ENERGY RESOURCES
When enormous amounts of carbon dioxide and methane gasses were released into the atmosphere it created a trend of changing weather.
What is global warming?
OIL, COAL AND NATURAL GAS ARE EXAMPLES OF
What is NONRENEWABLE RESOUCES
The building of this type of renewable power-producing plant uses large amounts of cement, iron, sand, and coal. Greenhouse gases are produced during the mining and construction of this plant. The energy produced in clean but it can cause extreme changes to the ecosystem around it and causes heating in the local water source.
What is a hydroelectric dam?
COAL IS CONSIDERED TO BE WHAT TYPE OF RESOURCE
What is NONRENEWABLE or what is a FOSSIL FUEL
SOLAR ENERGY COMES FROM
What is THE SUN
These water powered turbines do not rely on single direction water flow.They are also not limited by drought.
What are wave power stations or tidal turbines?
This energy resource requires rare earth metals that are expensive and toxic to dispose of. The energy produced in clean but can only be collected during good weather in fairly flat areas.
What is solar power?
RESOURCES THAT ARE CONSIDERED NONRENEWABLE
What is NATURAL GAS, OIL, NUCLEAR, OR COAL
Energy that is provided by splitting atoms, or fission, using the element uranium.
What is NUCLEAR ENERGY
This power plant produces high amounts of clean energy, but the building of the plant is expensive, takes a long time, and the waste produced every 10 to 12 years is extremely radioactive and toxic.
What is nuclear power?
The burning of recently living organic matter to create electricity by heating water to produce steam, turn a turbine, and generate electricity.
What is Biomass?
These turbines are moved by a renewable resource at all times of the day and night. Energy produced is clean but the turbines are difficult to install and to dispose of. Start-up companies are experimenting with ways to repurpose these non-degradable turbines.
What is wind power?
THE MAIN SOURCE THAT THE United States GETS ELECTRICITY FROM
What are coal powered electrical power plants?
THE CAREFUL USE OF RESOURCES WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT WHILE MAINTAINING A SUPPLY FOR THE FUTURE.
What is Stewardship?
These plants can only be placed in very specific parts of the world. Hazard pay for operators is high because of the risk of rising lava flows, escaping hot and toxic gases, and earthquakes near the plant.
What is geothermal power?
This renewable resource is dirty, produces 40% less electricity per pound than coal, and takes up space that could be used to grow food crops.
What is Biomass?