Electricity Flashcards
(23 cards)
Wind energy %
20-40%
Tidal harness %
90%
Solar energy %
60-70%
Hydroelectric %
95%
Geothermal %
15%
Biomass %
22-40%
Geothermal %
15%
Hydroelectric %
95%
Tidal harness %
90%
Solar panels %
60-70%
Wind %
20-40%
Renewable sources definition
Resource we wont run out of
Renewable source examples
Biomass, geothermal, hydroelectric, tidal harness, wind
Nonrenewable sources definition
Resources we will run out of
Nonrenewable sources examples
Fossil fuels, nuclear energy
Wind energy trade offs
Easily powers 1 home, but for whole town whole backup facility game needed
Tidal harness trade off
No chemical pollutions, but affects wildlife(fish)
Solar energy trade offf
No pollutants, but some climates don’t support (need sun)
Hydroelectric trade off
Highest efficient, very expensive $
Geothermal trade off
Geothermal plants dont take up much room, but gasses and steam released into air and limited to certain locations
Biomass trade off
Decrees amount of waste in landfill,does not provide as much energy
Nuclear energy race off
Releases largest amount of energy w/ least amount of mass, but nuclear power plants generate radioactive waste
Fossil fuels trade off
USA already has infrastructures, but contributes to global warming
