Energy is the power derived from the utilization of physical or chemical resources, especially to provide light and heat or to work machines. Energy is all around us and can be created from many things such as oil, natural gas, coal, wood, water, wind, and petroleum. Most industrial nations use fossil fuels, which are natural fuels formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms such as coal, natural gas and oil to be driving force that powers their modern industrial societies. These fuels are unable to be recreated, so the rate of consumption of these resources is at a staggeringly high rate. Non-renewable resources are finite, which means one we use them they are gone, and renewable resource are ones that are renewed by
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In the United States, we primarily rely on oil, natural gas, and coal. In 2006 oil accounted for nearly 40% of energy consumption, with coal and natural gas at 23% and 22% respectively. We use fossil fuels and nonrenewable resources for almost all of our energy consumption while we only use about 7% of renewable resources such as solar, geothermal, and hydropower. We are globally the world’s largest energy consumer making up only about 4.6% of the words population but using a huge 25% of the primary global energy. In contrast lesser developed countries used renewable resources such as biomass-water, wood, and cow dung- for their energy consumption, which satisfies a large 40% of their energy …show more content…
Crude oil, also known as petroleum, is a liquid fossil fuel that can be dark brown, yellow, or even green. Once discovered, it easier to mine because since it’s a liquid it can flow through pipes, but this also makes it hard to locate. A hole is drilled in the ground, and if oil is found it flows into a well and is piped up to the surface and transported to a refinery that heats it to different temperature and takes the different types of fuel out by fractional distillation.
Natural gas is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, but commonly including varying amounts of other higher alkanes, and sometimes a small percentage of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and/or hydrogen sulfide. You can find it under the ocean and near oil deposits. Natural gas is piped out similarly to oil and is refined the same way. Natural gas can be used to make plastics, fertilizers, and
In the United States, we primarily rely on oil, natural gas, and coal. In 2006 oil accounted for nearly 40% of energy consumption, with coal and natural gas at 23% and 22% respectively. We use fossil fuels and nonrenewable resources for almost all of our energy consumption while we only use about 7% of renewable resources such as solar, geothermal, and hydropower. We are globally the world’s largest energy consumer making up only about 4.6% of the words population but using a huge 25% of the primary global energy. In contrast lesser developed countries used renewable resources such as biomass-water, wood, and cow dung- for their energy consumption, which satisfies a large 40% of their energy …show more content…
Crude oil, also known as petroleum, is a liquid fossil fuel that can be dark brown, yellow, or even green. Once discovered, it easier to mine because since it’s a liquid it can flow through pipes, but this also makes it hard to locate. A hole is drilled in the ground, and if oil is found it flows into a well and is piped up to the surface and transported to a refinery that heats it to different temperature and takes the different types of fuel out by fractional distillation.
Natural gas is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, but commonly including varying amounts of other higher alkanes, and sometimes a small percentage of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and/or hydrogen sulfide. You can find it under the ocean and near oil deposits. Natural gas is piped out similarly to oil and is refined the same way. Natural gas can be used to make plastics, fertilizers, and