1. Warm up #19
What are some advantages and disadvantages of using renewable energy resources?

2. Lesson 2: Renewable Energy Resources
Ch. 4 Energy Resources
Lesson 2: Renewable Energy Resources

3. Essential questions What are the main sources of renewable energy?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using renewable energy resources?
What can individuals do to encourage the use of renewable energy resources?

4. How are renewable energy resources used at your school? activity
Are any of these used in this school?

5. Renewable energy resources
Solar energy – energy from the sun
Wind farms – a group of wind turbines that produce electricity
Hydroelectric power – electricity produced by flowing water
Tidal power – as high and low tides occur the water flows across turbines that are connected to generators to produce energy

6. Renewable energy resources
Geothermal energy – thermal energy from Earth’s interior
Biomass energy – energy produced by burning organic matter, such as wood, food scraps, and alcohol

7. Advantages and disadvantages

8. Advantages and disadvantages

9. Managing renewable energy resources
Only 7% of US energy needs is renewable energy
Some states are passing laws
that require the state’s power
companies to produce a
percentage of electricity using
renewable resources

10. How can you analyze energy-use data for information to help conserve energy?
Study the fuel usage graph.
What is represented in the graph?
What are the 3 highest and 3 lowest months of gas usage? Why is this?