Renewable energy Flashcards
1
Q
Name the 7 renewable energy sources and an advantage & disadvantage for each
A
✅ Advantages ❌Disadvantages
- Solar ✅save money ❌expensive to install
- Wind ✅renewable ❌Unreliable
- Wave ✅No CO2 ❌Unreliable
- Geothermal ✅Free fuel ❌Expensive process
- Hydro-electric✅No CO2 ❌Destroy habitats
- Biomass ✅cheap ❌releases CO2 when burn
- Tidal ✅Reliable ❌Expensive
2
Q
What is geothermal energy?
A
This is where hot water and steam from rocks rise to surface and is used to generate electricity.
3
Q
what are the non- renewable energy sources?
A
- coal
- oil
- gas
- biofuel
