Energy resources

In today’s lesson we will discuss about

What is energy?
Sources of energy
How do fuels release energy
Fossil fuels
Example of fossil fuels
Burning of fossil fuels
What is energy?

 Energy is the ability to do work · 

 Energy  is the quantitative property that must be transferred to an object in
order to perform work on, or to heat, the object. 
 Energy is a conserved. Its means energy can neither be created not distroyed .
 Heat · Light · Motion · Electrical · Chemical · Gravitational etc are all different form
of energy.
Renewable and non-renewable resources
of energy
 A renewable resource, also known as a flow resource, can be used repeatedly
and does not run out because it is naturally replaced. A renewable resource,
essentially, has an endless supply.
 A nonrenewable resource is a natural substance that is not replenished with
the speed at which it is consumed. It is a finite resource.
Renewable resources non-renewable sources  

Solar Energy Oil

Soil Steel
Trees Aluminum
Grass Coal
Groundwater Phosphates
Forms of the energy
Sources of energy

 Energy resources are:
 crude oil,
 Coal ,
 Natural gas
 Nuclear  power,
 biomass,
 solar,
 wind,
How do fuels release energy
 Chemical fuels are substances that release energy by reacting with
substances around them,
 Fuels  like methane (CH4) burn in the presence of oxygen to produce carbon
dioxide and water. This process of combustion releases energy. 
Fossil fuels
 Fossil fuels are made from dead remains of plants and animals, called fossils
(decomposing plants and animals).
 These fuels are found in the Earth's crust and contain carbon and hydrogen, which can
be burned for energy.
 Examples of fossil fuels
 Coal
 Petroleum
 Natural gas , 
 Oil
Burning of fossil fuels

 Coal and oil release sulfur dioxide gas when they burn, which causes breathing
problems for living creatures and contributes to acid rain.
  Fossil fuels release carbon dioxide when they burn, which adds to the greenhouse
effect and increases global warming .
 When fossil fuels are burned, they release nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere, which
contribute to the formation of smog and acid rain.
 Major sources of nitrogen oxide emissions include: Cars and trucks. Coal-fired power
plants.
 A coal-fired power station or coal power plant is a thermal power station which burns
coal to generate electricity.
Coal-fired power plants.

 Coal-fired power plants.