Question Anwser

How is biomass used?

Biomass is used mainly by Chinese farmers to heat homes and to light them.

How do you change biomass?

You can change biomass into ethanol and gas.

How does it change into different types of biomass?

You put biomass in a tank with no air.As it rots it makes ethanol.

Are more people using it?

Many more people are using it for their basic needs.

Why is it renewable?

Biomass is renewable because plants need light. Organisms eat plants that are transformed in their digestive system. Afterwards the dung comes out and it collected as biomass. Grass and organisms such as cows are renewable.

In the long term why do we need biomass?

We need biomass to prevent global warming. Global warming is bad because it creates holes in the atmosphere. This lets in too much of the bad sun UV rays.

Why is biomass called biomass?

Bio means a form of life or living organism. Mass is the amount of matter. When you combine the two words together they mean life or living organisms in a matter.

How is biomass connected to other forms of energy?

Biomass is connected to geothermal energy because volcanoes create rocks, rocks turn into soil, and soil and grass make biomass.

How is biomass connected to our everyday life?

We use biomass to heat our homes and light our houses.

Why isn’t coal biomass?

Coal is not a biomass because it is not renewable.

What are the pros and cons?

The pros and cons: Biomass helps save the environment but it takes time to make it. it can be made on your own. It costs money to make. It can be dangerous when you are turning it into energy because you need to burn it.

What are the points of view (good or bad)?

I think that biomass is a good energy source because it saves the environment. My mom likes biomass because it saves the environment. She also likes the way it works.

Why do we use biomass?

We use biomass to help save the environment.

How do we conserve it?

We can save biomass by not destroying its sources. Pollution poisons plants and animals that source of biomass.

How do we save the environment?

We can save the environment by using biomass because it comes from nature.

Can biomass run out?

Biomass can run out if all its sources die out. For example people cut down the trees that are the source of biomass.

How do we use this information?

I can use this information to share with people that can do something about preserving the environment. Biomass can sustain more than 20% of U.S. electricity.

How do we know it comes from waste and trash?

It comes from waste and trash because scientists found out that it can be transformed into biomass.

How do we know that it is renewable?

We know it is renewable because its sources are renewable. For example trees and organisms are renewable.