Pros
Makes energy available in remote areas
Solar Power
Takes up a lot of land space
Solar Power
Alternately rotating magnets create electricity
Electric Generator
Resources are distributed evenly over the face of the Earth T/F
False
What is another name for oil
Petroleum
Helps with flooding and irrigation
Hydro Power
Intermittent availability
Solar/Wind Power
Creating steam to turn a
What is one way that countries can obtain the resources they do not have?
Trade, War (take)
What is a drawback of electric vehicles right now
The availability of Lithium for the batteries
Oil or Coal
Hydro Power
Nuclear energy (fission) is created by
Splitting Atoms
Where do we find the largest deposits of oil
Middle East, Canada, Russia
Coal
Land can still be used for farming or other things
Wind Power
Emits major greenhouse gasses
Coal
There is no need to create steam using this energy source
Geothermal Power
Where are the worlds largest deposits of Uranium
Australia, Kazakhstan, Canada, Russia
Why do developing countries still use so much coal to produce energy
Because it is cheap and plentiful
Burns cleaner than fossil fuels
Biofuels/Biomass Power
Land use competes with food production
Biofuel/Biomass Power
The sun is the ultimate source of energy for these two sources of energy
Solar and Wind
Where are the largest deposits of coal found
United States, Russia and China
Is geothermal energy available in Georgia
Yes - geothermal heat pumps can pump cold air from underground pipes for cooling