Renewable or Non-renewable?
What is coal used for?
How is it made?
Environmental Costs
The Amount and Importance
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Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable resource?

Coal is a non-renewable resource.

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Do you use coal in your house and where would you use it?
You would use coal in electricity.
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How is coal converted into usable energy?
Coal is burned.
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Name one place that could be effected by the burning of coal.
Anywhere could become polluted by the harmful gases.
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What is the state ranking (1st, 2nd, etc.) for Colorado coal production in 2011?
We are in 11th.
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Define the difference between a renewable and a non-renewable resource.
A renewable resource is able to replenish at the same rate as it is being used up. A non-renewable resource is not able to replenish at the same rate.
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Name two uses of coal
Electricity, steel production, manufacturing, and as a liquid fuel.
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Where can the process of changing coal into usable energy take place?
This process could take place at a power plant.
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DAILY DOUBLE! What happens to the water when the production of making coal into energy occurs?
The production of burning coal, uses water that could make the difference between life and death for animals and aquatic organisms.
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What is the #1 state for coal production in 2011?
Wyoming
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Besides coal, name two other non-renewable resources.
Oil, gas, fossil fuels, etc.
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Name the #1 use of coal.
Electricity Generation
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What makes the turbines from the burned coal spin into energy?
The steam from the heat of the ash of the coal.
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What could happen to our weather if too much coal is used?
Acid rain and smog amounts could began to increase.
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How does the cost of using coal compare to other energy sources? (Is coal expensive?)
Coal is fairly inexpensive compared to other energy resources
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Name two renewable resources
Water, wind, sun, etc.
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What percent of Colorado’s electricity or heating does coal provide?
About 80%
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True or False? Coal is burned in a furnace?
True.
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Name the huge environmental cost of using coal for our energy?
POLLUTION AND GLOBAL WARMING!
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Name from least to greatest the electricity production costs of these resources: Coal, Gas, Nuclear, and Oil
Nuclear, Coal, Gas, Oil
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How are fossil fuels made?
They are fossils that get pressed down under sand and rock layers and over millions of years compress into a rock like coal or a liquid like oil.
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Name three specific items that are powered by coal.
Some trains, anything electric, power plants, etc.
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Where does the coal's usable energy go to to power our homes?
The energy is put through electrical wires, like the kind we see today.
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What chemicals are released when coal is burned?

Carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and mercury compounds are released.

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Do you believe coal is over-utilized, underutilized, or utilized at the right level in Colorado?
Over-utilized is the answer because coal is used for everything and we only have a small bit of it left.
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