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What are the effects of fossil fuels
Coal has nitrogen and suffer and is burnt as a gas which mixes with water and creates acid rain.
This causes diseased such as lung cancer, pneumonia and bronchitis
Coal releases carbon which mixes with oxygen and carbon dioxide traps ehat which causes global warming
We must use sustainable resources
What is biomass.
Agricultural wastes that can be burnt to produce energy and turned into combustible liquids like ethonal
What is powerred by sun
Solar power. Generates power Solar panels Solar heat of water and electricity Sunlight makes it
What is created by water
Hydroelectric power
Move of water by turbines from a higher to lower surface stored in dams to make electricity
What is made by wind
Wind power
Windmills transform wind energy into electrical energy
What are the problems of renewable sources
Expensive
Changing energy into useful energy
Collect and control right amount
Store for later use
What does renewable mean and give examples
Replaced
Sun
Wind
Water
What does non renewable mean and give examples
Not replaceable
Fossil fuels like coal, oil , gas
Why is fossil fuels bad?
Energy in fossil fuels is burn and creates smoke which causes pollution