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    Harnessing Energy From Different Sources

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    There are two main classifications of energy - renewable and non-renewable. Renewable energy sources include solar, wind, rain and tides and can be replenished, while non-renewable sources such as fossil fuels are limited. The most common energy sources found on Earth are fossil fuels, biogas, geothermal, hydrothermal, batteries, solar cells and biomass. Fossil fuels are non-renewable and extracted from ancient organisms, while renewable sources include biogas from organic waste, geothermal from the Earth's heat, hydrothermal from water and steam, solar from the sun, and biomass from living things.

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    There are two main classifications of energy - renewable and non-renewable. Renewable energy sources include solar, wind, rain and tides and can be replenished, while non-renewable sources such as fossil fuels are limited. The most common energy sources found on Earth are fossil fuels, biogas, geothermal, hydrothermal, batteries, solar cells and biomass. Fossil fuels are non-renewable and extracted from ancient organisms, while renewable sources include biogas from organic waste, geothermal from the Earth's heat, hydrothermal from water and steam, solar from the sun, and biomass from living things.

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    There are two main classifications of energy - renewable and non-renewable. Renewable energy sources include solar, wind, rain and tides and can be replenished, while non-renewable sources such as fossil fuels are limited. The most common energy sources found on Earth are fossil fuels, biogas, geothermal, hydrothermal, batteries, solar cells and biomass. Fossil fuels are non-renewable and extracted from ancient organisms, while renewable sources include biogas from organic waste, geothermal from the Earth's heat, hydrothermal from water and steam, solar from the sun, and biomass from living things.

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    HARNESSING ENERGY FROM DIFFERENT 

    SOURCES

    Two Main Classifications of Energy


    1. Renewable energy
    - energy harnessed from natural sources such as sun, wind, rain, and
    tides.
    - can generate repeatedly because the sources are non-exhaustible (di
    nauubos).
    2. Non-renewable energy
    - Energy is taken from the sources that are available on earth in
    limited quantity.
    - some non-renewable sources from fossil fuels, natural gas, oil, and
    coal.

    Most common energy sources that can be found on Earth:


    1. Fossil Fuel
    - Non-renewable energy
    - Extract from organic remains of pre-historic organisms.
    - Burnt to release energy in form of heat.
    Uses: car fuel, electricity, and cooking oil

    2. Biogas
    - renewable: natural resources (methane and carbon dioxide)
    - organic industrial waste, human waste, and animal waste
    - contain small amounts of hydrogen sulfide (a colorless gas with a
    strong odor of rotten eggs), siloxanes (silicone-based compounds
    that are generally used for their softening, smoothing, and
    moistening action) and moisture.
    - recyclable
    - harnessed by anaerobic digestion with anaerobic (a process wherein
    microorganisms break down biodegradable materials to produce
    fuel.
    - Uses: heating purpose and heating purpose.
    3. Geothermal
    - renewable; thermal energy within the earth
    - arises from the radioactive decay of an isotope of potassium and
    other elements found in Earth’s crust.
    - harnessed by drilling into the ground where heat will be carried out
    by water, brine, or steam.

    4. Hydrothermal
    - renewable; relative heat content or temperature difference.
    - harnessed by heat transfer using water and steam.
    - Heat is converted to energy.

    5. Batteries
    - non-renewable energy
    - devices that can store electrical energy in the form of chemical
    energy that is then converted into electricity.

    6. Solar cells
    - renewable energy; collecting energy from the sun and converting it
    into energy.
    - harnessed through a photovoltaic cell which converts the photons
    (coming from the sun) to electrons.

    7. Biomass
    - oldest source of renewable energy
    - biological material from living or recently living things.
    - harnessed by burning it to produce steam that will run a turbine to
    produce electricity.

    REMEMBER:
    1. Which form of energy uses water
    moving through a dam?
    - HYDROPOWER
    2. Energy that uses heat from within the earth is ____
    - GEOTHERMAL
    3. What is one advantage of using hydroelectricity as an energy source?
    - Reservoirs can be used to irrigate crops.
    4. Why is it helpful to use natural gas even though it's
    nonrenewable?
    - it releases less pollution than any other fossil fuel.
    5. What is the disadvantage of using coal as an energy source?
    - Mining can damage the environment.
    6. What is the disadvantage of using nuclear power?
    - It releases radiation as a byproduct.
    7. Which two energy sources require open space?
    - WIND AND SOLAR POWER
    8. Which energy source uses agricultural and forest byproducts?
    - BIOMASS
    9. Biomass is created from ______.
    - Plants, animal waste, and garbage
    10. Which of these is NOT a fossil fuel?
    - Nuclear

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