Renewable vs Nonrenewable Resources

Fossil Fuels and Consumption

Learning Targets!

LT 6. I can measure fossil fuel consumption and how they are traded. (14.1 – 14.2)

LT 7. I can compare and contrast the pros and cons of consuming fossil fuels (14.1 – 14.2)

The use of our resources

*People transform the earth’s land, water, and air for their benefit

*¼ of the world’s population lives in developed countries but those same people consume most of the world’s energy and generate most of its pollutants

*2 billion people live without clean water or sewers

*1 billion live in cities with unsafe sulfur dioxide levels

People living in a way we can’t imagine...

Slumming It - Episode 1

As you are watching this think about some of the problems faced by these people. The obstacles they face that we don’t even think about. The human and environmental interaction and the lack of resources...

Nonrenewable Energy Resources

-Fossil Fuels-A residue of plants and animals that were buried millions of years ago

○Coal○Petroleum○Natural gas

Who produces fossil fuels?

Who uses all of the energy?

Non Renewable Energy

-Forms so slowly that for practical purposes the supply is finite

-Fossil Fuels-Nuclear energy

Renewable Energy

-Energy that is replaced continually or at least within a human life span-Has an essential unlimited supply and is not depleted

The History and Future of Energy

300 Years of Fossil Fuels in 300 Seconds!

Answer the following questions...

Using the web:1. What are the top 10 fossil fuel consuming countries in

the world?a.What percentage of the world’s fossil fuels do they

consume?b.What percentage of the world’s population do they

make up?2. Which countries are the top 5 producers of each of the

following: coal, natural gas, petroleum?