(par 6.3.2.1 ) Non-Renewanle Energy
What is non-renewable energy? http://www.eschooltoday.com/energy/non-renewable-energy/what-is-non-renewable-energy.html Energy exists freely in nature. Some of them exist infinitely (never run out, called RENEWABLE), the rest have finite amounts (they took millions of years to form, and will run out one day, called NON-RENEWABLE). Non-renewable energy is energy from fossil fuels (coal, crude oil, natural gas) and uranium. Fossil fuels are mainly made up […]
(par 6.3.2.1 ) Where do oil, coal and gas come from?
Where do oil, coal and gas come from? http://library.thinkquest.org/3646/earth/resources/fosfuels.html The formation of Fossil Fuels Fossil fuels are made out of dead animals and plants that have been compressed in the earth for many years. Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are three types of fossil fuels, which we use to power our electric plants. However, fossil […]
(par 6.3.2 ) Energy resources – Present and Future
Energy resources Present and Future http://www.infinite-energy.com/iemagazine/issue34/comingenergycrisis.html The Coming Energy Crisis (Originally Published November-December, 2000 In Infinite Energy Magazine Issue #34) by Dohn Riley Two hundred years ago, the world experienced an energy revolution that launched the Industrial Age. The catalyst to this epochal shift was ordinary black coal, an energy-rich hydrocarbon that supplanted wood as […]