Energy sources Flashcards
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what are fossil fuels
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- a natural fuel sun has gas or coal
2
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benefits of fossil fuels
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- when burned they prodcue significant amount of energy per unit wright
- they are natural gas once flared of as un needed by product is now consider very valuable resrouce
3
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limitations of fossil fuel
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- now renewable because they take millions of years to form
- raise huge environmental concerns
4
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what are nuclear fuels
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- a substance thats sustain a fission reaction so it can be used as a source of power
5
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benefits of nuclear fuels
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- cost about the same as making coal power, considered inexpensive
- does not produce any air pollution or release carbon dioxide so not much to global warming or acid rain
6
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limitations of nuclear fuels
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- long term radioactive waste storage problems of heckler power
- exmreply expensive to have neuclur plants and take a long time to build
7
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what is hydro generation
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- hydro power
- eclectic power through the gravity of force from the turning of water
8
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benefits of hydropower
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- stations can reach full capacity
- electricity bring generated constantly
- no primary waste or pollution
9
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limitations of hydro power
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- csan have a environmental impact on surrounding area
- contains a he amount of water is sotirge failure big disistart
10
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wind genration
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- wind turbines
- wind creating entry
11
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benefits of wind geration
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- v good for remote areas
- farming and grazing can still take place
- costs are low
12
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limitations of wind generation
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- wind is unpredictable so without wind there is no power
- people don’t like the look
