Lesson 2:

Energy from
Renewable
Resources
 Objectives

obtain and combine information about the source of renewable

resources, and how their uses affect humans
 renewable resource
is a material that is replaced quickly in nature. Water, wind,
sunlight, plants, and animals are examples of renewable
resources.
 An alternative energy source
• is a source of energy other than burning of a fossil fuel.
• Ex: Plants, animals, sunlight, geothermal energy, moving water, and
wind are all examples of alternative energy sources.
 Biomass
• Wood, crops, and animal waste are part of what we
know as biomass.
• Burning biomass transforms the stored energy into
thermal energy, gas or fuel.
 Biofuel
• A type of fuel made from biomass, or living or formerly living
material, is called biofuel.
 Match
Solar Energy
The motion of the wind to generate electricity

Hydroelectricity
Energy obtained from Earth’s interior

Wind Energy
is energy that comes from moving water

Geothermal Energy
Electricity produced by waterpower

Hydropower Energy that comes from the Sun