1. Natural Resources

2. Warm Up
What is energy?
Make a list of all the things today that you used that require energy.
Group these items together by what type of energy those items require.

3. Energy Use in the U.S. Where/How is it used?
Where does the energy come from?

4. Renewable vs. Nonrenewable
Put your type of energy under the correct category on the board
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Definition
Examples
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5. Fossil Fuels Definition Why are the good energy sources? Types
Made of hydrocarbons
Burn hot
Creates lots of energy
Release pollution
Types
Petroleum
Coal
Natural Gas
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6. Natural Gas – What? Colorless, odorless gas Fossil Fuel Mostly methane
Usually found with other types
Marine organisms - at a higher temp
Bacteria during decay process
Trapped by nonporous rocks
Can also be trapped in small pores of rocks

7. Natural Gas – Where and How?
U.S. and Canada
Extraction
Drilling
Fracking
Small amount of refining
Add a smell
Transportation
Pipelines
Used for
Heating
Cooking
Some vehicles
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8. Natural Gas EES – 1 EES – 3 EES – 2 EES – 6 Advantages (Pros)
Disadvantages (Cons)
EES – 1
EES – 3
EES – 2
EES – 6

9. Daily Review #1
Define fossil fuel, nonrenewable and renewable
How is natural gas created?
How do we get natural gas to use in our homes?
In your opinion, what is the most important advantage of natural gas and why?
In your opinion, what is the most important disadvantage of natural gas and why?

10. Petroleum Fossil Fuel Brown/black thick liquid Extraction
Marine organisms
Brown/black thick liquid
Extraction
Drilling
Fracking
Refined – distillation
Heated to a gas
Cooled to various liquids or gasses
Make many different things
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11. Petroleum – Where?
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12. Fracking Use existing well Drills horizontally Pumps in
Water
Sand
Chemicals
High pressure
Breaks open rocks
Releases trapped oil and gas
Sand holds open cracks
Chemicals aids process
Products pumped out
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13. Fracking – Where?
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14. Petroleum EES – 1 EES – 3 EES – 2 EES – 6 Advantages (Pros)
Disadvantages (Cons)
EES – 1
EES – 3
EES – 2
EES – 6

15. Daily Review #2
How is petroleum different from natural gas?
How is petroleum the same as natural gas?
Describe the process of fracking.
In your opinion, what is the most important advantage of petroleum and why?
In your opinion, what is the most important disadvantage of petroleum and why?

16. Nuclear Fusion Combining 2 atoms Requirements Occurs naturally
Some mass changed into energy
Much more energy than fission
Requirements
High speed collisions
High temperatures
Occurs naturally
Sun/stars
Limits to use
No container
Requires lots of energy
Enormous potential

17. Nuclear Fission 1 atom to 2 Where? Generates electricity
Chain reaction
Where?
Reactors
Power plants
Subs
Aircraft carriers
Generates electricity
Creates nuclear waste
European model

18. Nuclear Power Plant Reactor Moderator Turns a turbine
Containment dome
Fuel rods
Control rods
Produces heat
Moderator
Heats other water
Creates steam
Turns a turbine
Powers a generator
Creates electricity
Water cooled and reused
Spent fuel
Radioactive
Storage issues

19. Nuclear Fission EES – 1 EES – 3 EES – 2 EES – 6 Advantages (Pros)
Disadvantages (Cons)
EES – 1
EES – 3
EES – 2
EES – 6

20. Daily Review #3
Describe how electricity is made in a nuclear power plant.
How are fission and fusion similar? Different?
In your opinion, what is the most important advantage of nuclear fission and why?
In your opinion, what is the most important disadvantage of nuclear fission and why?