April 14, 2011

Non-Renewable and Renewable Resources

  • Today you are receiving the packets Energy Consumption, Conservation, and Fossil Fuels and Alternative and Renewable Energies.
  • Go to the UC Course Materials and read the text for Lessons 60 - 71. 
  • Answer questions 1-4 below.
  • For homework, return to the site and view/watch the videos and animations.
Be ready to discuss in class:
  1. Why do developed countries get the majority of their energy from non-renewable sources? 
  2. Can this practice continue? 
  3. For how long?What are the main renewable energy sources? 
  4. Why aren’t they more widely used?