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  • Year 5

How do we produce energy? (Part 1)

In this lesson we will be learning about how power was historically generated and the rise in the use of electricity throughout the industrial revolution that led to huge advancements in humans' capacity to power our world. We will learn about non-renewable and renewable energy and consider the pros and cons of fossil fuels.

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How do we produce energy? (Part 1)

In this lesson we will be learning about how power was historically generated and the rise in the use of electricity throughout the industrial revolution that led to huge advancements in humans' capacity to power our world. We will learn about non-renewable and renewable energy and consider the pros and cons of fossil fuels.

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Key learning points

  1. How power was historically generated and the rise in the use of electricity throughout the industrial revolution that led to huge advancements in humans' capacity to power our world.
  2. Non-renewable and renewable energy and consider the pros and cons of fossil fuels.

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4 Questions

Q1.
Sustainability is...

Correct answer: using resources that are good for people, the environment and the economy both in the present and the future.
using resources that are good for people, the environment and the economy in the present.
using resources that will be good for people, the environment and the economy in the future.

Q2.
Which of these statements relates closely to the term 'economy' ?

Ensuring different groups of people are treated fairly and equally in the country.
Correct answer: The jobs that make people and the country money.
The natural world within the country.
The resources used that are good for people, the environment and the economy.
What life is like for people living in that country, especially the poorest people.

Q3.
Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of people in the present and considers the needs of people in the future.

False
Correct answer: True

Q4.
Which type of fuel is more sustainable for cars?

Correct answer: Electric energy
Petrol and diesel

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7 Questions

Q1.
Name two objects powered by the wind in the past.

Fires
Horse and carts
Correct answer: Ships
Correct answer: Windmills

Q2.
Steam was not very important to changes in technology and industry in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.

Correct answer: False
True

Q3.
Which of these types of energy are renewable? (Tick five to get all five points!)

Correct answer: Biomass
Coal
Correct answer: Geothermal
Correct answer: Hydro
Natural Gas
Nuclear
Oil
Correct answer: Solar
Correct answer: Wind

Q4.
Tick three disadvantages of fossil fuels.

As technology improves, more reserves can be accessed.
Correct answer: Carbon dioxide is produced when burning fossil fuels, which contributes to the greenhouse effect and global warming.
Locating where fossil fuels are is quite easy.
Oil and gas can be transported safely through pipelines.
Correct answer: Oil spills can cause environmental damage.
Correct answer: Supplies are running out and new sources are harder to get to; oil and gas are both predicted to run out within 100 years.

Q5.
What are fossil fuels?

Correct answer: Coal, oil and gas are examples of these. They formed millions of years ago.
Energy sources that will not run out.
Energy sources that will run out.

Q6.
What is non-renewable energy?

Coal, oil and gas are examples of these. They formed millions of years ago.
Energy sources that will not run out.
Correct answer: Energy sources that will run out.

Q7.
What is renewable energy?

Coal, oil and gas are examples of these. They formed millions of years ago.
Correct answer: Energy sources that will not run out.
Energy sources that will run out.