Energy

=V. Energy Resources and Consumption (10–15% of exam)=

media type="custom" key="10218161"

**A. Energy Concepts** (Energy forms; power; units; conversions; Laws of Thermodynamics) [|bond breaking is endothermic] carbon trap & reuse **B. Energy Consumption** 1. History (Industrial Revolution; exponential growth; energy crisis) 2. Present global energy use [|Pie charts:energy use][|Energy graphs and basics] 3. Future energy needs[|NPR energy independence]

**C. Fossil Fuel Resources and Use** (Formation of coal, oil, and natural gas; extraction/purification methods; world reserves and global demand; synfuels; environmental advantages/disadvantages of sources)history of coal coal in Kentucky oil [] [] [|dangers of fracking] tar sands shipping on the great lakes **D. Nuclear Energy** (Nuclear fission process; nuclear fuel; electricity production; nuclear reactor types; environmental advantages/disadvantages; safety issues; radiation and human health; radioactive wastes; nuclear fusion) **E. Hydroelectric Power** (Dams; flood control; salmon; silting; other impacts)nordic countries energy use **F. Energy Conservation** [|Monetary incentives in USA for going green] (Energy efficiency; CAFE standards; hybrid electric vehicles; mass transit) **G. Renewable Energy** [|Overview of all renewable energy sources] (Solar energy; solar electricity; hydrogen fuel cells; biomass; wind energy; small-scale hydroelectric; ocean waves and tidal [|solar troughs] torreson marine's solar panels world bank data [|solar troughs and energy BLOG] media type="custom" key="11991913"