Fossil Fuels and Energy

What is a Fossil Fuel?⬜ A combustible (can catch on fire) material, found

deep in the Earth’s crust that has been under pressure for millions of years.

⬜ There are 3 types of Fossil Fuels found in Earth’s crust.

⬜ Natural gas ⬜ Coal ⬜ Oil

COALCoal is used for:•Generating electricity •Old coal furnaces •Old locomotives•Power generators at some factories•Making steel

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How can you conserve your use of coal in your daily life?

OilOil is used for: •Transportation fuels (gasoline)•Fuel oil for heating•Generating electricity •Road oil (tar/asphalt)

Petrochemicals are products made from fossil fuels, mainly

oil.

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cosmetics

Man-made rubber

medicine

Plastics

Was it made by a fossil fuel???

1. paper

2. aluminum

3. electricity

4. sneakers

5. cotton

6. nylon stockings

7. fertilizer

8. crayons

9. spoon

10. candles

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How can you conserve your use of oil in your daily life?

Where does natural gas come from?

⬜ Natural Gas •Oldest fossil fuel

•Found deepest in

Earth’s crust

•Found as a gas

•Made from decayed

animals

Gas companies add a sulfur smell to the fluid.

Why is this important?

Natural Gas Household

Uses

⬜ Heat water – hot water heaters

⬜ Heat homes – furnaces⬜ Cooking – stoves ⬜ Drying clothes – clothes

dryers

Pair/Share⬜ What are 4 ways we

use Natural Gas in the household.

⬜ What are 3 ways you can conserve Natural Gas in your home?

⬜ Heat water – hot water heaters

⬜ Heat homes – furnaces⬜ Cooking – stoves ⬜ Drying clothes – clothes

dryers

Fossil Fuel Disadvantage

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⬜ Have a limited supply(It takes a long time to create. So once

we use it all up it is gone!)

⬜ When burning any fossil fuel it puts greenhouse gases such as CO2 and methane into the atmosphere.

(Increased levels of greenhouse gasses causes Global Warming. )

⬜ What is Global Warming?

⬜ (Climate Change)

⬜ Global Warming is the gradual increase of earth’s temperature.

⬜ Greenhouse gasses like CO2 and methane enters the atmosphere and traps heat around the earth.

⬜ Why is Global Warming bad?

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⬜ An increase in Earth’s temperature can cause the polar icecaps to melt.

⬜ Changes weather patterns: Floods, hurricanes, tornados, effects some biotic factors natural timing.

How to Conserve⬜ 1. Take shorter showers (less heat is used)

⬜ 2. Install High Efficiency Fixtures in your home

⬜ 3. Heat your home only when necessary (keep it at about 68 °F)

⬜ 4. Switch to electric appliances

⬜ 5. Only wash with full loads (laundry and dishes)

ENERGY

What is Energy?

⬜ Energy is the ability to do work or to produce change.

We use energy to listen to music, watch TV, play video games, even our bodies use energy.

Almost everything requires energy

⬜ Our bodies need energy to do things like move, digest food, regulate our body temperature.

⬜ Plants need energy from the sun to make their own food during photosynthesis.

⬜ Volcanoes need energy to erupt.

Different Types of Energy

⬜ Potential Energy⬜ Kinetic Energy⬜ Chemical Energy ⬜ Elastic Energy ⬜ Nuclear Energy ⬜ Thermal Energy

⬜ Electric Energy = Electricity

Electricity Electricity is a type of energy you use to power appliances that plug into the wall or attached to a switch.

Electricity consumption is measured in Kilowatt-Hour (kWh).

Electricity can be generated (made) by

renewable and nonrenewable

resources. Nonrenewable Energy Clip

Renewable Energy Clip

Oil

Coal

Natural GasNuclear

57% of your electricity comes from coal and natural gas!

Remember to turn out the lights!!!

Non Renewable Energy Resource

Energy Resources GREEN Energy

Solar Energy

Biomass Energy Hydropower Energy

Geothermal Energy Wind Energy

44% 41%

4%4%

7%Southern California’s Edison’s renewable energy breakdown. % of total renewable energy produced.

What are the two most common renewable natural resources used to produce our electricity?

Renewable (Green Energy)

⬜ Wind power captures the energy in wind to produce electricity

Wind Turbines⬜ Turbines produce

electricity.⬜ 16,000 turbines in

California⬜ 5,000 turbines in

Tahachapi; 75miles north of Los Angeles

Solar Power⬜ harnesses the energy from the sun to produce electricity

GREEN Energy

Hydropower⬜ uses water to generate electricity

Geothermal ⬜ Uses heat from the earth’s core to produce electricity.

Biomass ⬜ Is organic material that is burned to heat water in boilers, which produce steam and spin a turbine to create electricity.

Are you shocked that 80% of our electricity comes from Non-renewable resources?

⬜ The state of California mandates that by 2020, 30% of all electricity must come from renewable resources.

⬜ Problems with Our Dependence on Fossil Fuel

Is this Really Enough?

5% of the world’s population lives in the USA but the USA

uses 26% of the world’s energy.

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If we don’t start to generate more electricity from renewable

resources.

We will run out!

How do we reduce ↓ the use of non-renewable resources?

Think, pair, shareHow can we reduce the use of

non-renewable resources?

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What can YOU do to conserve energy??