Geothermal Energy

Geothermal Energy

Geothermal energy is heat from deep inside Earth that we can use to make electricity or warm buildings. This heat mostly comes from hot rocks and magma under the surface. In some places, the heat is close enough to the surface that we can drill wells to reach it. The steam or h...

Geothermal energy is heat that comes from deep inside the Earth, mainly from hot rocks or molten magma.

It can make electricity when it's close to the surface and hot enough. At a geothermal power plant, engineers drill wells into the ground to reach hot rocks or pockets of steam.

In some locations, steam comes out on its own, but in...