Biogas is a type of fuel that is created from organic matter, like food waste, and can be used to generate electricity.

What is one reason biogas is not used more widely in North America, according to the video?

It is currently more expensive to produce biogas than to use natural gas.

Corn as Energy and Building Material

8th Grade•45 minutes•NGSS MS-LS1-7

I can explain how corn is used as a source of energy and building material for organisms.

At the Bowenpally market in Hyderabad, India, unsold vegetables are converted into biogas, which powers street lights, buildings, and a kitchen.

Anaerobic digesters use bacteria to break down food waste, producing methane and carbon dioxide, which can be burned to make electricity.

Besides energy, biogas plants also create fertilizer, which farmers can use to improve their soil and crop yields.

This lesson includes 10 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. What is biogas?

2. What are the two main products released when organic materials decompose?

3. Besides energy, what other valuable byproduct is created by the biogas plant in the video?

...and 7 more questions

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