Station 5
Digital poster
Renewable and Non-renewable resources
FOSSIL FUELS
Energy resources formed from fossils
- obtained through- extracting them from the ground
- used- burned for energy
- impact- release harmful pollutants, greenhouse gases
SOLAR ENERGY
Energy from the sun
- obtained through- solar panels (photo-voltaic panels)
- used- to generate electricity
- impact- large areas have to be cleared in order to have space to place the solar panels, environmental destruction
HYDROELECTRIC
Energy from water in motion
- obtained through- falling water, water flowing through a dam which powers turbine
- used- light entire cites, generate electricity
- impact- disrupts natural ecosystems
GEOTHERMAL
Energy from a fault/boundary
- obtained through- obtaining heat from the earths interior
- used- aquaculture, generate electricity, food processing, providing heat for residential use
- impact- damage to natural geothermal features, subsidence, water pollution, released gases
WIND
Energy from the power of the wind
- obtained through- wind powering turbines
- used- mechanical powers, pumping water
- impact- takes up large amount of land
PEAT
Energy from the partially decayed vegetation
- obtained through- bogs and swamps
- used- it makes soils more fertile by adding nutrients and chemicals
- impact- fragmentation and destruction of swamp ecosystems, increase runoff, increase of organic pollution
COAL
Energy from the burning of sedimentary rock that has been formed from plant remains
- obtained through- surface mining and underground mining
- used- as an energy source for heat and electricity
- impact-erosion, pollutes water and air
OIL
Energy from the tiny marine organisms that have died
- obtained through- oil drilling, oil rigs
- used- transportation fuels, heating and electricity generation
- impact- oil spills, destroys ecosystems and affects wildlife
NATURAL GAS
Energy from the tiny marine organisms that have died
- obtained through- drilling, hydro-fracking
- used-source of energy for heating, cooking, and electricity generation
- impact- hazardous chemicals can escape, produces waster
PLUTONIUM/URANIUM
Energy from a chemical element rock
- obtained through-open pit mining, underground mining, in-Situ leaching
- used- nuclear reactors, bombs
- impact- health risk for workers, gamma radiation
WOOD
Energy from wood that has been harvested
- obtained through- Harvesting trees
- used- to provide paper, lumber, plywood, and furniture.
- impact- it provides resources, destroys ecosystems, and increases carbon dioxide levels.