Use the links provided to complete your Energy Sources index cards. Remember to follow the guidelines we went over in class. In case you don’t recall the instructions, here they are again! All of this information should be on one index card. You may use the back if necessary.

Summary of Energy Source: Should be at least 5 sentences long. Should tell what the source is, where it gets its energy from, how it is retrieved, if it is renewable or non-renewable, any effects it has on the environment, and important historic information about the energy source. If the information source gives data on how widely this source is used, please include that.

Advantages: List at least one advantage of the source.

Disadvantage: List at least on disadvantage of the source.

Links for Information on

Renewable and Non-renewable Energy sources.

Biomass Solar Energy Coal Nuclear Hydroelectric

Wind Energy Natural Gas Oil Geothermal

Advantages and Disadvantages: http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter17.html

Additional Links that may help you:

Biomass

Geothermal: http://geothermal.id.doe.gov/what-is.shtml

http://www.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/geobasics.html

http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/dcastle/geo.html

Hydroelectric: people.howstuffworks.com/hydropower-plant1.htm

atschool.eduweb.co.uk/dcastle/hydro.html

Natural Gas: http://www.ncng.com/learning/gas/FAQ.html

Coal: http://www.iclei.org./efacts/coal.htm

Nuclear:

Solar:

Wind: