1. Types of Energy Webquest due tomorrow!!! Today you are working on Task 3

2. Natural Resources

3. Natural Resources
Natural Resources: materials or substances that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
minerals, forests, water, and fertile land

4. Nonrenewable Resources
Nonrenewable Resources is a resource that is used up faster than it can be replaced
Examples:
Metals (Au, Fe, Cu, etc.),
Nonmetals (gravel, limestone, etc.)
Energy sources (coal, oil, petroleum, nuclear energy)

5. Renewable Resources
Renewable Resources can be replaced at a rate close to its rate of use or in an unlimited supply.
Examples: oxygen, nitrogen (air), trees (lumber), water, solar energy

6. 1. SOLAR Energy from the sun is converted into electricity
Solar Panels, batteries, voltage invertors

8. 2. GEOTHERMAL Energy from Earth’s heat.
Drilling and piping of steam near volcanos and hot springs

10. 3. WIND
Energy from the wind.
Wind mills and turbines

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14. 4. WATER or HYDROELECTRIC
Energy from the flow of water.
Potential and Kinetic energies
Fontanna Dam N.C. Mountians G.S.M.N.P.

16. 5. BIOMASS Energy from burning organic or living matter.
Corn and sugar cane

17. NC Forestry Resources
Christmas Trees
Variety of trees for timber

18. NC Agriculture Resources
Field Crops
Livestock
Tobacco
Hogs
Cotton
Cows
Soybean
Turkeys