Natural Resources

Natural ResourcesWarm UpWhat is energy?Make a list of all the things today that you used that require energy.Put the following types of energy into either non-renewable or renewable.Biomass, petroleum (oil), natural gas, wind, solar, nuclear, hydroelectric, coal, geothermal Renewable vs. NonrenewableRenewableDefinitionExamples

NonrenewableDefinitionExamples

Image: http://www.learnersonline.com/science-3/earth-science/renewable-and-nonrenewable-energy-resources/3Fossil FuelsDefinitionWhy are the good energy sources?Made of hydrocarbonsBurn hotCreates lots of energyRelease pollutionTypesPetroleumCoalNatural Gas

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Energy Use in the U.S.Where/How is it used?Where does the energy come from?

Daily Review #1Define fossil fuel, nonrenewable and renewable.Give an example of each of the above.How would your life be different if we ran out of fossil fuels tomorrow?

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Fossil fuelFormer bog/swampDecaying plant/ animal materialAcidicLow oxygenPressure and timeContains sulfurAcid rainProduces a lot of CO2

Coal Where and How?

MiningDeepStripRefinementTransportationMostly U.S.Used forElectricityImage: http://www.ket.org/trips/coal/agsmm/agsmmwhere.html8CoalAdvantages (Pros)Disadvantages (Cons)EES 2EES 3EES 4EES 5EES 8

Daily Review #2Describe how coal is formed.In your opinion, what is the most important advantage of coal and why?In your opinion, what is the most important disadvantage of coal and why?

EndPetroleumFossil FuelMarine organismsBrown/black thick liquidExtractionDrillingFrackingRefined distillationHeated to a gasCooled to various liquids or gassesMake many different things

Images: http://www.xtremepapers.com/revision/gcse/chemistry/lab_skills_and_separating_methods.php, http://www.ppa.sk/?p=12711Petroleum Where?

Images: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/07/dependence-on-middle-eastern-oil-now-its-chinas-problem-too/259947/, http://www.geologycafe.com/images/basins_oil_gas.jpg12FrackingUse existing wellDrills horizontallyPumps inWaterSandChemicalsHigh pressureBreaks open rocksReleases trapped oil and gasSand holds open cracksChemicals aids processProducts pumped out

Image: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/05/27/1212010/-A-map-of-every-fracking-well-in-the-US-and-the-list-of-many-of-its-chemicals#13Fracking Where?

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Petroleum/Natural gas video

Natural Gas What?Colorless, odorless gasMostly methaneFossil FuelUsually found with other typesMarine organisms - at a higher tempBacteria during decay processTrapped by nonporous rocksCan also be trapped in small pores of rocks

Natural Gas Where and How?

U.S. and CanadaExtractionDrillingFrackingSmall amount of refiningAdd a smellTransportationPipelinesUsed forHeatingCookingSome vehicles

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Daily Review #3How are petroleum, natural gas and coal all similar?How are petroleum, natural gas and coal different from one another?Describe the process of fracking.In your opinion, what is the most important advantage of petroleum and why?In your opinion, what is the most important disadvantage of natural gas and why?

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