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what is non-reenable energy?

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resources that will run out one day

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what are the three main fossil fuels?

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coal, oil and (natural) gas

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how do they effect the environment?

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they all do damage to the environment

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what are renewable resources?

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resources that will never run out

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what are examples of renewable energy sources?

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solar, wind, water waves, hydro-electricity, bio-fuel, tides and geothermal

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how do they effect the environment?

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most of them do damage but less so then non-renewables

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what is the problem with them?

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they don’t provide much energy and some of them are unreliable because they depend on weather

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how can non-renewable energy resources be used for transport?

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petrol and diesel, powered vehicles use fuel created from oil, coal is used some old-fashioned steam trains

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how can renewable energy sources be used for transport?

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vehicles that run on pure bio-fuels or a mix of bio-fuel and petrol or diesel

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how can non-renewable energy resources be used for heating?

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natural gas is a widely used fuel for heating homes, coal is burnt in fireplaces, electric heaters use electricity generated from non-renewables

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how can renewable energy resources be used for heating?

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geothermal heat pumps to heat buildings, solar water heaters heat the water which is taken into radiators and burning bio-fuel or using electricity for renewables

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what is wind power?

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lots of wind turbines in exposed places that each have a generator in them to produce electricity

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what are the advantages of wind power?

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no pollution except the manufacturing, no permanent damage, no fuel costs and minimal running costs

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what are the disadvantages of wind power?

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spoil the view, very noisy, when the wind stops or becomes too strong you can’t increase supply and initial costs are quite high

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what are solar cells?

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generate electric currents directly from sunlight

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what are the advantages of solar power?

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no pollution except from manufacturing and after initial costs energy is free and running costs are very small

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what are the disadvantages of solar power?

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only work in sunny countries and in the day, generate electricity on a small scale only and can’t increase power output when there is extra demand

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what is geothermal power?

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energy in underground thermal energy stores

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what are the advantages of geothermal power?

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free energy thats reliable and does little damage to the environment, used to generate electricity or heat buildings

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what are the disadvantages of geothermal power?

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aren’t many suitable locations and the cost of building a power plant is high compared to the amount of energy produced

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what is hydro-electric power?

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flooding of a valley by building a big da, water is allowed out through turbines

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what are the advantages of hydro-electric power?

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no pollution, can provide an immediate response to an increased demand for electricity

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what are the disadvantages of hydro-electric power?

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flooding destroys habitats, if there’s drought, initial costs are high and can generate only on a small scale

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what is wave power?

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lots of little wave-powered turbines

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what are the advantages of wave power?

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no pollution and there are no fuel costs and minimal running costs

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what are the disadvantages of wave power?

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disturbs seabed and habitats of marine animals, relies on big waves, initial costs are high and cannot provide on a large scale

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what are tidal barrages?

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big dams built across river estuaries, with turbines in them

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what are the advantages of tidal barrages?

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no pollution, pretty reliable, no fuel costs and minimal running costs and can produce a significant amount of energy

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what are the disadvantages of tidal barrages?

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prevent free access to boats, spoiling view and altering the habitat, height of tides depend so will get less energy on a low tide

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