Renewable Energy
What is the primary reason solar power can not be relied upon?
Because cloudy days or shadows cast from structures, landforms, or trees can cause solar panels to not generate electricity. To generate electricity they must be exposed to light and there is always night time as well.
Nonrenewable energy resources witch the exception of nuclear power are often referred to as what?
Fossil Fules
Conservation is defined as what?
Efforts to limit the use of non-renewable resources so they will not run out and last longer.
What resource is the most wide spread across the earth and has the least amount of environmental impact?
Solar Energy
During any type of energy transformation what type of energy is lost to the environment as a secondary release?
Thermal energy, heat.
(except during endothermic reactions) in that case heat is absorbed from the environment and transformed into chemical energy.
Wind energy is an example of what type of energy resource?
Renewable
What is one environmental impact that describes the use of all Non-Renewable resources?
Large amounts of pollution are created
Why is it important to conserve non-renewable energy resources?
Because each day as we use non-renewable resources we have less and less of them. As we have less it is harder to find and obtain these resources.
What is an implication of burning more fossil fuels?
Increased air pollution.
What is the primary disadvantage of using solar power?
It is only effective on sunny days. Doesn't work during night, cloudy days, or in shadowy areas.
This energy resource effects the life cycle of migratory fresh water fish including Salmon.
Hydro Electric power, Hydro Electric Dams
Air and Water pollution
What is the best practice when using non-renewable resources?
Conserve the supply by putting limitations on usage.
The burning of fossil fuels with out controlling the emission of pollution typically leads to what public health safety risk?
Respiratory Illness. Illness of the lungs from breathing in pollution. Smog, ect.
How would a drought effect an area that is highly dependent on hydro electric power?
The people would have to rely on other energy resources to meet their needs.
What type of energy resource exposed workers to the least amount of health safety risks?
Hydro Electric, Hydro electric dams
What is the primary limitation of wind power?
The wind may not be strong enough to turn the wind mill blades or not strong enough to turn them fast enough to generate enough electricity.
What is a type of renewable energy source that generates electricity from large dams build on rivers
Hydro Electric power, Hydro Electric Dams
Hydro - water
What produces the most air pollution?
The combustion (explosive burning) of FOSSIL FLUES burning fossil fuels creates a lot of air pollution, the majority of the air pollution on earth.
As the global population increases what will also increase?
Demand for energy will increase.
(again as well as demand for every thing else, food, space, ect.)
What is the primary benefit of obtaining energy from renewable resources?
These resources will be available indefinitely, Free and forever.
How will a growing population impact the availability of non-renewable resources?
Non-Renewable Resources will be depleted.
What is the primary reason for developing renewable energy sources?
The diminishing supply of fossil fuels.
How do oil pipelines effect the environment?
They disrupt natural habitats.
(also if they leak they poison ground water)
What energy resource has the greatest impact on transportation and construction if it is depleted?
Petroleum , OIL