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q4 Energy Sources

Biomass has disadvantages such as low efficiency (30%) and releasing harmful particles, but it has advantages like producing less pollution than fossil fuels and being renewable. Radiation from nuclear power creates hazardous waste and has a limited uranium supply, but it produces no greenhouse gases. Wind turbines require many turbines to create significant power and can only be placed in windy areas, though wind is renewable and free. Solar cells are expensive initially and only work with sunlight, though the sun's energy is free and renewable. Geothermal energy has few locations available but is free and will not run out. Hydroelectric dams are costly to build and can flood habitats, though it produces no emissions once built. Wave and tidal power currently only generate

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q4 Energy Sources

Biomass has disadvantages such as low efficiency (30%) and releasing harmful particles, but it has advantages like producing less pollution than fossil fuels and being renewable. Radiation from nuclear power creates hazardous waste and has a limited uranium supply, but it produces no greenhouse gases. Wind turbines require many turbines to create significant power and can only be placed in windy areas, though wind is renewable and free. Solar cells are expensive initially and only work with sunlight, though the sun's energy is free and renewable. Geothermal energy has few locations available but is free and will not run out. Hydroelectric dams are costly to build and can flood habitats, though it produces no emissions once built. Wave and tidal power currently only generate

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Disadvantages

What is it? • Inefficient (only 30%


• Biomass, is a efficiency).
renewable • Releases harmful solid
energy source carbon particles into
made of the atmosphere.
biological
material from
living, or recently
living organisms.
• Energy is
released by Advantages
combustion • Produces less pollution
(burning). than fossil fuels.
• Does not cause acid
rain.
• Can be found locally.
• It is renewable.
Disadvantages
What is it? • Harmful radioactive
• Radiation is waste is created.
released from • Uranium supplies may
the nuclei of only last for another 50
metal atoms. years.
• The radiation can • Non-renewable
be used to • Radiation may cause
generate cancer
electricity.

Advantages
• Green House gases are
not made.
• Only a small amount of
fuel is needed to create
a lot of energy.
Disadvantages
What is it? • Lots of wind turbines
• Wind turbines are needed to produce
are used to enough power.
generate • Turbines can only be put
electricity from in windy areas.
the wind. • It is not always windy.
• The wind turns • Some people don’t like
the large blades the look of the turbines.
and the blades
turn a generator.

Advantages
• Wind is renewable.
• Wind is free.
• No greenhouse gases are
made.
• There are few safety risks.
Disadvantages
What is it? • Solar panels are
• Solar power expensive.
uses energy • When it is cloudy or at
from the night there is not enough
Sun. light.
• Solar panels • Some people don’t like
transfer the the look of solar panels.
Suns energy
to heat
water.
Advantages
• The energy from the Sun
is free.
• The sun does not produce
greenhouse gases.
• The sun will always be
there during our lifetime.
Disadvantages
What is it? • Solar cells are
• Solar cells expensive.
use energy • They take up lots of
from the Sun. space.
• Solar panels • They only work in Sun
transfer the light
Suns energy
directly into
electricity.

Advantages
• The energy from the Sun
is free.
• The sun does not produce
greenhouse gases.
• The sun will always be
there during our lifetime.
Disadvantages
What is it? • There are not many places
• Rocks under where we can build
the ground geothermal power stations.
are hot. • Harmful gases and minerals
• Water can may occasionally come up
be pumped from the ground below.
through These can be
these hot • difficult to control.
rocks and
warmed up.
Advantages
• Geothermal energy does
not produce greenhouse
gases.
• The energy source is free
and will not run out.
Disadvantages
What is it? • The dam is expensive to build.
• Flowing • By building a dam, the nearby
water is area has to be flooded and
used to turn this could affect nearby
a turbine habitats.
which • If it does not rain much we
generates may not have enough water
electricity. to turn the turbines.

Advantages
• When the electricity is
generated, no greenhouse
gases are made.
• The water used is free.
• It is a renewable energy
source.
Disadvantages
What is it? • Small waves generate
• Waves force small amounts of
air in and electricity.
out of a • Electricity needs to be
chamber. transported from the sea
• The air onto the land.
causes a • The equipment is
turbine to expensive
generate
electricity.
Advantages
• Waves are free and will not
run out.
• Wave power does not
produce greenhouse gases.
• There are very few safety
risks.
Disadvantages
What is it? • A dam to make the water flow
• Solar power through the generators might
uses energy be needed.
from the • Plants and animals that live
Sun. nearby might get harmed
• Solar panels • The tides only happen twice a
transfer the day, so can only produce
Suns energy electricity at that time.
to heat
water.
Advantages
• Tides are free and will not
run out.
• No greenhouse gases are
produced.
• It is reliable because we
know exactly when the
tides happen.

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