Activity 3.2.1 - Natural Resources Review

In the concept map above I have it Illustrating the two types of resources we use for energy. The two types of energy we have are nonrenewable, and renewable. Nonrenewable resources are resources that comes from the earth but takes a long time for it to regenerate which cannot keep the pace of the number of resources being exhausted. These nonrenewable resources are coal, natural gas, crude oil, and nuclear. Fossil fuels are the decayed remains of plants and animals over millions of years. We simply don’t have the time to wait for fossil fuels to be replaced. Uranium used in nuclear power is also not a renewable resource. If we use too much it can become scarce or completely exhausted.

Renewable resources are resources that are abundant, and we will not have to worry about exhausting through them and can regenerate fast. Renewable energy has been gaining a lot of steam in the last decade especially with the contributing factors that fossil fuels have on the environment. The pollution of fossil fuels is being linked to climate change. The renewable resources we have is solar, wind, hydropower, biomass, and geothermal. The biggest downside to renewable energy is being expensive but with Evolving technologies can help reduce the expense of renewable energy. Solar is the easiest renewable energy to obtain because the sun shines on most of the earth on any given day

Cited Work

Jerome, B. A. (Producer). (2017). Exploring Natural Resources [Video file]. Visual Learning Systems. Retrieved from https://nvcproxy.alamo.edu/login?url=https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/energy-3 (Links to an external site.)