (computer room)**
 * 245 (class room)** || **All** ||
 * || Wind-Experiment || school/home || Nesli, Tanja ||
 * || Umfrage || school || Ema, Victoria ||
 * || Wind-Experiment || school/home || Nesli, Tanja ||
 * || Umfrage || school || Ema, Victoria ||

//Friday 07.10.11//
 * Time || Activity || Place || Group members ||
 * 8.15 to 15.00 ||  || Room 215 (computer room)available || all ||
 * ||  || prepare presentation ||   ||
 * **15.00** || **Presentations**
 * (in English)** || **Room 256 (Auditorium)** || **ALL !!** ||
 * **15.00** || **Presentations**
 * (in English)** || **Room 256 (Auditorium)** || **ALL !!** ||


 * References (cite your references here!)**

__**Task: 5 questions**__ 1)

2) __What are fossil fuels and how are they formed?__ Oil, gas and coal are fossil fuels. The formation of fossil fuels takes places over million of years (according to [] : between 50 and 350 million years). The process requires remains of dead organic material (remains of plants or animals) that is buried under layers of mud or sand. Through the influence of pressure and heat over centuries, these remains were chemically transformed and turned into coal, oil and gas. This is a very slowly happening process. Depending on the combination of remains or the time they were buried, such as the different conditions of temperature and pressure, different types of fossil fuels are formed. Gas and oil are formed from dead remains, organic remains within sea-floor sediments(for example microscopic plankton). Coal at the other hand is usually formed in land vegetation out of trees and ferns, but not in marine environments.

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3)The countries with fossil fuels as their natural resources are (in descending order): Source: earthsci.org
 * Saudi Arabia
 * U.S.S.R
 * Iraq
 * Kuwait
 * Other countries like-> Brazil, Angola, Kongo, Senegal
 * Emirates
 * Iran
 * Venezuela
 * Mexico
 * Libya
 * China
 * USA
 * Nigeria
 * Norway

4) 5)

http://www.windgate.ch/xml_1/internet/en/application/d169/f176.cfm
 * __Project Information__**

Potential energy areas (marked as tiny blue spots) http://www.wind-data.ch/windkarte/

On this page you need to collect your research and cite your sources.

Suggestions for wind energy

1. For this activity we have provided a small model for you to create to help you to explain in your presentation how wind power works. 2. You can also use the website "wrind guru" to find out where the best wind is found in Switzerland. This website is used by kitesurfers and windsurfer in Europe to find the good wind and it contains very detailed information. You could create an annotated google map or google earth file to show where wind turbines could be placed in Switzerland. http://www.windguru.cz/int/

Model (provided) Screw driver 2 L plastic water bottle
 * Equipment**



presentation: