1. NONRENEWABLE AND RENEWABLE RESOURCES

2. What do you think nonrenewable resources are?
HMMMM....
What do you think nonrenewable resources are?
Break it down...
Nonrenewable?
Resource?

3. NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES
A nonrenewable resource is a natural resource that cannot be re-made or re-grown at a scale comparable to its consumption.

4. Nuclear fission uses uranium to create energy.
NUCLEAR ENERGY
Nuclear fission uses uranium to create energy.
Nuclear energy is a nonrenewable resource because once the uranium is used, it is gone!

5. Spent uranium fuel rods are very dangerous and must be cooled constantly

6. COAL, PETROLEUM, AND GAS
Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are considered nonrenewable because they can not be replenished in a short period of time. These are called fossil fuels.

7. HOW IS COAL MADE ???

8. HOW ARE OIL AND GAS MADE ???

9. WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COAL AND OIL/GAS?

10. HMMMM....
If nonrenewable resources are resources that cannot be re-made at a scale comparable to its consumption, what are renewable resources?

11. RENEWABLE RESOURCES
Renewable resources are natural resources that can be replenished in a short period of time.
● Solar ● Geothermal
● Wind ● Biomass
● Water

12. SOLAR
Energy from the sun.

13. Energy from Earth’s heat.
GEOTHERMAL
Energy from Earth’s heat.

14. The air needs to blow for this technology to work
WIND
Energy from the wind.
The air needs to blow for this technology to work

15. Energy from burning organic or living matter.
BIOMASS
Energy from burning organic or living matter.
Wood
Corn (Ethanol)
Methane

16. WATER or HYDROELECTRIC
Energy from the flow of water.
Turns turbines

17. SUMMARY
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