consuming energy resources Flashcards
Non-renewable
Cannot be remade, being used up, once gone they are gone such as coal, oil and gas. These together are known as fossil fuels. 
Renewable
These will never run out and can be used over and over again e.g. wind
power, solar power, HEP. They are infinite resources
Recyclable
Can be reused, so will last into the future.
Open cast coal mining
Open-pit mining, also known as opencast mining, is a surface mining
technique that extracts minerals from an open pit in the ground. Open-
pit mining is the most common method used throughout the world for
mineral mining and does not require extractive methods or tunnels.
HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER
All streams and rivers flow downhill. Before the water flows down the
hill, it has potential energy because of its height. Hydropower systems
convert this potential energy into kinetic energy in a turbine, which
drives a generator to produce electricity.
Oil drilling
The process by which tubing is bored through the Earth’s surface and a
well is established.
Accessibility
The ease in which you can get into a place
Energy poor
People who lack electricity of the money to pay for it.
Fracking
Water is blasted into rock fractures under pressure.
Black gold
A term used for oil, as it is regarded as such a valuable commodity.
Peak oil
The theoretical point at which half of the known reserves of oil in the
world have been used
Tar sands
These occur naturally and are a mixture of sand, clay and water, and a
very dense sticky form of petroleum called bitumen.
Shale gas
This is a natural gas that is trapped underground in shale rock. It can only
be extracted using fracking.
Carbon footprint
Is a calculation of the toral greenhouse gas emissions caused by
person, a country, an organisation, event or product. These emissions
can be:-
direct - created by burning fossil fuels for energy use at home or on
transport. They could also be
indirect- which are those that come from owning a product, from its
manufacture to it’s final disposal.
Energy efficiency
is providing the same service but using less energy
