VCE Environmental Science

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Here is a copy of your task sheet for SAC 1B – Comparing Energy Sources: sac-1b-comparing-energy-sources

World of Energy – Gas Fact Sheet

Mortlake Gas-fired Electricity Generator – The power station

Origin Energy – Mortlake Power Station Project; The Pipeline

Renewable Energy Resources: Wind, Solar, Hydro and Biomass

Facts about Natural Gas as an energy source from ActewAGL

Natural gas facts from Country Energy

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This week we have been watching the ABC documentary – “Crude – the incredible journey of oil” – which describes how oil is formed from the ancient sunlight trapped by algae, how oil was discovered and changed the way we live and shows interviews with scientists who believe we have past the point of no return in terms of our fossil fuel usage. The site also has great resources including an oil timeline, products made from oil, the irony of oil and alternatives to oil.

Answer one of the following questions in the comments section:

1. What does the term ‘peak oil’ refer to?

2. Where are most of the earth’s oil reserves located and why?

3. Where did modern man first drill for oil and what was the first main use for the mined product?

4. Name at ten products of crude oil.

5. Why is oil so useful and sought after?

6. Why is oil referred to as a fossil fuel?