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Energy
By: Brandon Mahler
7 “Forms” of Energy
Thermal Energy (Heat) Radiant Energy (Light) Kinetic Energy (Motion) Electrical Chemical Nuclear Gravitational
2 “Types” of Energy
Potential Energy (Stored) Kinetic Energy (Working)
Renewable vs. Nonrenewable
Renewable energy can be replenished Solar Wind Geothermal Biomass from plants
Nonrenewable energy cannot be replenished
Energy Consumption (Nonrenewable)
37% Petroleum 24% Natural Gas 23% Coal 9% Nuclear
Energy Consumption (Renewable)
7% of total Consumption 3% Biomass 2% Hydropower 1% Windpower .5% Geothermal .5% Solar
Energy Conservation
any behavior that results in the use of less energy
Energy Efficiency
use of technology that requires less energy to perform the same function
Recycling – More with less
It almost always takes less energy to make a product from recycled materials than it does to make it from new materials.
Using recycled aluminum scrap to make new aluminum cans, for example, uses 95% less energy than making aluminum cans from bauxite ore, the raw material used to make aluminum