Key Knowlage 3 Flashcards
What energy resource comes from the sun ____________ energy
solar
What are the names of the three fossil fuels _________, ________ and ________ _________
coal, oil, natural gas
Which fossil fuel power station has the shortest start up time?
natural gas
There are 3 ways we can get energy from water, Name 2 of them. ___________ and _____________
hydroelectricity, tidal
What form of energy is stored in water behind a damn?
gravitational potential energy
Does nuclear power produce carbon dioxide?
no
Energy resources which will not run out are called ___________ energy resources
renewable
Energy resources which are used faster than they are created are called _______________ energy resources
non-renewable
Fossil Fuels will produce Carbon dioxide which is a _____________ _______
greenhouse gas
Is nuclear power renewable?
no
Does nuclear power produce carbon dioxide?
no
Give once negative of nuclear power, other than it being non-renewable
it produces radioactive waste
The energy source which uses hot rocks in the earth is called _____________ energy
geothermal
Biofuels are _____________________ which means no extra carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere.
carbon-neutral
What is the term for customers’ need for electricity?
demand
