Consuming Energy Resources

Question 1

Use of energy

Answer 1

Light homes
Power computers
Cook food

Question 2

Non renewable

Answer 2

Being used up and can not be replaced
-finite
(Coal, oil, gas)

Question 3

Renewable

Answer 3

Never run out, used up over and over again
-infinite
(Wind, solar, HEP)

Question 4

Recyclable

Answer 4

-provide energy from sources that can be recycled/ reused

Biofuel

Question 5

Wind farm

Answer 5

P- good for environment

N- ruins view

Question 6

Wind turbines and solar panel

Answer 6

Large amount of land but can farm on sea

Question 7

Open coal mining

Answer 7

Scar landscape but clean up land

Question 8

Drilling for oil at sea

Answer 8

Risk of oil spill but ban offshore drilling

Question 9

Hep development and deforestation

Answer 9

Can flood large areas of land but relocate endangered species of animals

Question 10

Coal is formed

Answer 10

• 300million Years ago

- giant plants in swamps die they fork layers and when put under pressure

Question 11

Open coal mine

Answer 11

Adv- plenty of coal available

Dadv- expensive

Question 12

Why mining has declined

Answer 12

• cheaper foreign imports
• carbon taxes
• using other energy sources
• declining demand
• cheaper imported coal
• ghg emission

Question 13

Potential renewable energy in uk

Answer 13

Wave power in w Scotland

Solar in S of Devon

Question 14

Global energy has only grown very slightly

Answer 14

Cars use less fuel
Power stations waste less energy
Houses are better insulated

Question 15

Most energy consumed

Answer 15

USA, China (Hic)

Question 16

Small amounts of energy

Answer 16

Low income countries

Primary economy

Question 17

Emerging

Answer 17

High energy use

Manufacturing

Question 18

Daily oil consumption

Answer 18

1900- under 1 million
2015- 93 million
2030- 116 million

Question 19

Consumption of oil increase

Answer 19

• population increase
• heating buildings
• fueling cars

Question 20

High demand of oil…

Answer 20

Price rise

Question 21

Price rise…

Answer 21

Falling demand

= lower price

Question 22

Too much supply…

Answer 22

Price falls

Question 23

Price falls..

Answer 23

Too little

= price rise

Question 24

Oil price change

Answer 24

• demand

- supply

Question 25

Fracking involves

Answer 25

Drilling down into the Earth and injecting shale rock with high-pressure mixture of water sand and chemicals to release gas inside

Question 26

For drilling into the artic

Answer 26

• Quarter of the earths undiscovered oil
• USA becomes less dependent on other countries
• provide jobs for locals
• Offers huge potential revenue for oil companies

Question 27

Against drilling in artic

Answer 27

• kills millions of organisms if oil spills
• causes conflict with other countries
• indigenous people rely on Artic animals for survival
• Cold and fragile so there is a lot of work

Question 28

Costs of tar sand oil extraction

Answer 28

• huge amount of water and energy required
• 359 million tons of water
• More than 6 million birds lost by 2050
• pollution of lakes and rivers

Question 29

Shale gas

Answer 29

-Natural gas trapped underground in shale rock

Can’t be drilled

Question 30

Sustainability

Answer 30

Meets the needs of the current generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs

Question 31

Carbon footprint

Answer 31

Calculation of the total greenhouse gases emissions caused by person, country, organisation, event, product

Question 32

Direct carbon footprint

Answer 32

Created by burning fossil fuels for energy at home or transport

Question 33

Indirect carbon footprint

Answer 33

Come with owning a product, from its manufacture to final disposal

Question 34

Home improvements to conserve energy

Answer 34

Energy efficient boilers, double glazing, wall insulation

Question 35

Improving transport energy efficiency

Answer 35

VED

- Rotax depend on level of pollution of vehicle

Question 36

Reducing London is carbon footprint

Answer 36

London buses
Cycle hire sceme
Congestion charge

Question 37

London buses

Answer 37

Hybrid since 2012

40% less co2 produced

Question 38

Cycle hire sceme

Answer 38

Provide 6000 bikes

400 docking stations

Question 39

Congestion charge

Answer 39

Raises revenue

Traffic fell

Question 40

Energy security

Answer 40

Access to reliable and affordable sources of energy

Question 41

Energy Diversification

Answer 41

Spreading energy sources around more types

Question 42

HEP schemes

Answer 42

N- Floods local peoples homes and intermediate technology

P- Irrigated land and supply water to cities

Question 43

Solar energy

Answer 43

N- Expensive to install and less affective in winter

P- can produce large amounts of electricity

Question 44

Hydrogen fuels

Answer 44

N- expensive

P- clean and efficient

Question 45

Carbon taxes

Answer 45

• establish price on greenhouse gas emission

- companies pay per tonne carbon

Question 46

Carbon taxes good in theory

Answer 46

• reduce carbon

- find alternate renewable sources

Question 47

Carbon taxes

Difficult in practise

Answer 47

• Gas price rise

- affect emerging and developing countries

Question 48

Why agreement is difficult

Answer 48

• Climate change scepticism
• no global consensus
• countries have different level of development
• competent business interests may vary

Question 49

Rising affluence

Answer 49

• by local products
• invest in more efficient cars
• development of renewable energy

Question 50

Education

Answer 50

• educated of effects of global warming
• change attitudes
• local rather than global focus

Question 51

Changing attitude

Answer 51

• more aware
• Green parties in elections
• environmental pressure groups