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    Fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas get their energy from ancient plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. They are non-renewable and produce pollution when burned. Renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and hydropower do not cause pollution or contribute to global warming. We can help fossil fuels last longer by using less of them through alternatives like walking, cycling, and making homes more energy efficient.

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    Fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas get their energy from ancient plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. They are non-renewable and produce pollution when burned. Renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and hydropower do not cause pollution or contribute to global warming. We can help fossil fuels last longer by using less of them through alternatives like walking, cycling, and making homes more energy efficient.

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    Fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas get their energy from ancient plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. They are non-renewable and produce pollution when burned. Renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and hydropower do not cause pollution or contribute to global warming. We can help fossil fuels last longer by using less of them through alternatives like walking, cycling, and making homes more energy efficient.

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    Fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas get their energy from ancient plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. They are non-renewable and produce pollution when burned. Renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and hydropower do not cause pollution or contribute to global warming. We can help fossil fuels last longer by using less of them through alternatives like walking, cycling, and making homes more energy efficient.

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    7I Summary Sheets

    7 Energy and sustainable living


    I Most things that happen need a store of energy. Fuels store energy, and this energy is transferred
    when the fuels burn. Burning fuels are used to heat things.

    Fossil fuels:
    • are made from plants and animals that were trapped in mud and rocks millions of years ago
    • include coal, oil and natural gas
    • are non-renewable (they take millions of years to form, and so our supplies will run out)
    • produce gases that cause pollution and global warming when burnt
    • are relatively cheap to obtain
    • contain a store of energy that is transferred to their surroundings when burnt
    • originally got their energy from the Sun. The plants that became coal got their energy from
    the Sun, and the animals that became oil got their energy from plants which got their energy
    from the Sun.
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    Electricity is not a fuel. It has to be generated using other energy resources.

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    coal
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    How coal is formed.


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    Making fossil fuels last longer


    We can make fossilcoalfuels last longer and help to reduce global warming
    oil and gas by using less of them.

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    could walk or cycle whenever we can, or useOilaand bus
    gas
    instead of using a car. Walking and cycling
    would make us fitter and healthier, and there would be less pollution if there were not as many
    cars on the roads. We could also save energy by keeping our houses cooler and putting on more
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    7I Summary Sheets (continued)

    Renewable energy resources: 7


    • include solar, wind, tidal, wave, biomass, geothermal and hydroelectricity I
    • do not produce harmful gases or contribute to global warming
    • can be expensive
    • will not run out.

    solar panels
    solar cells

    wind
    turbine

    biomass

    Energy in food
    Humans and other animals need energy to live. The energy resource for our bodies is the energy
    stored in food. We need to choose our food so that we get the right amount of energy.

    The unit for measuring energy is the joule (J). There is a lot of energy stored in food, so we usually
    measure the energy in food using kilojoules (kJ). 1 kJ = 1000 J.

    Energy from the Sun


    Most of the energy resources we use store energy that originally came from the Sun. Only
    geothermal power, nuclear power and tidal power do not depend on energy from the Sun.

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    in corn in cornflakes
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    energy the Sun

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    energy energy energy

    in grass in cow in milk

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