Nonrenewable
List 5 types of nonrenewable energy sources
Petroleum. natural gas, coal, nuclear, and minerals
List 5 types of renewable energy
Wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, biomass
Energy that comes from the movement of water
Hydropower
Organic matter used for energy
Biomas
Use of Earth's heat to create energy
Geothermal
Although America makes up 5 % of the Earth's population, they use approximately _________% of Earth's mineral and energy resources each year
25 %
The replacement of renewable resources at the same rate at which they are used.
Sustainable Yield
Also know as "heat farms"
Solar panels
How much does the American people use of petroleum every year?
20.7 million barrels
Also known as "large heat farms"
Solar gardens
20 % of the worlds coal comes from _____________
Pennsylvania
Forests that are cut down for the production of paper products can be replanted and ready for harvest again in _________ years
10-20
he top five natural gas-producing states and their share of total U.S. natural gas production in 2021 were:
Texas
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
West Virginia
Oklahoma
List 3 pros and 3 cons of Fracking
Pros: Cons;
Cheap Toxic Chemicals
Clean Damage to landscape
Jobs Water contaminate
Tackling Energy Crisis Earthquakes
70 % energy efficient renewable resource
Solar
These operate by boiling water into steam in order to turn the turbines to produce electricity
Nuclear power plants
This is the fastest sustainable yield crop on Earth
Bamboo
Two categories of formations with oil and natural gas trapped in microscopic pores in the rock
Shale natural gas
Tight natural gas
List the 6 types of biomass energy sources
Wood
Sewage
Animal manure
Trash
Crops and Agricultural products
Vegetable Oil and animal fats
A type of ______ is pumped through the ground loops, and transfer heat. It works very similar to a ________________
Antifreeze, refrigerator
This is mined in the Rocky Mountains and Great Lakes
Copper
List 7 disturbances that can disrupt the collection of natural resources
Volcanic eruption
-Flood
-Earthquake
-Insect outbreak
-Avalanche
-Wind storms
-Fire
Today, the United States produced 174,000 pounds of ??
Uranium
This is made from fermentation
Ethanol
Our house had _______ of underground pipes in a loop-6 feet underground
565 feet