methods of generating electricity

Question 1

renewable

Answer 1

not going to run out, can get more

Question 2

finite

Answer 2

going to run out, cannot get more

Question 3

examples of renewable sources

Answer 3

sun
water
wind - tidal, wave, dams
geothermal

Question 4

examples of finite

Answer 4

fossil fuel - coal, oil, gas

nuclear

Question 5

advantages of renewable

Answer 5

doesn’t release carbon dioxide, will not run out, isn’t polluting

Question 6

disadvantages of solar power

Answer 6

doesn’t work in the night, not very good on cloudy or wintery days, expensive to install.

Question 7

disadvantage of tidal, wave and dams

Answer 7

disruptive to local environment, dams can damage homes

Question 8

disadvantage of geothermal

Answer 8

cannot be used in non volcanic countries

Question 9

advantages of finite

Answer 9

they are readily available , cheap, short start up time

Question 10

disadvantages of oil coal and gas

Answer 10

they take millions of years to create, so we will soon run out, heavily polluting.

Question 11

disadvantage of nuclear power

Answer 11

have to store the nuclear reactive waste.