Fossil Fuels and Thermal Energy

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Fossil Fuels and Thermal Pollution

• Group 3

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What about fossil fuels and thermal pollution?

• Overuse of fossil fuels and factories burning
  fossil fuels, causing thermal pollution, can
  really hurt our environment greatly.

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About Fossil Fuels.

• Fossil Fuels are nonrenewable resources that are
  formed by decayed plants and animals.
• Ex. oil, coal, petroleum and natural gas

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Fossil Fuels

• Nonrenewable resources- resources that can NOT be
  replaced in our lifetime. (ex. coal, oil, natural
  gas)
• Renewable resources- resources that can be
  replaced in our lifetime. (ex. trees, water, and
  solar power)

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Conservation of Fossil Fuels

• Some ways to conserve fossil fuels would be
• 1. Use dishwashers for full loads only or wash
  them by hand.
• 2. Take quick showers instead of a bath.
• 3. Turn refrigerators to a lower temperature.
• 4. Turn off objects when they are not in use.

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Thermal Pollution

• Thermal Pollution- an increase in temperature
  caused when cold water that is used to cool
  nuclear power plants is released into lakes or
  rivers, or heat is released into the air.

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Thermal Pollution
Danger

• Thermal Pollution can cause many environmental
  hazards.
• For example, some fish can not survive drastic
  temperature changes and die from it. It also can
  raise the temperature of the air too causing it
  to be hotter.

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There are to the problem!
solutions

• A great solution for thermal pollution would be
  to have power plants get a cooling tower. If they
  cool the water or air before sending it out into
  the lake, rivers, or the air then it wouldnt
  cause temperature change.

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Can we do anything about it?

• There are many things we can do to conserve our
  fossil fuels and stop thermal pollution.

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