Renewable vs. Nonrenewable Resources
Renewable Resource
Energy
The process of changing from one energy form to another
Energy transformation
Energy in motion
Kinetic energy
Includes all matter and space
Universe
Resource that forms at a very slow rate and takes much longer than an individual's lifetime to replace
Nonrenewable Resource
Energy from sunlight
Solar energy
Solar panels capture ______ energy and turn it into ______ energy
Energy at rest
Potential energy
Type of heat transfer when an individual touches a hot stove
Two types of renewable resources
Solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, biomass, air and water
Energy produced by the wind
Wind energy
Wind turbines turn ______ energy into ______ energy, then ________ energy
Wind; mechanical; electrical
Potential
The force of an object with a mass of 25kg and an acceleration of 7 m/s2
(ANSWER IN NEWTONS)
175 N
Two types of nonrenewable resources
Coal, oil, natural gas, uranium and minerals
Energy from moving water turning a turbine
Hydroelectric energy
Energy in a flashlight battery changes from _____ energy to _____ energy, to _______ energy.
Type of energy when a roller coaster has just made it to the bottom of a hill and just begins to slow down
Kinetic energy
Classification of element Hydrogen
(Metal, Nonmetal or Metalloid)
Nonmetal
Two ways that we can conserve nonrenewable resources
Reduce, reuse, recycle, etc.
Energy that comes from splitting atoms in a reactor to heat water into steam, turn a turbine and generate electricity.
Nuclear energy
When we eat food, _______ energy stored in the food changes into ______ energy as our body moves and uses the energy from the food.
Chemical, kinetic
As the height of an object increases, ________ potential energy increases.
Gravitational
The outermost mechanical layer of the Earth
Lithosphere