Energy

Resources
 What is energy?
Energy is all around us.
Everyday, we depend on energy to make
everything move, for it is defined as the
capacity to do work. It can neither be
created nor destroyed, only change its form
in one way or another.
- it is the property of an object that can
be transferred from one object to another or
converted to different forms but cannot be
created or destroyed.
Sources of Energy
Sources of energy can be classified
into:
1. Renewable Sources
2. Non-renewable Sources
 Sources of Energy
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE
Renewable energy sources are energy sources that
are readily abundant in nature and can be used
repetitively without exhausting the energy source itself.
Meaning, we can always depend that this energy
source is available if we need to use it again because
supply is unlimited if utilized properly. The renewable
energy sources are solar energy (from the Sun), wind
energy (from strong moving air), hydropower energy
(from the force of moving water), biomass energy
(made from nature), and geothermal energy (heat from
the Earth).
 Sources of Energy
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE
Sources of Energy
NONRENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE
This energy source is the major resource of
the majority of users, from cars to power plants.
The nonrenewable energy sources are fossil
fuels (crude oil, coal, natural gas) and nuclear
sources (example is Uranium). If these get
depleted, we cannot reproduce it, nor can the
Earth replenish it.
Sources of Energy
 Sources of Energy
Energy is converted from one form to another.
❑Fossil fuels release their energy by the process
of combustion, meaning that they need to burn
to generate electricity.
❑Nuclear energy is harnessed from unstable
radioactive elements, like Uranium. A sample of
Uranium is subjected to fission, a process of
splitting the atomic bonds between atoms to
release high amounts of energy. A small sample
of Uranium can power an entire town for a long
time.
 Sources of Energy
Renewable energy sources have different processes from
the nonrenewable sources.
❑Solar energy is harnessed by absorbing the energy from
sunlight using solar cells, utilizing it to create electricity.
❑Geothermal energy creates electricity by collecting
enough heat from the Earth to generate electricity.
❑Hydropower and wind energy both use turbines to create
electricity.
❑As the wind or water moves the turbines, it creates
mechanical energy enough to create electricity.
❑Biomass energy works almost similarly with fossil fuels.
 Sources of Energy
Biomass Solar Wind

Hydropower
Energy and The Environment
❑As stated earlier, fossil fuels and nuclear sources
are exhaustible. But, more and more
commercialized institutions and business companies
rely on it, thereby depleting the resources at an
alarming rate.
❑These are also invaluable resources, for these fossil
fuel deposits are useful for geologists and other
researchers on determining about the Earth's past.
❑Worsening of Global Warming and pollution. Fossil
fuels and nuclear wastes from power plants are the
top polluters and contributors to global warming.
Water
Resources
 Water Resources
Water is everywhere.
Water is Life.
It covers almost 71 % of the Earth's surface. It
exists in three states of matter: solid ice,
liquid water, and water vapor in the air.
Almost every living creature depend on
water for sustenance, for habitation, for
survival.
Water Resources
 Water Resources
Out of the 71% of the water on Earth, almost all of it is
saltwater. And all of the saltwater Earth has is divided into
five (5) major oceans. These oceans are:
1. Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean, covering east of
Asia up to the west of the Americas.
2. Atlantic Ocean - the second largest ocean, covering
east of the Americas up to Europe and west of Africa.
3. Indian Ocean - the third largest ocean, covering east
of Africa, and the entire peninsula of India.
4. Arctic Ocean - the smallest ocean, considered to be
the estuary of the Atlantic.
5. Southern Ocean - the fourth largest ocean,
surrounding the entire continent that is Antarctica.
The 3% content of freshwater is divided into three
(3) divisions.
The largest freshwater source are the polar
icecaps and the surviving glaciers on Earth.
The second source lies underground, also called
aquifers, or ground water. This is where most of the
natural and man-made wells were built upon.
Finally, we have the smallest share of freshwater
we call surface water. This surface water is also
divided into three portions.
The largest portion is seen among inland lakes and
seas. The second portion are the dense swamps,
bayous, and marshes. Finally, rivers, creeks, brooks,
and streams take up the last portion of the surface
water shares.
 What are the suggest ways of
conserving and protecting water
resources?