Guided Notes: Energy Resources Name: ____________________________________

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1. Why do you think people are working to increase the amount of power we get from wind?

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You will become an expert on:

2. ______________________________

3. ______________________________

4. ______________________________

Three major fossil fuels:

5. ________________________________

6. ________________________________

7. ________________________________

8. Fossil fuels are made of _____________________________________________.

9. When they are burned, they react to _______________________________ and

release energy in the form of __________________________________ and light.

Common uses of fossil fuels:

Coal

10. ___________________________

11. __________________________

12. __________________________ (when heated)

13. __________________________

Oil

14. ___________________________

15. ___________________________________________

16. _________________________________________________________________

Natural Gas:

17. ________________________________

18. _________________________________________________

19. _________________________________________________

20. Coal formation takes _____________________________ of years.

a. The first stage is the _____________________________ of plant matter.

b. Then, the matter becomes _______________________ (which is often burned

as fuel)

c. Finally, ____________________ is formed.

21. Natural gas forms in pockets over ______________________________ in the

ground.

22. Another name for oil is _________________________________.

23. From the Latin: Petra means ___________________________ and oleum means

___________________________.

24. Crude oil is heated and separated in a _____________________________ in order

to become fuel. (Note how many things you never imagined are made from

refining crude oil).

25. ______________________________are compounds that are made from crude oil.

Two fun facts about natural gas:

26. ______________________________________ can be compressed into a liquid

and stored in tanks as fuel for trucks or buses.

27. Natural gas has no _______________________, but gas companies add the smell

so that you can detect a gas leak.

28. Fossil fuels are NONRENEWABLE because…

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 Answer Key
1. Why do you think people are working to increase the amount of power we get from

wind?

Wind energy captured by the turbine does not cause air pollution.

You will become an expert on:

2. Fossil fuels

3. Solar energy

4. Biomass fuel

Three major fossil fuels:

5. Coal

6. Oil

7. Natural gas

8. Fossil fuels are made of hydrocarbons.

9. When they are burned, they react to oxygen and release energy in the form of heat and

light.

Common uses of fossil fuels:

Coal

10. Fertilizer

11. Medicine

12. Steel (when heated)

13. Electricity

Oil

14. Gasoline and diesel (to power vehicles)

15. To heat homes

16. To make plastics and other products

Natural Gas:

17. Electricity

18. To cook food

19. To heat homes

20. Coal formation takes millions of years.

a. The first stage is the decomposing of plant matter.

b. Then, the matter becomes peat (which is often burned as fuel)

c. Finally, coal is formed.

21. Natural gas forms in pockets over crude oil in the ground.

22. Another name for oil is petroleum.

23. From the Latin: Petra means rock and oleum means oil.

24. Crude oil is heated and separated in a refinery in order to become fuel. (Note how

many things you never imagined are made from refining crude oil).

25. Petrochemicals are compounds that are made from crude oil.

Two fun facts about natural gas:

26. Natural gas can be compressed into a liquid and stored in tanks as fuel for trucks or

buses.

27. Natural gas has no odor, but gas companies add the smell so that you can detect a

gas leak.

28. Fossil fuels are NONRENEWABLE because… they take millions of years to form.