Non-renewable energy (Advantages and disadvantages)

Question 1

Non-renewable fuels

Answer 1

Finite resources. Once they have been used they can never be used again.

Question 2

Features of Coal

Answer 2

1) Has to be mined from deep under the ground
2) Has to be burnt to produce energy
3) Formed from fossilised plants

Question 3

Advantages of coal

Answer 3

1) Last for another 250 years
2) Easy to convert into energy by simply burning it
3) Cheap to mine

Question 4

Disadvantages of coal

Answer 4

1) Bulky to transport

2) Give off greenhouse gases eg. Carbon dioxide

Question 5

Features of oil

Answer 5

1) Pipes are put down through the ground and the liquid is pumped to surface.
2) It is burnt to provide energy
3) Formed from fossilised animals.

Question 6

Advantages of oil

Answer 6

1) Easy to convert into energy by simply burning it
2) Cheap to mine
3) Last for another 50 years

Question 7

Disadvantages of oil

Answer 7

1) Very expensive to buy

2) Give off greenhouse gases e.g. Carbon dioxide

Question 8

Features of methane gases

Answer 8

1) Pipes are put down through the ground and the gas is pumped to the surface
2) Burnt to provide energy

Question 9

Advantages of methane gases

Answer 9

1) GIve off fewer greenhouse gases
2) Last for 70 years
3) Easy to convert into energy

Question 10

Disadvantages of methane gases

Answer 10

Will not last forever

Question 11

Features of nuclear

Answer 11

1) Produced from uranium which is obtained by mining.

Energy is produced when the atoms are split or joined together in nuclear reactors.

Question 12

Advantages of nuclear

Answer 12

1) Does not give off greenhouse gases
2) Raw materials will last a long time
3) A small amount of uranium gives off a lot of energy

Question 13

Disadvantages of nuclear

Answer 13

1) Nuclear reactors are expensive to build and run
2) Nuclear waste is radioactive and highly toxic
3) Has to be stored for 100s/1000s of years
4) Expensive