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P3- Energy resources Flashcards

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3 fossil fuels

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Coal, oil, gas

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9 energy resources

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Wind, solar, wave, tidal, hydroelectric, geothermal, biofuel, nuclear, fossil fuels

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Biofuel energy resource
Definition and explanation

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A fuel taken from living or recently living organisms
Chemical energy turned into thermal energy, used to create steam to turn a turbine

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Biofuel Ads & Dis

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Ad- Renewable, carbon-neutral
Dis- Large areas of land needed to grow enough trees

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Nuclear energy resource
Definition and explanation
What are the 2 fuels?

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Energy from unstable atoms such as uranium
The atoms give off heat, used to create steam to turn a turbine
Uranium or plutonium

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Nuclear Ads and Dis

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Ad- High energy density per kg of fuel, no CO2 produced
Dis- Non-renewable, produces nuclear waste

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Wind power energy resource
Definition and explanation

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Energy from the wind
Wind turns the blades round, turns the generator

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Wind power Ads and Dis

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Ads- renewable, no CO2 produced
Dis- Unreliable, eye sore

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Wave power energy resource
Definition and explanation

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Energy from sea waves
Movement of waves moves turbine and generates electricity

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Wave power Ads and Dis

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Ads- Renewable, no CO2 produced
Dis- Unreliable-needs waves, can be damaged by storms

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Hydroelectric energy resource
Definition and explanation

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Energy from rivers
Movement from flowing water through dams turns generators

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Hydroelectric Ads and Dis

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Ad- Renewable, no CO2 produced
Dis- Expensive to build a dam, damages local environment

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Tidal energy resource
Definition and explanation

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Energy from sea tides
At high tide, water trapped then released through turbines to generate electricity

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Tidal Ads and Dis

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Ads- Renewable, no CO2 produced
Dis- Expensive, can cause flooding

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Solar energy resource
Definition and explanation

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Energy from the Sun
Solar cells generate electricity using energy from the sun

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Solar Ads and Dis

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Ads- Renewable, no CO2 produced
Dis- Unreliable, needs sunlight, lots needed to be useful

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Geothermal energy resource
Definition and explanation

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Energy from the Earth
Water is heated under the Earth, turned into steam, turns a turbine

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Geothermal Ads and Dis

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Ads- Renewable, no CO2 produced
Dis- Few places where it works, expensive

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Renewable energy definition

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Resources that will never run out and can be replenished in our lifetime

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Non-renewable definition

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Resources that cannot be replaced when they are used up

21
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What resources are used as a base load?
What resources are used when demand changes?

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Nuclear and coal
Gas, storage stations of renewable

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