1. Aim: What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

2. Non-Renewable Resources
Finite = limited
Cannot be replenished by natural processes.
Once we use them, they're gone FOREVER.

3. What are some examples of nonrenewable resources?
Fossil Fuels- from the remains of organisms that lived millions of years ago
Coal
Oil
Natural gas

4. What will happen in the future if we keep on using our non-renewable resources?
We will run out of them because there is a finite amount of them. Once they are gone, they’re gone.

5. Renewable Resources Replaceable
Items that will keep coming back as long as we treat them properly.
Ex. when we cut down trees for paper, we can replant new trees & get more paper.

6. What will happen in the future if we use our renewable resources without replacing them?
If they are not replaced as fast as they are used we will run out of them.

7. Alternative Energy Sources:
Hydroelectricity
Wind Power
Solar Energy
Nuclear Energy

8. dammed water is sent through a turbine & generates electricity.
Hydroelectricity
dammed water is sent through a turbine & generates electricity.
Advantages:
Little or no air pollution
Does not depend on fossil fuels
Disadvantages:
Disruptive to surrounding aquatic ecosystems.

9. wind spins turbine blades to produce electricity.
Wind Power
wind spins turbine blades to produce electricity.
Advantages:
Little or no pollution
Does not require the
consumption of water to
operate.
Disadvantages:
Theres not always wind
Need a lot of turbines to generate as much energy of one fossil fuel power plant.

10. energy to generate electricity.
Solar Energy
the use of the sun’s
energy to generate electricity.
Advantages:
Relatively pollution free.
Technology is becoming more affordable.
Disadvantages
Not available at night & reduced during cloud cover.

11. energy produced from the splitting of
Nuclear Energy
energy produced from the splitting of
atoms.
Advantages:
Water vapor is the only
emission.
2) Low fuel costs (uranium)
Disadvantages:
Waste is radioactive & must be properly contained for thousands of years.
2) High maintenance costs.

12. Energy Conservation: We need to conserve energy by reducing our
usage of everyday products we have come to
rely on.
Ex: Turn off lights when not in use, Carpooling,
Use fan instead of air conditioner, etc…