Energy resources (AQA GCSE Physics Combined Science): Flashcards
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Uses of energy resources
Uses of energy resources
Transport, heating homes, generating electricity
Renewable energy definition
Renewable energy definition
Can be replaced as used; won't run out
Non-renewable energy definition
Non-renewable energy definition
Cannot be replaced once used; will run out
Source of biomass
Source of biomass
Living or recently alive things
Why biomass is carbon neutral
Why biomass is carbon neutral
released = amount absorbed while growing
What wind power uses
What wind power uses
Moving air
What hydroelectricity uses
What hydroelectricity uses
Flowing water
What geothermal energy uses
What geothermal energy uses
Heat from inside the Earth
Advantage of tidal power
Advantage of tidal power
Tides are very predictable
What solar power uses
What solar power uses
Energy from the Sun
Three fossil fuels
Three fossil fuels
Coal, oil, and natural gas
Major problem with fossil fuels
Major problem with fossil fuels
Produces , contributing to global warming
Nuclear power fuel
Nuclear power fuel
Uranium or plutonium
Nuclear vs fossil fuel energy per kg
Nuclear vs fossil fuel energy per kg
Nuclear produces 10,000 times more
Nuclear waste problem
Nuclear waste problem
Radioactive, harmful for thousands of years