Non renewable energy

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Non renewable energy

Lesson objectives

• to understand what non renewable energy is.
• To understand how long it will last.

What is Energy?

Energy is:

The ability to do work.

How does Usain bolt gather his energy to sprint 100m?

My 1970 Ford mustang rides on:

but

My Tesla rides on: 

Gasoline

Electricity 

Jet fuel

hydrogen

Non renewable energy

What do we already know about non renewable energy?

Name 2 resources that are non renewable

From what kind of non renewable energy source is Gasoline made of?

1. Natural gas
2. Oil
3. Nuclear
4. Coal

What is coal made of?

1. dead plants
2. dead animals
3. Lava
4. Dinosaur fossils

Why is nuclear energy also non renewable?

Non renewable resources might be depleted by 2060.
That means there will no longer be any available.
How can we delay the depletion of this?

Which one is not a non renewable resource?

1. coal
2. oil
3. sunlight
4. methane

What gas is released when we burn fossil fuels?

1. lithium
2. nitrogen
3. carrbondioxide
4. oxygen

Extra Challenge

Eduardo uses 40L of gasoline to drive a whole month. 

 Gasoline kosts 5 euro per Liter.

How much does he spend per month on gasoline?