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1.3 Advantages And Disadvantages Flashcards

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Types of energy sources (2p)

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Renewable sources
Non-renewable sources

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Uses of energy resources (3p)

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Transport
Electricity
Heating

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Renewable energy sources (7p)

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Biofuel
Wind
Hydroelectricity
Geothermal
The tides
The sun
Water waves

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Non renewable sources (4p)

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Coal
Oil
Natural gas
Nucleur fuel

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Coal advantages (4p)

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Relatively cheap
Reliable
Easy to mine and transport
Produces lots of energy

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Coal disadvantages (3p)

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  • Can damage habitats
  • Produces lots of CO2
  • Releases sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, leading to acid rain
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Oil advantages

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  • Power station are cheap to build and be switched on quickly
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Oil disadvantages (2p)

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  • Oil spills can lead to great ecological harm
  • It is a limited supply
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Natural gas advantages (3p)

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Relatively cheap
Reliable energy
Slightly cleaner thar coal and oil

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Natural gas disadvantage (3p)

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  • Limited supply
  • Non-renewable
  • Drilling releases methane
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Biofuels advantages (3p)

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  • Carbon neutral
  • Relatively cheap
  • Easy to transport
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Biofuels disadvantages (2p)

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  • Harvesting, processing, and transporting releases CO2
  • Somewhere is needed to grow all these plants
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Nucleur advantages (3p)

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  • No greenhouse gas emissions
  • Reliable
  • Electricity can be generated whenever we want
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Nucleur disadvantages (3p)

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  • Non-renewable
  • Produces radioactive waste
  • Toxic
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Geothermal advantages (3p)

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  • Doesn’t produce CO2
  • Renewable
  • Cheap to run
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Geothermal disadvantages (3p)

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  • Doesn’t produce lots of energy
  • Expensive to set up
  • Can’t be done everywhere
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Hydroelectricity advantages (2p)

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  • Little danger to humans or animals
  • Reliable
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Hydroelectricity disadvantages (2p)

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  • Effects local communities (like fish)
  • Can cause floods
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Tidal power advantages (4p)

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  • Easy to install
    -Renewable
  • Low environmental impact
  • No greenhouse emissions
20
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Tidal disadvantages (2p)

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  • Can only be installed wling the coastline
  • Tide cycles don’t always match consumption patterns
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Solar energy advantages (3p)

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  • No harmful emissions
  • Won’t run out
  • Free
22
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Solar disadvantages (3p)

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  • Unreliable
  • Expensive
  • Only works during the day
23
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Waves advantages

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  • No fuel cost
  • No harmful emissions
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Waves disadvantages (3p)

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  • High initial cost
  • Unreliable
  • Can have impact on habitats
25
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Wind advantages

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  • Easy to install
  • Free
  • Doesn’t release CO2
  • Renewable
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Wind disadvantages (3p)

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  • Can be noisy
  • Unreliable
  • Can only be installed in some locations

(Physics) Topic 2 Energy (7 decks)

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