1. on page 32 of your notebook: copy and answer one of the following questions. YOU CAN PICK 1.Why do we need to conserve renewable resources even though they can be replaced? 2.If sunlight is free, why is electrical energy from solar cells expensive? 3. List five ways you (or any Vance student!) can reduce the amount of natural resources used in a single day?

2. PROS AND CONS OF FOSSIL FUELS

3. COAL Pros: 1. Most common type of fossil fuel 2. Major source of energy for heat and transportation Cons: 1. Produces a lot of air pollution. 2. Causes lung disease.C 3. GLOBAL WARMING.

4. PETROLEUM Pros: 1. More than 40% of the world’s energy. 2. Used for virtually all transportation of any kind. 3. Very valuable. Cons: 1. Very expensive. 2. Pollution and Global Warming 3. USA is unable to match demand with supply. We must rely on outside sources.

5. NATURAL GAS Pros: 1. Causes less air pollution 2. Widely available in the USA 3. Used for heat and electricity (INDUSTRIAL USES!) Cons: 1. Flammable 2. Gas leaks, frakking frakking