Energy Resources Flashcards
1
Q
What are Energy Resources?
A
Systems that can store a large amount of energy.
2
Q
What are the seven main resources used to produce electricity?
A
Fossil fuels, nuclear fuel, hydroelectricity, geothermal, tidal, water waves and solar.
3
Q
Where does all energy on earth originally come from?
A
The sun.
4
Q
What is a non-renewable energy recourse?
A
An energy resource that will eventually run out.
5
Q
What is a renewable energy recourse?
A
An energy resource that will never run out.
6
Q
Which out of the seven main resources are renewable? (5)
A
Solar waves, water waves, tidal, hydroelectric, geothermal
7
Q
PROS and CONS of nuclear fuel
A
- QUITE CHEAP
- RELEASES NO GREENHOUSE GASSES
- Power stations are expensive
- radioactive waste needs to be stored for millions of years
