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Energy Source Solar Power How does it work?
Photovoltaic cells in the solar panels convert light into electricity. Light hits the PV cells and is absorbed. The absorbed light causes electrons to flo ! therefore creating electricity.

Pros "inimal environmental impact. #o generator needed to create electricity. $ater is not needed. $ind po er doesn(t produce any pollutants.

Cons %nitially very e&pensive. #ot al ays sunny.

Wind Power

'inetic energy in the ind causes the turbines to spin. This turns the generators and creates electricity.
The energy from falling ater is captured by a turbine hich turns this )inetic energy into mechanical energy. Then a generator ta)es the mechanical energy from the turbine and converts it to electrical energy.

%f the ind isn(t blo ing! there is no energy being produced. %t also has a negative effect on the bird population.
1&tremely e&pensive to build initially! and if not built properly can cause lots of environmental damage. 0lso during droughts! they become much less efficient due to the lac) of ater flo .

Hydro Power

*ydro po er is very efficient +up to ,-. efficiency/and very reliable as it is ta)en from the flo of ater off of dams. %t is also environmentally friendly and the ater from the la)e behind the dams can be used to irrigate farming. 0fter construction! hydropo er is also very lo cost and lo maintenance. %f handled properly! biomass energy can be a very efficient and lo carbon emitting energy source. %t is also a very cheap and abundant source of energy that can be quic)ly rene ed.

Biomass/Biofuels

2iomasses such as grasses! crop residue and manure are burned at factories to heat ater into steam. Then the energy from the steam is used to po er turbines and other generators.

%f not managed properly the burning of biomass and removal of biomass from areas here its harvested can be e&tremely harmful to the environment.

Geothermal Energy

3eothermal energy is thermal energy generated and stored in the 1arth. 4team

3eothermal energy is one of the fe )inds of rene able energy and has no

The cost of initially building the po er plant is very e&pensive. 5ou

from underground ells that e tap into to access this natural steam and the hot ater. The hot ater and steam runs the turbines to create electricity.

emissions. There is an enormous amount of the steam and hot ater in our earth. 6heaper than most energy sources.

have to drill very far into the earth to find the ells. %t cannot be transported to other generation sites unli)e nuclear energy and fossil fuels. The ater gets e&tremely hot hich is very dangerous to machinery and people. Petroleum is not a rene able resource. %t released emissions hen burned! hich disturbs the earth(s natural carbon cycle and traps heat in the atmosphere. 0ffects areas e drill from! by destroying land and/or spilling to oil. #ot a rene able resource! hen burned releases pollution and carbon emissions! hich trap heat and harm the environment. 0lso has a high e&plosion ris). :rilling and collection processes disrupt environment.

Oil/Petroleum fossil fuel!

$e find deep underground reservoirs full of crude oil. $e pump it out and transport it to a refinery. Then e use it for things such as gas. %t(s burned to heat ater! steam moves a turbine! hich creates electricity.

There is a ide variety of uses for oil and petroleum! including everyday items such as gasoline! in)! dish soap! eyeglasses! tires! asphalt! crayons! bubblegum! etc. %t(s used in mechanical engines. %t(s portable and relatively cheap. $ide variety of uses! such as electricity production! paint! fertilizers! plastics! dyes! e&plosives! medicines! etc. %t(s used for fireplaces and stoves. %t(s portable and relatively cheap.

"atural Gas fossil fuel!

7ound deep underground in reservoirs! accessed by drilling. 8sed for many purposes! burned as fuel or used for everyday products. 8sed as a heating oil. %t(s burned to heat ater! steam moves a turbine! hich creates electricity. 9-. of all electricity is produced by #atural gas. $e also transfer natural gases into peoples houses for uses in fancy fireplaces and natural gas burning stoves.

Coal fossil fuel!

6oal is e&tracted from =produces electricity the 1arth through the =cheap as hec) process of mining. =stable infrastructure ;nce e&tracted! the coal is shipped to po er plants to be burned for energy. The coal burns under a pot of ater! bringing to a boil creating steam. The steam rises and turns a turbine creating electricity and po er. 9<. of all electricity is produced by coal. They produce electricity through a process called fission. 7ission is the act of splitting an atom or it>s heavy nuclei. =generates a lot of po er =Produce very little pollutants =Lo ris) =very lo cost to produce po er

=destroys landscape =ma)es a lot of air pollutants =causes acid rain =finite amount

"uclear/#ranium

=processing uranium ma)es aste and that aste is e&tremely dangerous to anything alive! it is buried deep underground! it(s also radioactive =high start up cost =ta)es thousands of years for aste to not be deadly = hen things go rong! things go ?10LL5 $?;#3

$hy build a house ithout electricity@ 6ost/1conomicsA 1lectricity costs money! the average 84 household spent Bust over C-- dollars on electricity each month. $e use about ,DD )ilo att hours per month. $e use about CC!EF)ilo att hours per year. 1very year e spend around C!2-- dollars a year. 1nvironmental %mpactA 6limate 6hange = $hy it happens +e&plain the greenhouse effect and ho it gets influenced by emissions/

The solar radiation from the sun is absorbed into the earth(s atmosphere and combined ith emissions +greenhouse gases/ from the earth. The radiation and the emissions combined after being absorbed into the earth try to leave the atmosphere but ill almost completely remain there. 4ome greenhouse gases includeA 6;G2! #itrous ;&ide! 6arbon! $ater vapor! and 6arbon "ono&ide.

6limate 6hange = 6onsequences = hat could happen as a result of the changing climate@

6limate change is basically the alarming rise of temperatures on earth. %t happens because of all the fossil fuels +such as carbon dio&ide! methane! nitrus o&ide! etc./ that factories! cars! etc. release into the atmosphere on a daily basis. The green house gases form a blan)et around the earth and trap the sun>s rays/heat! in a process called the Hgreenhouse effect.H $e need this process! but because of the overabundance of fossil fuels! no there is too much heat trapped on earth! therefore causing the problem of climate change. There are many consequences that happen due to climate changeA C. 3laciers are rapidly melting! and if this glacial retreat continues at its current rate! C--. of the glaciers at the #ational 3lacier Par) ill be gone by 2-<-. 2. The increase in temperature ill cause droughts. 6alifornia is only one e&ample.

9. 2ecause glaciers are melting! polar bears are dying due to their loss of habitat. %f the glaciers continue to melt! the polar bear ill become e&tinct in 0las)a by 2-D-. E. 6limate change severely affects marine ecosystems. 6oral bleaching happens due to the rising ocean temperatures! causing hole coral reefs to die. D. :ue to glacial melting! ocean levels are rising. %f this continues! countless places by the coast and belo sea level ill be flooded over. +e&. #e ;rleans/ F. "ore intense storms occur due to climate change. *urricanes! for e&ample! gather energy from the heat of the ater. $ith rising ocean temps! hurricanes ill be more po erful and can do more damage. +1&. *urricane 4andy! *urricane *aiyan that hit the Philippines/