Ch. 10 Lesson 2

What are other energy resources?

Ch. 10 Lesson 2What are other energy sources?

type of energy

description advantages disadvantages

type of energy

description advantages disadvantages

Solar energy

Solar cells collect energy from sun

1. Won’t run out for billions of yrs.

2. No pollution

1. Not avail. @ night or cloudy days

2. expensive

Solar Energy and Steam Power [03:25]

OTHER ENERGY SOURCES

type of energy

description advantages disadvantages

Wind energy

Wind turbines use energy from wind to spin generator

1. No air pollution

2. Land below turbines – used to grow crops

1. Wind doesn’t blow all the time

2. Kills birds

3. Noisy & ugly

Wind Energy [02:24]

Wind turbines

kill birds.

type of energy

description advantages disadvantages

Moving water

Hydro-electric power plants-water flows thru dam-spins generator

1. No fuel needed

2. No pollution

1. Can only be built where moving water is

2. Must have place where lake can form

type of energy

description 2 advantages

2 disadvantages

Nuclear energy

Uranium makes steam

1. Uses less fuel

2. Don’t give off smoke

1. Expensive to build

2. Nonrenewable

type of energy

description advantages disadvantages

Geo-thermal energy

Water pumped thru holes to Earth’s interior

1. Avail. day & night

1. Built only in few places-hot rocks close to surface

Geothermal Power [01:25]

type of energy

description advantages disadvantages

Biomass energy

Material that was once alive is burned

1. Renewable-always garbage

2. Less garbage in landfills

1. Causes air pollution

It’s time to play….

a. b.

c. d.

3 2 1Choose !

Biomass energyCorrect Answer ! Wind energy

Solar energy Moving water

a. b.

c. d.

3 2 1Choose !

Solar energy Nuclear energy

Moving water Wind energy

Correct Answer !

a. b.

c. d.

3 2 1Choose !

Fossil fuels Nuclear energy

Solar energy Biomass energy

Nuclear energy

a. b.

c. d.

3 2 1Choose !

Solar energy Biomass energy

Wind energy Nuclear energyCorrect Answer !

a. b.

c. d.

3 2 1Choose !

Wind energy Moving water

Biomass energy Solar energy

a. b.

c. d.

3 2 1Choose !

Moving water Nuclear energy

Biomass energy Wind energy

a. b.

c. d.

3 2 1Choose !

Solar energy Wind energy

Nuclear energy Moving water

a. b.

c. d.

3 2 1Choose !

Solar energy Wind energy

Moving water Fossil fuelsCorrect Answer !

a. b.

c. d.

3 2 1Choose !

Fossil fuels Nuclear energy

Solar energy Wind energy

Correct Answer !