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Fossil Fuels and Energy
What is a Fossil Fuel?⬜ A combustible (can catch on fire) material, found
deep in the Earth’s crust that has been under pressure for millions of years.
⬜ There are 3 types of Fossil Fuels found in Earth’s crust.
⬜ Natural gas ⬜ Coal ⬜ Oil
COALCoal is used for:•Generating electricity •Old coal furnaces •Old locomotives•Power generators at some factories•Making steel
Pair/share
How can you conserve your use of coal in your daily life?
OilOil is used for: •Transportation fuels (gasoline)•Fuel oil for heating•Generating electricity •Road oil (tar/asphalt)
Petrochemicals are products made from fossil fuels, mainly
oil.
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cosmetics
Man-made rubber
medicine
Plastics
Was it made by a fossil fuel???
1. paper
2. aluminum
3. electricity
4. sneakers
5. cotton
6. nylon stockings
7. fertilizer
8. crayons
9. spoon
10. candles
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Pair/share
How can you conserve your use of oil in your daily life?
Where does natural gas come from?
⬜ Natural Gas •Oldest fossil fuel
•Found deepest in
Earth’s crust
•Found as a gas
•Made from decayed
animals
Gas companies add a sulfur smell to the fluid.
Why is this important?
Natural Gas Household
Uses
⬜ Heat water – hot water heaters
⬜ Heat homes – furnaces⬜ Cooking – stoves ⬜ Drying clothes – clothes
dryers
Pair/Share⬜ What are 4 ways we
use Natural Gas in the household.
⬜ What are 3 ways you can conserve Natural Gas in your home?
⬜ Heat water – hot water heaters
⬜ Heat homes – furnaces⬜ Cooking – stoves ⬜ Drying clothes – clothes
dryers
Fossil Fuel Disadvantage
s
⬜ Have a limited supply(It takes a long time to create. So once
we use it all up it is gone!)
⬜ When burning any fossil fuel it puts greenhouse gases such as CO2 and methane into the atmosphere.
(Increased levels of greenhouse gasses causes Global Warming. )
⬜ What is Global Warming?
⬜ (Climate Change)
⬜ Global Warming is the gradual increase of earth’s temperature.
⬜ Greenhouse gasses like CO2 and methane enters the atmosphere and traps heat around the earth.
⬜ Why is Global Warming bad?
⬜ video and info site
⬜ An increase in Earth’s temperature can cause the polar icecaps to melt.
⬜ Changes weather patterns: Floods, hurricanes, tornados, effects some biotic factors natural timing.
How to Conserve⬜ 1. Take shorter showers (less heat is used)
⬜ 2. Install High Efficiency Fixtures in your home
⬜ 3. Heat your home only when necessary (keep it at about 68 °F)
⬜ 4. Switch to electric appliances
⬜ 5. Only wash with full loads (laundry and dishes)
ENERGY
What is Energy?
⬜ Energy is the ability to do work or to produce change.
We use energy to listen to music, watch TV, play video games, even our bodies use energy.
Almost everything requires energy
⬜ Our bodies need energy to do things like move, digest food, regulate our body temperature.
⬜ Plants need energy from the sun to make their own food during photosynthesis.
⬜ Volcanoes need energy to erupt.
Different Types of Energy
⬜ Potential Energy⬜ Kinetic Energy⬜ Chemical Energy ⬜ Elastic Energy ⬜ Nuclear Energy ⬜ Thermal Energy
⬜ Electric Energy = Electricity
Electricity Electricity is a type of energy you use to power appliances that plug into the wall or attached to a switch.
Electricity consumption is measured in Kilowatt-Hour (kWh).
Electricity can be generated (made) by
renewable and nonrenewable
resources. Nonrenewable Energy Clip
Renewable Energy Clip
Oil
Coal
Natural GasNuclear
57% of your electricity comes from coal and natural gas!
Remember to turn out the lights!!!
Non Renewable Energy Resource
Energy Resources GREEN Energy
Solar Energy
Biomass Energy Hydropower Energy
Geothermal Energy Wind Energy
44% 41%
4%4%
7%Southern California’s Edison’s renewable energy breakdown. % of total renewable energy produced.
What are the two most common renewable natural resources used to produce our electricity?
Renewable (Green Energy)
⬜ Wind power captures the energy in wind to produce electricity
Wind Turbines⬜ Turbines produce
electricity.⬜ 16,000 turbines in
California⬜ 5,000 turbines in
Tahachapi; 75miles north of Los Angeles
Solar Power⬜ harnesses the energy from the sun to produce electricity
GREEN Energy
Hydropower⬜ uses water to generate electricity
Geothermal ⬜ Uses heat from the earth’s core to produce electricity.
Biomass ⬜ Is organic material that is burned to heat water in boilers, which produce steam and spin a turbine to create electricity.
Are you shocked that 80% of our electricity comes from Non-renewable resources?
⬜ The state of California mandates that by 2020, 30% of all electricity must come from renewable resources.
⬜ Problems with Our Dependence on Fossil Fuel
Is this Really Enough?
5% of the world’s population lives in the USA but the USA
uses 26% of the world’s energy.
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If we don’t start to generate more electricity from renewable
resources.
We will run out!
How do we reduce ↓ the use of non-renewable resources?
Think, pair, shareHow can we reduce the use of
non-renewable resources?
Think, pair, share
What can YOU do to conserve energy??
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