Energy And The Enviroment Flashcards

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1
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Name 3 resources

A

Coal, oil and gas

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2
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What does non-renewable mean?

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Something that can’t be replaced in your lifetime

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What does renewable mean?

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Something that can be used again, it can be replaced in your life time

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4
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Name 3 sustainable/renewable objects

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Plants, sea and wind

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What does sustainable mean?

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Something that will last. Ensuring that there will be resources for future generations to enjoy

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6
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Why is wind energy good?

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Because it’s an Eco-friendly way of getting energy

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7
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Are fossil fuels renewable?

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No it will run out

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What kind of energy is wind energy?

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A renewable source

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Where is the best place to have a wind farm,band why?

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In the sea because it’s windy

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What advantage does a wind farm on land have?

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It creates jobs

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What advantage does a wind farm in the sea have?

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It’s windy and it’s a good source of energy

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What disadvantages does a wind farm on land have?

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Noisy, can kill animals, and they don’t look very pretty

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What disadvantages does a wind farm at sea have?

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Noisy, can kill birds if they fly into them, they don’t look very nice and if there’s something wrong with it it’s quite hard to get to

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14
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What are resources?

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Things that we use to produce electricity

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15
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How is heat reflected?

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By land and sea

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16
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Where does excess heat escape?

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Through the atmosphere into space

17
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What do fossil fuels produce?

A

Carbon dioxide that rises into space

18
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How is some heat reflected back to earth?

A

By trapped carbon dioxide

19
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What does the heat from the sun do to the atmosphere?

A

Enters it

20
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What does the water melting from the ice cause the oceans to do?

A

Rise