Energy Resources Flashcards

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Fossil Fuels

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  • coal
  • oil
  • gas
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Advantages of Fossil Fuels

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  • reliable
  • great deal of energy
  • abundant
  • cheap
  • versatile
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Disadvantages of Fossil Fuels

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  • releases of CO2
  • non-renewable
  • can release other pollutants
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Advantages of Nuclear Power

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  • no CO2

- reliable

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Disadvantages of Nuclear Power

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  • dangerous if there is an accident

- decommissioning - very expensive and takes time

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Advantages of Wind Turbines

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Clean and cheap to run

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Disadvantages of Wind Turbines

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Expensive to set up and wind does not always blow

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Advantages of Wave Generators

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Clean and cheap to run and England has a lot of coastline

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Disadvantage of Wave Generators

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Expensive to set up

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Advantages of Tidal Generators

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Clean and cheap to run and produce a lot of electricity once running

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Disadvantages of Tidal Generators

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Very expensive to set up and could be hazardous to local wildlife

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Advantage Hydroelectric power stations

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Clean and cheap to run

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Disadvantage of Hydroelectric power stations

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Expensive to set up and output could be affected by drought

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Advantage of Solar cells

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Clean and cheap to run

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Disadvantage of Solar cells

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Not always sunny and output does not always outweigh initial cost to set up

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