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Energy Resources - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Renewable resources are resources that can be replaced by natural processes in a relatively short amount of time. Examples are Solar energy, wind energy, water energy, geothermal energy and biomass energy.
    - - Nonrenewable resources are resources that are used faster than they can be replaced by natural processes. The main one is fossil fuels which burns coal, oil or uranium to have energy.
- - - - Coal was formed in prehistoric times. It was first dead plants in a swamp that compressed with extreme temperatures and bacteria. Eventually, all of those variables together created peat, which can be used as fuel. Through time, peat changed into coal, which is what we use in the present for nonrenewable resources.
      - Oil and natural gas are very similar to coal. The only difference is that they formed with an organism called plankton. When planktons died and fell to the ocean floor, there it was decomposed and extreme temperatures and pressure acted. This created a thick liquid called oil, but if the pressure was even greater, it created natural gases. Oil and Natural Gases are denser than other sediments, which means that it flows through small pores, eventually reaching a hard rock. Then humans can reach this resource and convert it into energy.
      - Advantages of Fossil Fuels
        
        Some advantages of fossil fuels is that it can store chemical energy, and its fairly cheap. Coal can be transported in multiple ways which makes it cheap. Also, turning chemical energy into electric energy is also not that hard which makes it an advantage.
      - Disadvantages of Fossil Fuels
        
        Fossil fuels are extremely bad because they bring multiple disadvantages. First, there is a limited supply. These fossil fuels are limited and we don't know when they will end. Secondly, they disrupt habitats. Because they are found underground, this means that when you take them out, there wont be anything to support the other sediments. This can destroy caves, forests might be fragmented which can lead to disrupting other animals life style. Lastly is pollution which is the biggest one.WHen creating fossil fuels, chemicals can run out and cause serious problems. The first one is that when burning fossil fuels you release a lot of carbon dioxide which can increase climate change. Also, chemicals that run out can turn the rain more acidic which can damage any nearby soil and living things.
- - - - One advantage of using nuclear energy is that small amounts of uranium can release large amounts of energy. Also, nuclear power plants don't harm or pollute the air, the soil or the water if they are used carefully.
    - - Nuclear energy has advantages but it can be considered very dangerous if people do not pay attention to it. Firstly uranium is a renewable resource which can be scarce. Secondly, if power plants (which create nuclear energy) aren't monitored correctly, it can release harmful radioactive substances that can damage and living organism and an environment. Lastly, the waste used for nuclear energy is extremely radioactive so if its not stored safely, it can cause a lot of deaths in nearby environments.