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• Resources


  Things found in the surroundings that support all living species
• Renewable resources


  Natural resources that can be replenished in a short period of time
• Non-renewable resources


  Natural resources that cannot be re-made or re-grown at a scale comparable to their consumption
• Renewable resources

  • Solar
  • Geothermal
  • Wind
  • Biomass
  • Water
• Solar energy


  • Can be harnessed through active solar (capturing and redistributing sunlight) or passive solar (reducing traditional energy use)
• Solar energy


  • Building a house in the natural direction of sunlight to trap heat
• Wind energy


  • Electrical energy obtained from harnessing the wind with wind mills or wind turbines
• Wind energy

  • Burgos Wind Farm, Ilocos Norte
• Hydroelectric/water energy


  • Energy derived from the falling or flowing water, channeled through water turbines to rotate a shaft and drive an electrical generator
• Geothermal energy


  • Thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth, originating from the planet's formation and radioactive decay
• Biomass energy


  • Energy from burning organic or living matter
• Nuclear energy


  Uses uranium to create energy through nuclear fission, a non-renewable resource
• Fossil fuels (coal, petroleum, natural gas)


  Non-renewable resources that cannot be replenished in a short period of time
• The Philippines is rich in natural resources including harbors, waterfalls, rivers, lakes, fertile lands, forests, diverse flora and fauna, coastlines, and mineral deposits
• Nonrenewable resources


  Cannot be re-made or re-grown at a scale comparable to their consumption
• Renewable resources


  Can be replenished in a short period of time