Advantages And Disadvantages Of Resoyrces Flashcards
Fossil fuel advantages
Technology to generate this kind of energy is already in place
It can easily adapt to the changes in demand of energy
Fossil fuel disadvantages
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
Nuclear advantages
Nuclear power is inexpensive to produce nuclear power produces enormous amounts of energy from very little fuel
Nuclear disadvantages
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