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Energy Resources Flashcards

1
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How do fossil fuel work?

A

gas, coal or oil is burned in power stations

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What are the disadvantages of fossil fuels?

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  • creates a lot of pollution e.g global warming, acid rain
  • will run out
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What are the advantages of fossil fuels?

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  • cheap and reliable
  • gives out a lot of thermal energy when they burn
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What are the disadvantages of nuclear energy?

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  • very expensive to dispose
  • risk of accident
  • nuclear waste produced
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Advantages of nuclear energy:

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no greenhouse gases
produces lots of energy

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5
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How does nuclear energy work?

A

chain reaction heats water
- turn turbine and generates electricity

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Advantages of wind energy:

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  • free and lasts forever
  • no greenhouse gases
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Disadvantages of wind energy:

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  • unreliable
  • not suitable in all areas
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How does solar energy work?

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sun energy makes electricity

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Advantages of solar energy?

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  • free and lasts forever
  • no greenhouse gases
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Disadvantages of solar energy?

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  • does not work at night
  • very expensive to set-up
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Disadvantages of wave energy?

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unreliable
does not produce much power

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Advantages of wave energy?

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free and lasts forever
no greenhouse gases

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13
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How does wave energy work?

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wave motion makes turbine turn and generate electricity

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Advantages of tidal energy?

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free and lasts forever
no greenhouse gases
reliable

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Disadvantages of tidal energy?

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causes lots of local damage and flooding
not all areas are suitable

16
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How does biomass work?

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living material can be burnt

17
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Disadvantages of biomass?

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produces greenhouse gases when burnt

18
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Advantages of hydroelectric power?

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reliable and no greenhouse gases

19
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Disadvantages of hydroelectric power?

A

causes lots of local damage and flooding

19
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How does geothermal energy work?

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heat from rocks underground can turn water to steam and power a turbine

20
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Advantages of geothermal energy?

A

reliable and no greenhouse gases

20
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Disadvantages of geothermal energy?

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very few sire available and can sometimes run out

20
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How does hydroelectric power work?

A

water flowing downhill turn a turbine

Physics AQA GCSE (4 decks)

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