Resources
this type of resource can be replenished
What is renewable energy?
subsistence fuels is more common in these types of countries
What is developing?
this is the process of turning fossil fuels into electricity
What is generating heat that turns water into steam that turns a turbine which powers a generator that creates electricity?
nuclear energy uses this isotope to create energy
What is Uranium 235?
these are two drawbacks to using a dam as a renewable energy source
What is preventing upstream migration of fish, loss of sediment and nutrients?
this type of energy exists in fixed amounts
What is nonrenewable energy?
these things cause the formation of coal
What is depth and pressure from compaction over time?
these three are environmental consequences of burning fossil fuels
What are habitat destruction, releases carbon dioxide, PM, toxic ash, or pollutants such as lead, mercury, arsenic, SOx, and NOx?
What is a meltdown?
control rods not slowing the reaction
geothermal energy uses this from deep within the earth to generate electricity
What is heat?
this type of energy is the most common fuel source globally
What is fossil fuels?
natural gas is mostly made up of this
What is methane?
these two are environmental / ecological consequences of oil spills
What are blocking sunlight preventing photosynthesis and altering the food chain, clogging fish gills, suffocating animals, sticking to bird feathers, killing plants from groundwater contamination and habitat loss?
energy from biomass is mainly used for these two purposes
What are cooking and heating?
this is one way to use passive solar energy when constructing your home
What is being able to block sunlight in warmer months and allowing sunlight in during cooler months, doubled paned windows, strategic positioning of trees?
governments can use this to discourage companies from overusing fossil fuels?
What is higher taxes or subsidies?
this is the method for natural gas extraction
What is hydraulic fracturing or fracking?
What are french fries?
these are the two main drawbacks to burning biomass
What is exposure to indoor air pollution that leads to respiratory irritation and deforestation?
this type of energy gives off water as a waste product
What is hydrogen fuel cell?
as developing nations develop, fossil fuel consumption will do this
What is increase?
these two are examples of what can be made from crude oil
What are petroleum gas, gasoline, jet fuel, diesel fuel, or motor oil?
this type of energy uses kinetic energy of moving water to generate electricity
What is hydroelectric energy?