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What are the effects of fossil fuels

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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

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What is biomass.

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Agricultural wastes that can be burnt to produce energy and turned into combustible liquids like ethonal

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What is powerred by sun

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Solar power.
Generates power
Solar panels 
Solar heat of water and electricity 
Sunlight makes it
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What is created by water

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Hydroelectric power

Move of water by turbines from a higher to lower surface stored in dams to make electricity

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What is made by wind

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Wind power

Windmills transform wind energy into electrical energy

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What are the problems of renewable sources

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Expensive
Changing energy into useful energy
Collect and control right amount
Store for later use

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What does renewable mean and give examples

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Replaced

Sun
Wind
Water

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What does non renewable mean and give examples

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Not replaceable

Fossil fuels like coal, oil , gas

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Why is fossil fuels bad?

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Energy in fossil fuels is burn and creates smoke which causes pollution

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