FOSSIL FUELS Flashcards
1
Q
Where do non-renewable resources come from?
A
natural sources that are not naturally
replenished
2
Q
What are fossil fuels used for?
A
- Producing electricity
- Heating
- Cooking
- Transportation
3
Q
What are the types of fossil fuels?
A
- Coal
- Oil
- Gas
4
Q
What are the advantages of coal?
A
- Not expensive
- Safe to store
- Easy to turn to energy
- Easily found
5
Q
What are the advantages of oil?
A
- Able to make other products like chemicals and plastics
- Easy to extract
6
Q
What are the advantages of gas?
A
- Cleaner than oil, coal
- Compressible
- Easy to transport
- Burns easily
- Easily found
7
Q
What are the disadvantages of coal?
A
- Not renewable
- Produces greenhouse gases
- Mining is dangerous and destroys the environment
8
Q
What are the disadvantages of oil?
A
- Not renewable
- Produces greenhouse gases
- Oil leaks and extraction harms environment
9
Q
What are the disadvantages of gas?
A
- Not renewable
- Produces some ghg
- Dangerous, highly flammable
- Expensive to transport
10
Q
How do fossil-fuel power stations work?
A
- Fuel is fed into the boiler. (Chemical energy)
- Fuel is burnt & heats up water into steam (Thermal energy)
- Steam turns a turbine (large fan) (Kinetic energy)
- Turbine turns the generator & produces electricity (Electrical energy)
11
Q
Can non-renewable fossil fuels run out?
A
Yes
