Title: QUESTIONNAIRE: What's your view on renewables?
Course: Project week - Leuphana-Copy > Section: What is renewable energy? (science focus)

Let's get started. This questionnaire is your introduction to the project week.

1. Fill out the questionnaire.

Think about and answer the questions. The goal is to reflect on your personal assumptions towards sustainability, so there are no right or wrong answers here.

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2. Review your classmates’ responses.

You can discuss them in the Course Forum or orally in your class. These questions could be helpful:

- Are there any responses that surprised you or that you did not expect?
- Are there any questions that reveal larger trends? Which ones?
- Are there questions with opposing responses? What are some of the extreme answers?

Please note: This questionnaire is only public to students in your course, so that you can discuss your results with each other.

QUESTIONNAIRE: What's your view on renewables?

Q: Take a look at the primary energy sources pictured below:

coal

sun

uranium

mineral oil

biomass

water

natural gas

geothermal heat

wind

Which ones do you consider "renewable"? Tick the boxes below.
- coal
- sun
- uranium
- mineral oil
- biomass
- water
- natural gas
- geothermal heat
- wind
Q: Now briefly explain why you categorized these energy sources the way you did.
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Q: We need energy from different resources in our daily lives, for example in the form of heat or electric power. But what are the different energy resources or energy carriers that we use?

Note down all energy resources that come to your mind.
Q: How would you define renewable energy sources in your own words?

Renewable energy sources are...
Q: How would you define non-renewable energy sources in your own words?

Non-renewable energy sources are...
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Q: A common distinction that is often mentioned in speeches, the media, or the literature is that between renewable and non-renewable energy sources. You have probably heard these terms before, but what do they actually mean?

We will get to these terms' scientific definitions in the next tasks, but first think about what they mean to you and how you understand them.
Q: You may have come across the term "energy transition" (or "Energiewende" in German) in the media or public discourse. What comes to your mind when you think of this?
Q: You have probably heard that carbon dioxide emissions released by power plants can be a real problem for the environment. How much carbon dioxide do you think do these different types of power plants release into the air?
- coal power plant
- wind turbine
- gas power plant
- nuclear power plant
- solar cell
- biomass power plant
Q: Finally, what are you interested in regarding this topic? What would you like to learn more about? What questions do you have at the moment? Comment below.
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Q: Now briefly explain your answers. For example, why do you think some power plant types emit more carbon dioxide than others? Which ones emit the most, which ones the least carbon dioxide?
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To fill out the questionnaire, answer the questions on the following pages. Some questions are open questions that allow you to type in individual answers.

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Q: We need energy from different resources in our daily lives, for example in the form of heat or electric power. But what are the different energy resources or energy carriers that we use?

Note down all energy resources that come to your mind.
Q: Think of a definition of renewable energy sources.

Renewable energy sources are...
Q: Think of a definition of non-renenwable energy sources.

Non-renewable energy sources are...
Q: You may have come across the term "energy transition" (or "Energiewende" in German) in the media or public discourse. What comes to your mind when you think of this?