Advantages And Disadvantages Of Resoyrces Flashcards
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Fossil fuel advantages
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Technology to generate this kind of energy is already in place
It can easily adapt to the changes in demand of energy
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Fossil fuel disadvantages
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The burning of the fossil fuels release pollutants into the atmosphere and directly contributes to global warming
Mining coal is hazardous to workers and it damages the environment
3
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Nuclear advantages
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Nuclear power is inexpensive to produce nuclear power produces enormous amounts of energy from very little fuel
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Nuclear disadvantages
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Nuclear waste is poisonous and radiactiveit needs to be stored very carefully for hundreds of thousands of years
Nuclear power plants are very costly to construct and maintain