Saturday, 10 December 2011
Sunday, 4 December 2011
Using Energy Wisely
Most of the energy that we use today requires the use of non-renewable energy resources.We need to use energy wisely to make sure we have enough energy in the future,save cost,avoid wastage and reduce pollution.
Our energy resources will not last forever.We must learn not to waste energy so that there is enough for eneryone.What can you do to save energy?
This simple checklist will help to improve the energy efficiency at home and cut down electric cost.
Exercises: Can you gives another example to save energy?
Our energy resources will not last forever.We must learn not to waste energy so that there is enough for eneryone.What can you do to save energy?
This simple checklist will help to improve the energy efficiency at home and cut down electric cost.
Exercises: Can you gives another example to save energy?
Advantages of Renewable Energy
Renewable energy is better than non-renewable energy because:
The impacts of the use of renewable energy resources are much smaller and more localized.They also help in the conservation of fossil resources for future generations.
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Type of Renewable and Non-renewable Energy
1. In the 1830s, a British astronomer John Herschel used a solar collector box to cook food during an expedition to Africa. Now, people are trying to use the sun’s energy for many other purposes. Besides its continuous supply and advantages, the use of solar energy is increasing. Solar energy is also becoming more and more important because energy from petrol will disappear soon. |
2. Biomass energy or bioenergy (energy from organic matter) has been used for thousands of years, ever since people started burning wood to cook or to keep warm .And today, wood is still our largest biomass energy resource.However, many other sources of biomass can now be used, including plants,residues from agriculture or forestry and the organic component of municipal and industrial wastes. Even the fumes of landfills can be used as a biomass energy source.The use of biomass can also help increase profits for the agricultural industry. |
3. Hydroelectric power is the biggest source of renewable energy,providing 14% of the world's electricity.Fast flowing water released from dams in mountainous area can turn water turbines to produce electricity.In most cases, water is stored behind a dam in a reservoir.Water pressure forces the water onto the blades of a turbine.Rotation of the generator represents the kinetic energy which is finally transformed into electric energy will be supplied for public usage. Ocean or tidal waves can also be used to generate electricity. |
4. Coal is a fossil fuel formed over millions of years from plants.It is a hard,black coloured rock-like substance made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur. Coal is mainly burned in power stations to produces electricity.When coal is burned,it produces a large amount of carbon dioxide, one of the gases responsible for the greenhouse effect. |
5. Petroleum is an oily, flammable, liquid solution of yellowish green or black colour, which occurs naturally in earth.It is formed from decomposed plants and animals a long time ago. When distilled, gasoline, kerosene, paraffin, fuel oil, benzene, bitumen and others.These products are used in houses for heating and cooking and in factories as a source of heat energy.They are also used to provide fuel for transport and in power stations. However, their uses,especially petrol and diesel,produce a large amount carbon dioxide.They also produce other poisonous gases that may harm the environment and people's health. |
6. Natural gas is formed from the remaining plants,animals and microorganisms that lived millions of year ago.Natural gas a colourless and odourless in its pure form. When burned,it given off a great deal of energy.Unlike other fossil fuels,natural gas emits lower levels of harmful by-products into the air.Natural gas has many applications,commercially,in your home,in industry and even in the transportation sector. |
Type of Renewable and Non-renewable Energy |
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Renewable or Non-renewable Energy Resources
What are Renewable or Non-renewable Energy Resources? |
1.Energy resources are divided into two groups: · Renewable energy · Non-renewable energy |
2.Renewable energy can be replenished when used up. |
3. Non-renewable energy cannot be replenished when used up. |
4. Renewable energy resources include solar energy, wind energy, geothermal energy from inside the Earth, biomass from plants and hydropower from water stores in reservoirs and oceans in the form of wave. |
5. We get most of our energy from non-renewable energy resources, which include crude oil, natural gas and coal. They are called fossil fuels because they are formed over millions of years from the remains of dead plants and animals by the action of heat from the Earth’s core and pressure from the rock and soil. Fossil fuels are continually produced by decaying plant and animal matter, but the rate of their production is extremely slow, very much slower than the rate at which we use them. |
Renewable Energy |
Non-renewable Energy |
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy Kinetic energy is related to motion of waves, electrons, atoms, molecules , substances and objects. |
Potential Energy Potential energy is the energy that is stored and related to the position of something. |
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Answer ( Check Your Understanding)-Transformation Of Energy
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