Renewable or Nonrenewable
COAL and NATURAL GAS
Nonrenewable
Energy that comes from the sun is called...
SOLAR
HYDRO-ELECTRICITY
Energy that comes from the movement of water
True or False: Fossil fuels are renewable resources
Where does most of the energy we use come from?
Fossil fuels - Coal, Oil and Natural gas
THE SUN and GEOTHERMAL
Renewable
What is a renewable resource?
a resource that is naturally occurring and can be replaced if it is used up
Energy that produces carbon dioxide that comes from coal.
True or False: Eventually we will run out of renewable resources
Does America use more biomass or fossil fuels as energy sources?
FOSSIL FUELS! For the last 100 years, around 80% of America's energy has come from fossil fuels/coal
WIND
AND what do we use to collect wind energy?
Renewable
Wind turbines
What is non-renewable energy?
a resource that cannot be replaced if it is used up
Electric cars
Cars powered by electricity rather than gas/petrol/oil
Australia is responsible for producing 3.6% of the world's fossil fuel emissions
TRUE
What type of energy do we use most in Australia?
Coal/Fossil Fuels
HYDRO-ELECTRICITY
AND how does it work?
RENEWABLE
Energy that comes from the movement of water
Grass cuttings are an example of which type of energy?
Is it renewable or non-renewable?
Biomass
Renewable
England uses SOLAR energy for more than 10% of their energy
False- it is actual 0.5%
How do we get hot water in our taps?
Water is stored in a tank and is heated by fossil fuels (or other sources) before it travels to the top of the tank to be passed through pipes.
List the 4 steps that it takes for us to get energy from the sun
1. the sun's rays give the Earth heat
2. Solar panels collect the heat
3. heat energy is converted/changed to energy that we can use
4. the energy that has been transferred is moved through routes eg. powerlines
How do we get energy from resources?
When something heats up, it moves more (think of ice, water and steam). When things move quickly, we can harness that movement to give us power.
GEOTHERMAL
Energy that comes from the heat under the Earth.
The carbon tax was introduced in 2012 and made companies pay for the emission of fossil fuels into the environment. True or False: Australian government made $3.8 billion in the first year in Australia.
Name 4 non-renewable resources & 5 renewable resources
oil/petroleum, coal, natural gas, nuclear energy
solar, wind, water, geothermal, biomass