Slide 1 Coal Slide 2 Coal Facts Most abundant fossil fuel –400 year supply 66% of known coal is located in the U.S. U.S. is 2 nd largest consumer of coal –China is 1…

Slide 1 ENERGY Slide 2 What is Energy Energy- Capacity to do work (Joule) Power-Rate at which work is done (Watt) Nonrenewable Sources- Limiting amount – Coal – Oil –…

Slide 1 Natural Resources and Energy Slide 2 Today’s class What is a natural resource? How does the distribution and management of natural resources affect movements of…

Nonrenewable Energy Sources Environmental Science 302 2013 World and US energy sources Evaluating Energy Resources U.S. has 4.6% of world population; uses 24% of the worldâs…

The lifetime of a resource depends on… How much we have How fast we use it What resources does the US have? Fossil fuels = Coal Natural Gas Oil Why are we depleting our…