Energy Sources and Power Stations

Question 1

How many different types of energy sources are there?

Answer 1

12

Question 2

What broad categories can our energy sources fit into?

Answer 2

Renewable and non-renewable

Question 3

Name the 4 non-renewable energy resources

Answer 3

1. Oil
2. Coal
3. Natural gas
4. Nuclear fuels

Question 4

Name the 2 nuclear fuels

Answer 4

1. Uranium
2. Plutonium

Question 5

Name the 3 fossil fuels in the non-renewable group

Answer 5

1. Oil
2. Coal
3. Natural gas

Question 6

Define a ‘non-renewable’ fuel

Answer 6

A feul that is being used up faster than it can be replaced

Question 7

Define a ‘renewable’ fuel

Answer 7

A fuel that can be replaced faster than it is being used up

Question 8

Name 2 disadvantages to non-renewable fuels

Answer 8

1. They will all ‘run out’ one day
2. They all cause damage to the environment

Question 9

Name 1 sort of advantage, mainly just fact, about non-renewable resources

Answer 9

They provide most of our energy

Question 10

Name the 8 renewable energy resources

Answer 10

1. Wind
2. Solar
3. Wave
4. Tidal
5. Hydroelectric
6. Geothermal
7. Food
8. Biofuels

Question 11

Name 2 advantages of renewable energy resources

Answer 11

1. They will never run out
2. Most of them do damage the environment, but in less nasty ways than non-renewables

Question 12

Name the 2 disadvantages of renewable energy resources

Answer 12

1. They don’t provide much energy
2. Some are unreliable because they depend on the weather

Question 13

Energy sources can be ____ to ____ ____ in ____ ____

Answer 13

Energy sources can be burned to drive turbines in power stations

Question 14

Which category of energy resources is most of the energy in the UK generated from?

Answer 14

The 4 non-renewables

Question 15

What is the one main difference in the set-upof power stations for different non-renewable resources?

Answer 15

The boiler

Question 16

Describe the 4 steps to how fossil fuel power-stations work

Answer 16

1. The fossil fuel is burnt, converting its stored chemical energy into heat energy
2. The heat energy is used to heat water (or sometimes air) to produce steam
3. The steam turns a turbine, converting heat energy into kinetic energy
4. The turbine is connected to a generator, which transfers kinetic energy into electrical energy

Question 17

What is the key part of fossil fuel power stations?

Answer 17

Steam