Renewable Energy Sources | Energy Basics | Non renewable energy | Pros and Cons |
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Renewable energy is produced using natural resources that are constantly replaced and never run out.
What is Renewable energy?
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Food
You are able to run & jump because of the energy from________.
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Non-renewable energy comes from sources that will eventually run out
What is non renewable energy?
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Takes up a lot of space, expensive,
Name one con for using renewable energy
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Solar Energy
What is the energy source produced from the sun?
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Natural Gases
What is the main energy source used the USA?
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Oil, coal, natural gas, nuclear
What are 3 examples of non renewable energy?
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Carbon Dioxide
This gas is produced when burning fossil fuels. When this gas and other greenhouse gases trap heat that would otherwise escape Earth's atmosphere, the planet's temperature rises.
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Eolic Energy
What is the energy source created from the naturally flowing air in the Earth's atmosphere.
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Created nor destroyed
Energy can neither be_____ nor _______, energy can only be transferred from one object to another.
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Wind, solar, hydraulic, geothermal
Name 3 renewable energy sources
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Half
Nearly how much of our CO2 emissions come from coal?
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Hydraulic Energy
What is the energy source that is produced from water we store in lakes?
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Mechanical, Thermal, Chemical, Light, Eolic, Hydraulic
Name 3 types of energy
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Oil(Petroleum)
What is the main energy source used in spain?
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Affordable
“The key to a successful energy future is minimizing environmental impacts while keeping energy______.
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Geothermal Energy
What is the energy source that is produced from the heat stored in the earth.
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Energy transforms, it is transferred, it’s transported and it is stored.
Name two properties of energy
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About 200 years
About how long have we been using non renewable energy?
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2060
If we keep burning fossil fuels at the current rate, one estimate is that we will run out by the year_____.
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