SELF-LEARNING HOME TASK (SLHT)

Subject: SCIENCE Grade: 9 Level: JHS Q3 Wk: 3

MELC: Illustrate how energy from volcanoes Competency Code: S9ES – IIIc - d -29
may be tapped for human use.

Objective/s:
Knowledge: Describe the importance of geothermal energy
Skills: Illustrate how energy from volcanoes may be tapped for human use.
Attitude: Appreciate the positive side of a Volcano.

Name ____________________________ Section ________ Date ________

School: _____________ District : ___________

A. Readings/Discussions

A. Readings/Discussions

How energy from volcanoes may be tapped for human use?

 Energy from the volcano

Since our country is home to more than a hundred volcanoes, energy has been tapped from
them. The Philippines ranks second in the world's production of geothermal energy.
According to the Department of Energy, 14.4% of the country's total power generation is
produced from geothermal energy. The production of electricity from geothermal energy is
cheaper than electricity produced using natural gas, coal, and hydropower.

 What is geothermal energy?

The Earth is believed to be extremely hot from within. This heat from the Earth’s interior is a
source of energy called geothermal energy. The heat of the Earth warms up water which is
trapped in rock formations beneath its surface.

If you were to dig a big hole straight down into the Earth, you would notice the temperature
getting warmer the deeper you go. That's because the inside of the Earth is full of heat. This
heat is called geothermal energy.

People can capture geothermal energy through:

 Geothermal power plants, which use heat from deep inside the Earth to
generate steam to make electricity.
 Geothermal heat pumps, which tap into heat close to the Earth's surface to
heat water or provide heat for buildings.

 How is geothermal energy generated?

Geothermal energy is generated in two ways:

1. geothermal power plants and 2. geothermal heat pumps.
They differ in the depth of heat source to produce energy.

In geothermal power plants, the heat from deep inside the Earth is used to produce steam to
generate electricity compared with geothermal heat pumps that use the heat coming from
close to the Earth’s surface to heat water or provide heat for buildings.

In the Philippines, geothermal power plants are used to generate electricity in Tiwi (Albay),
Kidapawan (North Cotabato), Calaca (Laguna), Tongonan (Leyte), Bago City (Negros
Occidental), Valencia (Negros Oriental), and Bacon (Sorsogon). Figure 14 below shows the
Mak-Ban Geothermal Power Plant in Laguna.

Fig. 14.
Generating
electricity from
geothermal
energy

Geothermal Power Plants

At a geothermal power plant, wells are drilled 1 or 2 miles deep into the Earth to pump steam
or hot water to the surface. You're most likely to find one of these power plants in an area that
has a lot of hot springs, geysers, or volcanic activity because these are places where the
Earth is particularly hot just below the surface.
 1. Hot water is pumped from deep underground through a well under high pressure.
2. When the water reaches the surface, the pressure is dropped, which causes the water
to turn into steam.
3. The steam spins a turbine, which is connected to a generator that produces electricity.
4. The steam cools off in a cooling tower and condenses back to the water.
5. The cooled water is pumped back into the Earth to begin the process again.
Geothermal Heat Pumps

Not all geothermal energy comes from power plants. Geothermal heat pumps can do all sorts
of things—from heating and cooling homes to warming swimming pools. These systems
transfer heat by pumping water or a refrigerant (a special type of fluid) through pipes just
below the Earth's surface, where the temperature is a constant 50 to 60°F.

During the winter, the water or refrigerant absorbs warmth from the Earth, and the pump
brings this heat to the building above. In the summer, some heat pumps can run in reverse
and help cool buildings.

1. Water or
a refrigerant move through a loop of pipes.
2. When the weather is cold, the water or refrigerant heats up as it travels through the
part of the loop that's buried underground.
3. Once it gets back above ground, the warmed water or refrigerant transfers heat into
the building.
4. The water or refrigerant cools down after its heat is transferred. It is pumped back
underground where it heats up once more, starting the process again.
5. On a hot day, the system can run in reverse. The water or refrigerant cools the
building and then is pumped underground where extra heat is transferred to the
ground around the pipes.

Cool Facts!
 Looking to the past. People have used geothermal energy for thousands of
years. Ancient Romans, Chinese, and Native American cultures used hot mineral
springs for bathing, cooking, and eating.
 Hot stuff! Most people in Iceland use geothermal energy to heat water and buildings.
 Ring of Fire. Many of the best locations for geothermal energy are found in the “Ring
of Fire,” a horseshoe–shaped area around the Pacific Ocean that experiences a lot of
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. That's because hot magma is very close to the
Earth's surface there.
B. Exercises
Exercise 1.

Directions: Modified True or False: Write True if the statement is correct and change the
underlined word/s if the statement is False to make it correct.
________1. The Philippines ranks second in the world’s production of geothermal energy.
________2. According to the PAG-ASA, 14.4% of the country’s total power
generation is produced from geothermal energy.
________3. The Earth is believed to be extremely cold from within.
________4. The heat from the Earth’s interior is a source of energy called geothermal
energy.
________5. The production of electricity from geothermal energy is cheaper than the
electricity production using natural gas, coal, and hydropower.
________6. The heat of the Earth warms up water which is trapped in rock formations
beneath its surface.
________7. Geothermal energy is generated in two ways: geothermal power plants and
geothermal heat pumps.
________8. Geothermal heat pumps, which use heat from deep inside the Earth to
generate steam to make electricity.
________9. Geothermal heat pumps, which tap into heat close to the Earth's surface to
heat water or provide heat for buildings.
________10. In the Philippines, geothermal power plants are used to generate electricity in
Tiwi (Albay).

Exercise 2.
Directions: Arrange the following steps in proper order of events.
1. How Geothermal Power Plants Work
A. The cooled water is pumped back into the Earth to begin the process again.
B. When the water reaches the surface, the pressure is dropped, which causes
the water to turn into steam.
C. The steam cools off in a cooling tower and condenses back to the water.
D. Hot water is pumped from deep underground through a well under high pressure.
E. The steam spins a turbine, which is connected to a generator that produces
electricity.
2. How Geothermal Heat Pumps Work
A. When the weather is cold, the water or refrigerant heats up as it travels through the
part of the loop that's buried underground.
B. Once it gets back above ground, the warmed water or refrigerant transfers heat into
the building.
C. On a hot day, the system can run in reverse. The water or refrigerant cools the
building and then is pumped underground where extra heat is transferred to the
ground around the pipes.
D. Water or a refrigerant moves through a loop of pipes.
F. The water or refrigerant cools down after its heat is transferred. It is pumped back
underground where it heats up once more, starting the process again.
C. Assessment/Application/Outputs (Please refer to DepEd Order No. 31, s. 2020)

Directions: Multiple Choice. Read carefully each item. Write only the letter of the correct
answer for each question.
1. What is the source of energy uses heat from the Earth’s interior?
A. Geothermal energy C. Nuclear energy
B. Hydrothermal energy D. Solar energy
2. Which agency told that 14.4% of the country’s total power generation is produced from
geothermal energy?
a. Department of Energyc. PAG-ASA
b. DepEd d. PHIVOLCS
3. Which of the following taps into heat close to the Earth's surface to heat water or provide
heat for buildings?
a. Geothermal energy c. Geothermal Power plant
b. Geothermal Heat Pumps d. Well
4.Which of the following uses heat from deep inside the Earth that generates steam to
make electricity?
Crude oil c. Geothermal Power plant
a.
b. Geothermal Heat Pumps d. Solar energy
5. What is the temperature of Earth within?
a. Cold b. Cool c. Hot d. a&b
6. In the recent past, humans have been looking for and trying out alternative sources of
renewable energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. How can the energy from
volcanoes be tapped for human use?

a. The lava can be used for cooking.

Yes energy from the magma can be used to heat water.
b. The
c. Geothermal energy can be used to generate electricity.
d. Geothermal energy can be tapped to produce steam used for heating showers.
7. What is Geothermal energy?
a. Light energy from the sun c. Heat energy from the earth, like hot
springs.

b. Fossil fuel energy from the earth, like d. Nuclear energy from radioactive dug
coal. from the earth.

8. Where does geothermal energy come from?

a. The heat from the Earth c. Sunlight
b. Rivers d. Wind
9. What is the main disadvantage of building geothermal energy plants?
Cost c. Nuclear Fallout
Global Warming d. Pollution
 10 What does it mean when we say that geothermal energy is 'sustainable'?
. a. That it can be used anywhere on Earth.
b. That it generates greenhouse gases
c. That there is a limited supply
d. That it may cause global warming

C.Suggested Enrichment/Reinforcement Activity/ies

Complete the flow chart below to show how the heat from the Earth is tapped as a source of
electricity in a power plant.

References
(2017, May 9). Retrieved from A student's guide to global climate change:
https://archive.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/solutions/technologies/geothermal.html#:~:te
xt=Geothermal%20heat%20pumps%20can%20do,50%20to%2060%C2%B0F.

Science 9 Learning Module

Science 9 Teacher’s Guide

Prepared by:

MAUREEN S. SALADAGA
Kal-anan NHS-Teacher I
Reviewed/ Edited by:

JUVIMAR E. MONTOLO
Education Program Supervisor-Science
 GUIDE

For the Teacher

Advise the students to read the Reading and Discussion portion before they attempt to answer
the practice exercises. Let the learners go through the parts sequentially to help them understand
the topic easily. The Key Answers are for you to refer to during the checking. Don't include it in
the printing.

For the Learner:

Read thoroughly and understand the Self-Learning Home Task from the first part to the last
part. By doing so, will help you understand better the topic. If you still have enough time, do it
twice for more understanding. You can use a dictionary if you find it hard to comprehend the
science terms. Use a separate sheet for your answers.

For the Parent/Home Tutor:

Assist your child and make sure that he/she reads the Self-Learning Home Task from the
beginning up to end, to ensure proper understanding of the concepts. Don’t feed the answer to
your child. Let her/him do it of his own.

ANSWER KEY

Exercise 1 Exercise 2 C.
1.True I. 1.a
2.False, Department of Energy D,B,E,C,A 2.a
3.False, hot II. 3.b
4.True I,F,G,H,J 4.c
5.True 5.c
6.True 6.c
7.True 7.c
8.False, Geothermal Power Plant 8.a
9.True 9.a
10.True 10.a
D.