Energy resources

Question 1

Name the 7 renewable energy resources.

Answer 1

Solar, tidal, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, wave and biomass

Question 2

Name 2 non-renewable energy resources.

Answer 2

Fossil fuels and nuclear

Question 3

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

Answer 3

Coal, oil and natural gas

Question 4

What is a renewable energy resource?

Answer 4

An energy resource that can be replaced quickly and renews on a human time scale

Question 5

What is a non-renewable energy resource?

Answer 5

A non-renewable energy resource cannot be replace quickly and will eventually run out. It is a finite resource

Question 6

What are these energy resources examples of?

Answer 6

Primary energy sources

Question 7

What are primary energy sources?

Answer 7

Energy in its raw and unchanged state that has not been subjected to any conversion or transfer of energy

Question 8

What is a secondary source of energy?

Answer 8

A secondary source of energy is energy that has been converted into a more useful form

Question 9

What is an example of a secondary source of energy?

Answer 9

Electricity

Question 10

What energy store is energy in fossil fuels stored in?

Answer 10

Chemical energy

Question 11

What are some uses of fossil fuels?

Answer 11

Transport, heating, electricity generation

Question 12

What relative power output do they have?

Answer 12

High power output

Question 13

What are some advantages of fossil fuels?

Answer 13

They can be easily accessed, can generate large amounts of elctricity to a single location, do not rely on factors such as weather therefore reliable

Question 14

What are some disadvantages of fossil fuels?

Answer 14

They release CO2 when burned, which contributes to global warming, they are a non-renewable resource, meaning it is finite and will eventually run out

Question 15

What energy store is is stored in nuclear fuels?

Answer 15

Nuclear energy

Question 16

What are some uses of nuclear fuels?

Answer 16

Electricity generation

Question 17

What relative power output po nuclear fuel have?

Answer 17

Very high

Question 18

What are some advantages of nuclear fuels?

Answer 18

They have a very high energy output, reliable source of energy, do not produce CO2 (small carbonfootprint and no greenhouse gas emissions)

Question 19

What are some disadvantages of nuclear fuels?

Answer 19

Produce radioactive waste, which needs to be disposed of safely, high upfornt costs/ expensive to build, non-renewable energy resource, malfunctions can be catastrophic

Question 20

What type of energy store is biofuel?

Answer 20

Chemical energy

Question 21

What are some uses of biofuel

Answer 21

Transport, heating, electricity generation

Question 22

What relative power output does biofuel have?

Answer 22

Medium

Question 23

What are some adventages of biofuel?

Answer 23

Emit less greenhouse gases than gasoline or diesel eg., they are a renewable energy resource

Question 24

What are some disadvatages of biofuels?

Answer 24

Biofuel takes up land that can be used for farming, high production costs

Question 25

What type of energy store is wind energy?

Answer 25

Kinetic energy

Question 26

What are some uses of wind energy?

Answer 26

Electricity generation

Question 27

What is the relative power output of wind energy?

Answer 27

Very low

Question 28

What are some advantages of wind energy?

Answer 28

Does not emit greenhouse gases, renewable source of energy

Question 29

What are some disadvantages of wind energy?

Answer 29

Take up large areas of land that can be used for farming, some people say it spoils the view, kills birds/threat to wildlife, not reliable

Question 30

What type of energy store does hydroelectricity use?

Answer 30

Gravitational potential energy

Question 31

What are some uses of hydroelectricity?

Answer 31

Electricity generation

Question 32

What is the relative power output of hydroelectricity?

Answer 32

Medium

Question 33

What are some advantages of hydroelectricity?

Answer 33

Does not emit greenhouse gases, Renewable source of energy, reliable

Question 34

What are some disadvantages of hydroelectricity?

Answer 34

Large areas of land need to flooded to build dams, which disrupts habitats, cuses displacement of people, high building costs

Question 35

What energy store is geothermal?

Answer 35

Thermal energy

Question 36

What are some uses of geothermal energy?

Answer 36

Electricity generation and heating

Question 37

What is the relative power output of geothermal energy?

Answer 37

Medium

Question 38

What are some advantages of geothermal energy?

Answer 38

Reliable source of energy, renewable energy resource, no harmful polluting gases are emited

Question 39

What are some disadvantages of geothermal energy?

Answer 39

Most part of the world are not suitable, expensive to build

Question 40

What energy store is tidal energy?

Answer 40

Kinetic energy

Question 41

What are some uses of tidal energy?

Answer 41

Electricity generation

Question 42

What is the relative power output of tidal energy?

Answer 42

Potetially very high but hard to harness

Question 43

What are some advantages of tidal energy?

Answer 43

Renewable source of energy, no harmful emissions, low maintenance and operational costs

Question 44

What are some disadvantages of tidal energy?

Answer 44

Expensive to build, not all areas are suitable, fish can enter turbines, tidal barrages can block sewage, which needs to go out to sea

Question 45

What type of energy is solar?

Answer 45

Nuclear energy

Question 46

What are some uses of solar energy?

Answer 46

Electricity generation and heating

Question 47

What is the relative power output of solar energy?

Answer 47

Dependant on weather and only available during daylight

Question 48

What are some advantages of solar energy?

Answer 48

No harmful emissions, low maintenance and can reduce energy bills long run, renewable energy resource

Question 49

What are some disadvantages of solar energy?

Answer 49

Expensive to build, only available during daylight

Question 50

What energy store is water waves?

Answer 50

Kinetic energy

Question 51

What are some uses of water waves?

Answer 51

Electricity generation

Question 52

What is the relative power output of water wave energy?

Answer 52

Low

Question 53

What ares some advantages of water wave energy?

Answer 53

Renewable energy resource, no harmful emissions, reliable energy resource

Question 54

What are some disadvantages of water wave energy?

Answer 54

Tidal barrages destroy habitats for fish and marine life, difficult to make wave machine big enough to produce large amounts of electricity

Question 55

Why are some energy resources more reliable than others?

Answer 55

Because some are reliant on factors that cannot be controlled by humans such as weather and are inconsistent in producing the needed amount of energy.