Starter Energy Resources 01 DEC 14

Starter: DEC 14 Energy Resources48 Practice: Paste in and fill in the blanks

cannot Energy cannot be created or destroyed. We depend on the natural world to provide energy resources for our use.

We can generally divide energy resources into two categories: renewablenonrenewable renewable & nonrenewable

much faster An energy resource that is used much faster than it can be replaced by natural processes is called a nonrenewable resource.

formed All fossil fuels, such as, coal, oil and natural gas formed from the buried remains of living organisms that lives hundreds of millions of years ago. fossil fuels Once these fossil fuels are depleted, or used up, they cannot be replaced by nature quickly.

Another nonrenewable resource of energy is nuclear energy. splitting Nuclear energy comes from combining or splitting certain particles of matter.

most For example, most nuclear power plants generate electricity by using called uranium as a fuel. great The tiny particles that make up the uranium are split, releasing a great amount of energy.

natural process An energy resource that can be replaced by natural process in a short amount of time is called a Renewable Energy.

available Some renewable resources are called inexhaustible because they are available in an almost limitless or perpetual supply. Two types of inexhaustible and renewable energy are the SUN and the WIND.

SUN most important The SUN gives off tremendous amount of energy and is our most important renewable resource.

Without Without the Sun: the water cycle, wind, the living things would cease to exist.

Wind caused Moving air caused by uneven heating of the Earth. It is the fastest growing energy resource for generating electricity Hydropower change Force of moving water can turn turbines in a hydroelectric plant to change hydropower into electricity.

Biomass release Wood, plants and animal waste can be burned to release energy. Longest used energy source. Geothermal heat Energy that comes from the heat in molten rock, or magma, deep inside Earth. It can be used to produce steam to create electricity.

Starter: DEC 14 Energy Resources 27 Practice: Paste in and fill in the blanks Application:

Application: Draw and complete the concept map using the words from the word bank only once.

Connection: Write in and find the odd term that does not belong with the others.

Exit: If we were on a camping trip what types of energy would be available for us to use?