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Renewable verse Nonrenewable Resources Renewable Nonrenewable
What is a Fossil Fuel? Anything made of ____________________________ that are mined out rock and
used as an ________________________________
Types of Nonrenewable Energy Resources.• ___________________________________________________• ___________________________________________________• ___________________________________________________• ___________________________________________________• ___________________________________________________
Coal Coal is a ___________________ formed from the ________________
of organic materials (plant and animal remains) that have been
exposed to ___________________________ found in the earth.
Coal is ___________________ to produce electricity
PROS CONS
PEAT
LIGNITE ANTHRACITE
BITUMINOUS
How is Coal extracted from the Earth?
1. Surface Mining: Scoop ore off surface or earth. • ______________________• _______________________ for miners • ______________________ environmental destruction
2. Underground Mining: Use of shafts to reach deeply buried ores. • ________________________• ________________________ to miners• __________________ environmental damage
3. Mountaintop Removal: entire mountaintops are blasted off • Causes ________________ and ______________________• ___________________________ the waterways
Oil
• Deposits of crude oil containing __________________________ are often
trapped within the earth's crust
• Extracted by ____________________________
• Refined as a ____________________ product for ________________
PROS CONS
Natural Gas• Natural gas is trapped in _________________________ beneath the Earth
above _____________________________
• Mixture
• 50–90% ____________________
• Also Ethane, Propane, and Butane
PROS CONS
Uranium and Plutonium• Nuclear reactors use mined ____________________ to convert to
Plutonium through _________________ (splitting of atoms)
• Reactors can be designed to convert 238U into a fissionable isotope of
_____________________________, 239Pu
PROS CONS
Tar Sands and Oil Shales• Tar Sand is a mixture of _________________________ and
combustible _________________ (heavy oil with high sulfur content).
• Oil shales contain kerogen which can be extracted from crushed oil
shales by heating them to yield a distillate called _______________.
PROS CONS
Years left of Resources in the WorldCOAL OIL NATURAL GAS
Alternate Energy SourcesBiofuels
• Uses __________________ and _________________ to convert to a biofuel
• Types of Biomass/fuels: ___________________________________________
PROS CONS
Geothermal Energy• Energy is harnessed by tapping natural underground reservoirs of
________________ and ______________________
• _____________________________ pulled from the earth is used
directly for heating and to turn turbines to generate
__________________
PROS CONS
Hydroelectric Water is stored behind a __________________ and released
periodically by ______________________. The falling water turns
turbines which produce _______________________.
PROS CONS
Hydrogen Fuel Cells• A device that converts __________________ energy into
___________________ energy.
• Splitting __________________________ to extract the hydrogen for
energy use.
PROS CONS
Solar Energy• Uses energy from the ______________ to produce energy
PROS CONS
Passive Solar Energy Active Solar Energy
Tidal Power Uses the force of water during a ______________________ to turn a
turbine to create energy.
______________ coast: two high tides
PROS CONS
Wave Energy
The motion of wind-driven ________________________ at the
ocean’s surface is converted into electricity.
PROS CONS
Wind Energy
Uses _________________ power to turn a turbine which creates energy
In the next ___________________, wind power could meet up to
_____________ of the country’s demand for electricity
PROS CONS