Nonrenewable Energy
Define the term "fossil fuel".
What is a fuel source that comes from dead plants and animal remains?
These are the 5 main types of renewable energy sources.
What are wind, solar, hydroelectric, tidal, and geothermal?
A wind mill
What is renewable?
This is how fossil fuels have a positive and negative impact to our lives.
These are the main 3 types of fossil fuels.
What are oil, coal, and natural gas?
This renewable energy source would be most effective in the state of Florida.
What is solar?
(will accept tidal)
A school bus.
What is Nonrenewable?
Most fossil fuels deposits are found in this region of the U.S.
What is west?
This element found in coal produces a harmful chemical that causes air pollution.
What is sulfur?
This source of renewable energy comes from steam that is captured from the ground.
What is geothermal?
A campfire.
What is Nonrenewable?
This is how electric company's would transport electricity more efficiently.
What is by using shorter power lines?
This / these fossil fuels were found millions of years ago from decayed marine life near oceans and waterways.
What are oil and natural gas?
This is a benefit and drawback of using renewable energy.
What is they are better for the environment and they are not always practical (solar panels when it's cloudy)?
The Hoover Dam.
What is renewable?
This has an impact on the value of fuel.
What is cost, availability, safety, energy content, and the byproducts of fuel use?
What is natural gas?
This is how we can conserve energy.
What is turn of lights when not in use, walk to school, use energy efficient machines, etc.?
This is the difference between a renewable and nonrenewable resource.
What is renewables are replenished in our lifetime, nonrenewables are not?
Fill in the blanks: Electric Generator: machine that converts _________________ energy into electrical energy through the use of _______________.
What is mechanical and turbines?