Key Ideas

Think about the following questions as you watch the video

1. 00:56 How does Stan define energy?
2. 01:12 What is the ultimate source of most human energy?
3. 01:50 What were some early energy breakthroughs for humans?
4. 02:03 Why can we think of wind power as being powered by the Sun?
5. 02:31 Before they were forms of energy we consume, what were oil, coal, and natural gas?
6. 03:01 Why was the steam engine one of the most important technologies of the Industrial Revolution?
7. 03:13 Why was electric light such a big deal?
8. 03:28 What are some things powered by oil?
9. 04:23 How does the West generate most of its electricity?
10. 05:43 Why hasn’t nuclear power caught on yet in the United States?