Fossil Fuels
This fossil fuel was once a major source of UK electricity and is burned to heat water into steam.
What is coal?
Renewable energy sources are described as this type of resource.
What is non-finite?
This energy source produces no harmful gases during electricity generation.
What is nuclear power?
Coal is burned to heat this liquid into steam.
What is water?
These are the two main types of batteries used in homes.
What are single-use and rechargeable batteries?
This fossil fuel accounts for over 30% of UK energy production and is commonly transported through pipelines.
What is natural gas?
The movement of these blades drives a generator in a wind turbine.
What are vanes/blades?
This renewable source reduces household energy bills.
What is solar energy?
In most power stations, steam or moving water is used to spin this component.
What is a turbine?
Typical AA and AAA batteries produce this voltage.
What is 1.5 volts?
Name one disadvantage of coal.
What is it produces carbon dioxide or mining damages natural land?
These cells are used in solar panels to convert sunlight into electricity.
What are photovoltaic cells?
This energy source is criticised because construction projects may flood valleys and affect wildlife.
What is hydroelectricity?
This process splits atoms to release energy in a nuclear power station.
What is fission?
This battery type is more expensive to buy but more economical in the long term.
What are rechargeable batteries?
This extraction process is used to obtain shale gas from underground rocks.
What is fracking?
This renewable energy source relies on the gravitational pull of the Moon.
What is tidal power?
Which renewable energy source may create atmospheric pollution when burned?
What is biomass?
A tidal barrage is usually built across this geographical feature.
What is the mouth of a river?
Kinetic-pumped storage systems use two of these.
What are reservoirs?
Which fossil fuel is mainly used as fuel or to make plastics rather than generate electricity?
What is oil?
Which renewable energy source can quickly increase electricity production by opening valves?
What is hydroelectric power?
Which energy source has the advantage of producing huge amounts of energy from a small amount of uranium but has expensive waste disposal?
What is nuclear power?
Put these in order: generator, steam, turbine.
What is steam → turbine → generator?
Explain why kinetic-pumped storage systems are useful for the National Grid.
What is they can quickly generate extra electricity during periods of high demand (peak times)?