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NONRENEWABLE AND RENEWABLE RESOURCES

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1 NONRENEWABLE AND RENEWABLE RESOURCES

2 Renewable vs Non renewable

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4 What do you think nonrenewable resources are?
HMMMM.... What do you think nonrenewable resources are? Break it down... Nonrenewable? Resource?

5 NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES
A nonrenewable resource is a natural resource that cannot be re-made or re-grown at a scale comparable to its consumption.

6 Nuclear fission uses uranium to create energy.
NUCLEAR ENERGY Nuclear fission uses uranium to create energy. Nuclear energy is a nonrenewable resource because once the uranium is used, it is gone!

7 COAL, PETROLEUM, AND GAS Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are considered nonrenewable because they can not be replenished in a short period of time. These are called fossil fuels.

8 HOW IS COAL MADE ???

9 coal

10 HOW ARE OIL AND GAS MADE ???

11 Can you do that again?

12 HOW ARE OIL AND GAS MADE ???

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14 WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COAL AND OIL/GAS?

15 HMMMM.... If nonrenewable resources are resources that cannot be re-made at a scale comparable to its consumption, what are renewable resources?

16 RENEWABLE RESOURCES Renewable resources are natural resources that can be replenished in a short period of time. ● Solar ● Geothermal ● Wind ● Biomass ● Water

17 Why is energy from the sun renewable?
SOLAR Energy from the sun. Why is energy from the sun renewable?

18 Why don’t we have more solar power?

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20 GEOTHERMAL Energy from Earth’s heat.
Why is energy from the heat of the Earth renewable?

21 Why is energy from the wind renewable?

22 BIOMASS Energy from burning organic or living matter.
Why is energy from biomass renewable?

23 WATER or HYDROELECTRIC
Energy from the flow of water. Why is energy of flowing water renewable?

24 What are the differences between nonrenewable and renewable resources?
SUMMARY What are the differences between nonrenewable and renewable resources?

25 Search for alternative energy sources
They can be real and in use or theoretical Make a list of all of them. Add a brief description of them. Compare lists


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