HOW WILL YOU

DEFINE ENERGY?
• Energy is the capacity to do
work and is required% for life
processes. 
• An energy resource is something that
can produce heat, power life, move
objects, or produce electricity.
• Solar energy from the sun
is converted into chemical
energy by plants.
• Consumers like humans
can transform chemical
energy from plants into
mechanical energy as they
work.
•Energy is derived
from nuclear, fossil
fuels, geothermal,
hydro, wind, solar,
and biomass.
HOW ENERGY IS HARNESSED
FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES
The are many sources of energy. In fact
energy is everywhere in the universe.
Lightning and thunderstorms are
natures’ demonstration of the presence
of energy.
 FOSSIL FUELS
• Are combustible materials that took
millions of years to form underneath the
earth. They are also called convenience
fuel.
• The fuels that belong to this category
are coal, petroleum, and methane gas
which is now called natural gas.
 BIOGAS
• Biogas is produced by the anaerobic
decomposition of organic materials brought
about by certain varieties of bacteria.
• It is a combustible gas consisting mostly of
inflammable hydrocarbon gas called
methane.
• The raw material in biogas production
 GEOTHERMAL
• Geothermal energy is the
heat obtained from
underneath the earth and
carried to the surface as
steam.
 HYDROTHERMAL
• Moving water is a
source of energy.
Moving and falling
water is used to turn
waterwheels.
 BATTERIES
• Voltaic cells undergo
electrochemical processes to
produce electrical energy.
Voltaic cells include dry cells,
lead and storage batteries, and
fuel cells.
 A. DRY CELL
•
• Is a voltaic cell in which the
electrolytes is a paste. In one type
of dry cell, the zinc container is
filled with a thick, moist electrolyte
paste of Cl, and water.
B. A LEAD STORAGE BATTERY

• Is usually used in cars.

This is a group of
voltaic cells connected
together.
 C. FUEL CELL
• Is a device that converts the
chemical energy from fuel into
electricity.
• Fuel cells require a continuous
supply of fuel and oxygen to
sustain its chemical reaction.
• A fuel cell works by passing
hydrogen through the anode of
a fuel cell and oxygen through
the cathode. At the anode site,
the hydrogen molecules are split
into electrons and protons
 SOLAR CELLS
• Solar cells are photovoltaic cells
usually used for powering homes.
• Solar energy is used directly from the
sun.
• Solar energy systems of solar cells
convert the incoming radiant energy
from the sun directly into usable form.
 BIOMASS
• Biomass is formed from plants and
animal materials.
• Firewood is the traditional form of
biomass.
• The biomass of wood, in this case, is
burned directly to provide heat and
energy.
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