Do Now
1. Itemize each step from an energy source (gas,
electricity, water) used when you get out of bed.
Write 3 sentences.
I take a shower- water
I turn on the lights- electricity
I turn on the stove- gas
2. Where does the energy come from?
maybe from digging fossils,
water source (dam), sun, and plants
Do Now
1. What are the steps you take after getting
out of your bed and out the door? (Write a
sentence on each line.)
I wake up with an alarm clock. -electricity
I brush my teeth and wash face. –water,
electricity
I get dressed. -electricity
I cook bacon. –gas, electricity
5. Coal is formed after the molecules
in ancient plants are heated up under
pressure for millions of years.
7. used in cars and to turn on the light.
8. an energy source that is used up
faster than it can be replaced.
9. pollution, acid rain and respiratory
illnesses are consequences.
10. breaking apart uranium atoms.
11. nuclear to thermal to kinetic to
electrical energy
12. we save on fossil fuels and gives
you no air pollution
13. It can be radioactive and
uranium is nonrenewable.
Do Now
1. Fossil
___ fuels include natural gas, coal and
petroleum oil.
2. They are used to heat our homes, power
actories .
our cars and f___
3. Since this type of energy can not be
replaced after they are gone they are
called ___
non-renewable resources.
4. What are the effects of burning fossil fuels?
4. What are the causes of burning fossil fuels?
Carbon dioxide and methane: are
greenhouse gases
Lung problems
Acid rain
Do Now
1. 60
___to 80 % of the global consumption uses
oil, coal and natural gas.
2. What are the advantages of using fossil
fuels?
3. What are the disadvantages of using fossil
fuels?
4. What can we do to stop using more fossil
fuels?
2. What are the advantages of using fossil fuels?
Heating homes
They are quick
energy sources.
3. What are the disadvantages of using fossil
fuels?
pollution
Non-renewable
resource
Destroying
the land
4. What can we do to stop using more fossil fuels?
Use less energy
Commuting
choices
Do Now
1. Fossil fuel comes from dead trees and
plants that sank to the bottom of theoceans
___
and then were later compressed by layers
of sedimentary rocks
___ .
2. Microorganisms like ___
buried under
rocks where their bodies turned into
carbon under pressure and ___ .
3. Natural gas is lighter than ___ and is
made up mostly of ___
and usually
is found near petroleum.
diatoms buried under
2. Microorganisms like ___
rocks where their bodies turned into carbon
heat .
under pressure and ___
3. Natural gas is lighter than air
___
methane
and is made up mostly of ___
and usually is found near
petroleum.
Do Now
1. Alternative resources are sources of energy that
are safe and cause less harm to the ___
environment
.
Solar, water, and wind power,
2. Examples are: ___
and geothermal energy
3. Inexhaustible resource are sources of energy
that can not be used up by ___.
4. Hydroelectricity is a(n) ___ but not a(n) ___
resource since water needs to be replenished
continually.
(word bank for #4: renewable, nonrenewable,
alternative, inexhaustible)
3. Inexhaustible resource are sources of
energy that can not be used up by
___
humans .
4. Hydroelectricity is a(n)renewable
___
but not
a(n) ___
inexhaustible resource since water needs
to be replenished continually.
word bank for #4: (renewable, nonrenewable,
alternative, inexhaustible)
Do Now
1. How does a nuclear power plant produce
energy?
2. Where do the excess waste neutrons go?
1. How does a nuclear power plant produce energy?
It produces energy by splitting neutrons of
an unstable element called uranium.
The energy we need comes from this element,
having more mass than its ___
neutrons .
2. Where do the excess waste neutrons go?
The waste goes in underground ceramic
containers.
Do Now- repeat
1.Nuclear power plant produce energy by
splitting
___
of neutrons of an unstable element
called uranium.
2. The energy we need comes from this
element, having more mass than its neutrons
___.
3. At a power plant the excess waste of
neutrons are absorbed and contained in
ceramic containers
___.
http://dsc.discovery.com/tvshows/curiosity/topics/nuclearpower-quiz.htm
Go to link for quiz; discussed in class
not class quiz
http://dsc.discovery.com/tvshows/curiosity/topics/pros-consnuclear-power-pictures.htm
Picture of nuclear power plants
Do nowE transformation and sources worksheet
How fossil fuel is used as electrical energy:
1. The sun
___ converts dead organisms into
chemical energy which is changed into
fossil fuels.
2. Fossil fuels when burned turns water into
steam which is then used to generate
electricity
___
.
Sources of Energy, pg 729 worksheet
4. Petroleum oil is made from the remains of
dead plants who lived in Earth millions of years
ago.
6. Natural gas is found when you drill to break
up underneath the ground that has these
remains of microscopic organisms that lived in
Earth millions of years. This in turn releases
natural gas for us.
11. Nuclear E of atoms=>
Thermal E of water=> KE of steam=>KE of
turbine => electrical E out of generator
14. Radioactive waste
is sealed in ceramic containers so it wont
spill and will not crack during an earthquake.
28. Photovoltaic collectors
33. A geothermal reservoir is
hot water and steam that is trapped
under high pressure in the Earth’s
surface.
an inexhaustible resource.
36. Geothermal plant is powered by
using hot water and steam produced
by geothermal energy to generate
electricity.
39. During the winter
the air is cooler than the ground below.
Then, the cool water absorbs heat from
the ground and releases it into the
house.
43. Steps in using Tidal E
as the high tide comes in, it turns a turbine
connected to a generator to make
electricity.
stop
Do Now- from Fuel Cell reading
1. An advantage of hydrogen-oxygen fuel cells is that
astronauts can drink the ___
drink the water produced by the fuel cells.
2. E in a fuel cell power plant:
electrical E
Chemical => ___
E in a fossil fuel burning plant:
(coal formed from the sun) (heat up coal to power a factory)
Radiant E } chemical E } thermal E } electrical E
3. Electrical energy is ___
E from positive and negative charged particles.
Do Now
1. Electrical
___
energy is energy from positive
and negative charged particles.
2. Light energy iselectromagnetic
___
waves
that are visible to the eye.
3. Sound is the energy of vibration of air
molecules or objects.
4. Therefore sound is considered a form of
kinetic
___ energy.
Answers to worksheet titled, “E transformation and
sources”.
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
true
hydroelectricity
photovoltaic
windmill
fossil fuel
solar energy, energy storage
dam, KE, electricity
Do Now- describe the E conversion from one
source to another.
1. Sun => air
=> windmill => radio
Radiant E => thermal E => Kinetic E => sound
2. Sun => water
=> dam => tv
Radiant E => kinetic E => Electrical E
3. Sun => corn
=> ethanol => computer
Radiant E => chemical E => Electrical E
4. Sun => photovoltaic => lamp
Radiant E => nuclear E => Electrical E
Gizmo- E Conversion Summary
1. Why is the Sun needed to produce hydroelectric
power from dams?
2. Why is the Sun needed to produce power from
ethanol?
3. How is a photovoltaic ( ) cell similar to a plant like
corn?
4. How is a light bulb similar to a toaster?
5. Why only 20% of global usage is for renewable
resources?
Bingo Review
1. Which nonrenewable source of e gives you
pollution?
2. Which nonrenewable source of e gives
you no pollution
3. Example of an inexhaustible resource
4. Example of renewable resource
5. Example of photovoltaic device
6. Name a fossil fuel that is in a gaseous
state
7. Example of geothermal reservoir
8. Ethanol gets is energy from corn.
Which energy converts corn to ethanol?
9. The drawback to nuclear waste is ___
10. The drawback to windmill power is ___
are killed by the windmill blades
11. The drawback to
hydroelectricity is that ___ may
not swim to spawn.
12. ___ states that energy cannot be created or
destroyed.
13. Complete this energy path: sun =>
water => dam => ?
14. Fossil fuels release this gas which can
increase global warming.
15. Geothermal e is heat inside the ___.
16. Example of an inexhaustible resource
Steps in using the school’s online database:
1. go to school’s webpage
2. select student links
3. select library
4. select online database
Here is a list of science references:
GROLIER
FACTS ON FILE
WORD BOOK ONLINE
username: nphs34
password: canucks
1. What E sources do you use at home?
2. Is the food you eat a source of energy? Why?
Midterm project- Energy to Power Your Life
3 days using internet, due Thursday before class
No Do Now
Coal power plant producing electricity
owned by PSE&G
Hudson generating plant in Jersey City
Gas producing power plant by coal and natural gas
owned by PSE&G
Kearny, NJ
Hydroelectricity from the Passaic River Paterson,
NJ
Wind Power by General Electric
Atlantic City, NJ
Solar Power- Photovoltaic system
Tinton Falls, NJ
Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant owned by Exelon
Lacey, NJ
Part 2 of Midterm
energy path and energy conversion
My college experience1. Rutgers Universitydouble majored in Economics and Sociology
2. Union County CollegeAssociates Degree in Physical Therapy
Assistant
3. Kean University- Post Secondary
Teaching Certificate in Biological Sciences
4. Gratz College- Masters in Education