1. Agree Disagree 1._______ ________ 2._______ ________ 3._______ ________ 5._______ ________ 4._______ ________ Over 80% of the electricity generated in the united states is from natural gas Coal and oil are the remains of once living things The chemical energy stored in coal and oil can be traced back to the sun To generate nuclear energy, atoms are split into smaller pieces Nuclear energy is the most common way to generate electricity in the U.S.

2. Chapter 5, section 3 Non-Renewable Energy

3. I. Fossil Fuels A. Fossil Fuels – formed over millions of years from buried organic (plant/animal) material

6. 1. Energy from the sun is turned into chemical energy by plants 2. Chemical energy is released by burning and converted to electrical http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI7AhajfhWE

10. B. Types of Fossil Fuels – Coal, Petroleum (Oil), and Natural Gas

11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk-jrbCi7Sc

13. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpxctsUJ3hw

15. II. Nuclear Energy A. Fission – splitting an atom’s nucleus, releasing energy.

16. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKNbwcIaGng&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx_oXd3SV0g&feature=related

17. III. Nonrenewable Pros & Cons A. Pros = Cheap, easy to obtain, generate large amounts of energy B. Cons = will run out, obtaining them damages the environment, using them creates pollution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ-J91SwP8w

18. Agree Disagree 1._______ ________ 2._______ ________ 3._______ ________ 5._______ ________ 4._______ ________ Over 80% of the electricity generated in the united states is from natural gas Coal and oil are the remains of once living things The chemical energy stored in coal and oil can be traced back to the sun To generate nuclear energy, atoms are split into smaller pieces Nuclear energy is the most common way to generate electricity in the U.S.