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What are energy resources?

An energy resource is
anything that can be used to
generate power for human use.
There are two categories of
energy resource:
 non-renewable energy
resources will eventually run
out – once used they cannot
be used again. Examples are
fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural
gas) and biomass.
 renewable energy
resources can be replaced or
regenerated and will never
run out. Examples are wind,
hydroelectricity and solar
power.
Non-renewable Resources: Fossil Fuel

COAL
•Coal is a fossil fuel and is the altered
remains of prehistoric vegetation that
originally accumulated in swamps
and peat bogs.
COAL
•The energy we get from coal today
comes from the energy that plants
absorbed from the sun millions of
years ago.
Non-renewable Resources: Fossil Fuel
HOW COAL IS MADE
Non-renewable Resources: Fossil Fuel

OIL AND NATURAL GAS

Oil and natural gas are
naturally occurring
chemicals that are made
up of just two elements --
carbon and hydrogen.
Non-renewable Resources: Fossil Fuel
HOW OIL AND NATURAL GAS ARE MADE
Non-renewable Resources: Biomass
•Biomass made of
biological material from
living, or recently living
organisms.

•Energy is released by
combustion (burning).
Non-renewable Resources: Biomass
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FOSSIL FUEL AND BIOMASS

Biomass and Fossil Fuels are related in that they both

originated from organic matter.

Fossil fuels, which are located all over the

world, have been in existence for millions of years.
They are rotted down organic matter, which became
entombed between rock layers..
 Biomass, however, has not
laid around for millions of years to
become part of the earth's structure.
It is natural products such as trees,
plants, wood waste and other such
things. Manure of certain animals is
also included in this mix.
Renewable Resources
•Wind
•Solar Power
•Geothermal
•Hydroelectric
 Renewable Resources: Wind

• Wind turbines are used to

generate
electricity from the wind.
• The wind turns the large blades
and the blades turn a generator.
Renewable Resources: Wind
Renewable Resources: Solar

•Solar power uses energy

from the Sun.

•Solar panels transfer the Suns

energy to heat water.
Renewable Resources: Solar
 Renewable Resources: Geothermal
• Rocks under the ground
are hot.
• Water can be pumped
through these hot rocks
and warmed up.
Renewable Resources: Geothermal
 Renewable Resources: Hydroelectric
•Flowing water is
used to turn a
turbine which
generates electricity.
Renewable Resources: Hydroelectric
Thank you
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