Energy Sources

Wind energy 

• is difficult to utilize in areas with low wind availability

• is a renewable source of energy

• utilizes small or large areas of land not previously used

Stored energy in water behind a dam falls and changes into mechanical energy that turns a turbine that turns coils in a generator that produces electrical energy.  What is this?

• Fossil Fuel Power Plant
• Nonrenewable Power Plant
• Nuclear Power Plant 
• Hydroelectric Power Plant

Hydropower 

• produces no air pollution
• can be built in any location
• has no construction costs
• uses a nonrenewable resource

Energy Source A
- Stored energy in particles of uranium
- Energy released when particles are split or combined
Energy Source B
-Stored energy from buried plants and animals millions of years old
- Includes coal, oil, and natural gas
What does there have in common?

• Fossil fuels
• Renewable resorurces
• Nonrenewable resources
• Inexhaustible

Which is an advantage of installing solar panels?

• Reduced amount of air polllution
• High cost to install
• Number of cloudy days
• Use of nonrenewable resources

Oil, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Coal - What do these items have in common?

• They are examples of inexhaustible energy resources.
• They are examples of renewable energy resources.
• They are examples of energy resources that do not cause pollution.
• They are examples of nonrenewable energy resources.

Two sources of renewable energy are

• natural gas and oil

• coal and tar sands

• wind and solar

• uranium and propane

Which of the following energy resources is nonrenewable?

• Wind

• Geothermal

• Fossil Fuel

• Hydropower

Which source of energy is most likely to be depleted?

• Geothermal
• Hydropower
• Wind
• Nuclear

____ power is gathered from nuclei of uranium.

• Nuclear

• Natural Gas

• Oil

• Coal