Energy Explanation

This is my energy explanation.



What energy is ….

Energy is everywhere. Energy is a natural resource that has lots and lots of forms and all different reactions when mixed with other Chemicals.  All the types of energy like kinetic , potential and electrical energy are all a big part of what energy is. 

 There are many different forms of energy such as heat, light , motion, electrical, chemical, nuclear and  gravitational energy. Some types of energy are thermal, radiant, kinetic & potential energy. All of these are used for many different things. There are different types of energy that can be renewable and nonrenewable energy. When people use electricity in their homes, the electrical power was probably generated from burning coal, natural gas, nuclear reaction or a hydroelectric plant on a river. The gasoline people use to fuel their cars is made from crude oil (nonrenewable energy) and may contain a biofuel (renewable energy) like ethanol, which is made from processed corn.

 Renewable Energy is an energy that can be replenished such as Solar energy from the sun, Geothermal energy from heat inside the earth & wind energy. Some other examples are biomass from plants and hydropower from flowing water. There are five main renewable energy sources and they all can be replenished. Nonrenewable is an energy that can not be replenished. Renewable energy is also called clean energy or green power because it doesn't pollute the air or the water. You will notice that water, wind, sun and biomass (vegetation) are all available naturally and were not formed. The others do not exist by themselves, they were formed. Renewable energy resources are always available to be tapped, and will not run out.

Nonrenewable Energy is a type of energy that cannot be replenished. Some examples of nonrenewable energy are, Petroleum products, hydrocarbon gas liquids, natural gas, coal and nuclear energy. Unrefined oil, natural gas, and coal are all called the fossil fuels because they were formed over millions of years from the heat of the earth's core and pressure from rock and soil on the remains  of dead plants and creatures like microscopic diatoms / algae. Most of the petroleum products consumed in the United States are made from crude oil, but petroleum liquids can also be made from natural gas and coal.

In conclusion energy is a natural resource that comes in lots of different forms and are used for many different things. Like nonrenewable / renewable energy. Energy is an important part of our lives, without energy we wouldn't have flowing water, cars and we wouldn’t be able to cook food.  Energy is very important and it has a lot of great features. 


Jaime