OBTAINING RESOURCES

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OBTAININGRESOURCES
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WHAT IS ENERGY?
ENERGY is the ability to do work.
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Lets look at some examples to help better
understand the forms of ENERGY and their relation
to work.
Plants use the suns energy to grow and produce
oxygen.
A radio uses energy to produce sound.
A mill uses energy to grind grain.
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HUMANS use energy in everything they do.
Can you say things in which we use energy?
Humans obtain resources from the Earth to do
these activities.
ENERGY can be made from energy RESOURCES.
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WHAT IS A NATURAL RESOURCE?
A natural resource is a material that comes from
the Earth.

• RENEWABLE RESOURCES
• ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES
• NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES

CLASSIFICATION
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RENEWABLE RESOURCES
What do you think a renewable resource is?
Renewable resources regenerate or can be replaced
in a short time period.
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LIVING THINGS
WOOD
ANIMALS
NON-LIVING THINGS
WATER
SOIL
FOOD GARBAGE
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ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES
Alternative resources are all renewable but
they do not need regeneration.
What do you think an alternative resource is?
SUN
WIND
WAVES
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NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES
What do you think is a non-renewable resource?
Non-renewable energy resources cannot be
replaced once they are used.
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FOSSIL FUELS
COAL
URANIUM
OIL Petroleum and Diesel
NATURAL GAS
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GAME THINK LINK
EXAMPLES The Sun and Wind are alternative
resources. Natural gas and coal are
non-alternative resources. THATS RIGHT
THATS WRONG
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Lets investigate each different resource
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RENEWABLERESOURCES
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WIND TURBINES
WIND
VERY GOOD FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT
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SOLAR PANELS
SUN HEAT
VERY GOOD FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT
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TIDAL
OCEAN TIDES
VERY GOOD FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT
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BIOMASS
FOOD GARBAGE
COMPOST
VERY GOOD FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT
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GEOTHERMAL
HEAT DEEP ROCKS
VERY GOOD FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT
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HYDRO-ELECTRIC
WATER
DAM
VERY GOOD FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT
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WAVE POWER STATION
WAVES
VERY GOOD FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT
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NON-RENEWABLERESOURCES
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NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
URANIUM
VERY DANGEROUS FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT
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POWER STATION
OIL Petroleum and Diesel
NATURAL GAS
VERY DANGEROUS FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT
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MINES
COAL
VERY DANGEROUS FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT
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LINKS

• Erin Heidtke.Geothermal academic.evergreen.edu
• Tidal.reoc.info
• Biomass.theenvironmentalblog.org
• Microsoft Power Point pictures. Predesigned
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