Brainstorm!

• What are 5 ways you use energy?

Sources of Energy

Can you identify the 9 different sources of energy depicted in this drawing?

Energy Use in Canada

Coal

Natural Gas

Oil

Nuclear

Hydro

Wind

Solar

Geothermal

Tidal

Energy Use in Canada• Fossil Fuels 70%

– Coal 52%– Natural Gas 15%– Oil 3%

• Nuclear 19%• Hydro 9%• Wind 0.5%• Solar 0.5%• Geothermal 0.5%• Tidal 0.5%

There are 3 good reasons, and 1 not so good reason, why Canadians use a great

deal of energy. What do you think they are?

• We live in a northern climate with cold temperatures… brrr!

• We have a small population spread very thinly over a huge land mass, so…

• Our advanced industry uses lots of energy so that we can sell things to other countries.

• Energy is cheap in Canada.

FOSSIL FUELS

• Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and natural gas…

• They were formed from the remains of plants and animals.

• Found in sedimentary (soft) rock.

• Can be found around Canada.

How is coal formed?

Why is coal so important to the Canadian

economy?

EVERY WEEK TO 10 DAYS, CHINA OPENS A NEW COAL-BURNING

POWER PLANT.

China now uses more coal than the United States, Europe, and Japan combined.

How do you make energy from this stuff?

NON-RENEWABLE EENERGY SOURCES

• Energy supplies that are limited and cannot be replaced once they are used up.

• Oil• Natural Gas• Coal

RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

• Energy supplies that can be replaced after they are consumed.

• Solar Power• Wind Power

CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES

• These are the more common energy sources found in Canada.

• Flowing water• Fossil fuels• Uranium

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES

• Energy sources that haven’t been around for a long time… they’re ‘newer’ ideas.

• Solar, wind, tidal, biomass, geothermal, hydrogen

Nuclear Energy

• Where is the nearest nuclear power plant in Ontario?

Darlington Nuclear, 70 km East of Toronto

How can you spot a nuclear power plant?

Which Energy Source DO YOU THINK IS THE BEST for

Ontario?• Hydroelectricity?• Nuclear Energy?• Wind Energy?• Biomass Energy?• Geothermal Energy?