Electricity and Fossil Fuels

Uses for energy

Cooking, heating, transportation, manufacturing, generating electricity

What is energy?

Ability to do work, moving, walking, etc

What main form of energy is used everyday?

Electricity

Two disadvantages of electricity?

Hard to store + Other energy sources needed to generate

How is electricity made?

Motion of magnets and wires

Fossil Fuel categories

Crude oil coal, oil, and natural gas

What are fossil fuels used for?

energy production, heating, and transportation.

What are fossil fuels made from?

natural organic materials such as ancient plants and animals that have decomposed.

Countries with the largest fossil fuels?

Usa, Russia, and China

Problems with fossil fuels

Supply is limited + generating them causes pollution