
Nonrenewable Energy
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Nonrenewable Energy
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Nonrenewable
Energy will run out and cannot be replaced
Examples: Nuclear & Fossil Fuels (Coal, Oil, Natural Gas)
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Multiple Choice
Which does nonrenewable mean?
It CAN be used again
It CANNOT be used again
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Multiple Select
Which of the following energy resources are nonrenewable?
coal
solar
oil
wind
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Nonrenewable Use in Virginia
40% Natural Gas
20% Coal
33% Nuclear
Total = 93% Nonrenewable Energy
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Multiple Choice
Which statement is true about Virginia?
VA uses mostly renewable energy
VA uses mostly Nonrenewable energy
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Nonrenewable Advantages
Gives us LOTS of Electricity
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Fossil Fuels Disadvantages
Gives off pollution
Can be mining or pipeline accidents (people get hurt)
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Multiple Choice
What is an advantages (good thing) about using nonrenewables like fossil fuels?
The power plants looks pretty
They can make lots of electricity
They are nonrenewable
They produce pollution
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Multiple Select
What is an disadvantages (bad thing) about using nonrenewables like fossil fuels? Choose 2 answers!
They are hard to find
They can make lots of electricity
There are mining accidents where people have died
They produce pollution
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How power plants work...
Something like coal or oril is heated to make steam
Steam turns a turbine (big wheel)
The Turbine turns a generator
The generator makes electricity
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Multiple Choice
What is a turbine?
big wheel that spins
part that makes electricity
Something that is burned to make steam
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Multiple Choice
What part of a power plant is responsible for making electricity?
Turbine
Steam
Generator
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Nuclear power
Uranium atoms are split apart to make LOTS of energy
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Nuclear energy Advantages
Make LOTS of electricity (more than fossil fuels)
NO pollution
Cheap to run the power plant
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Nuclear energy Disadvantages
Make Radioactive waste
Bad accidents have happened (Chernobyl and Fukushima)
Must be built near a water source
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Multiple Select
What is an advantage (good thing) about nuclear energy? Choose 3
Makes radioactive waste
No pollution
Not expensive (cheap) to run the power plant
Can make LOTs of electricity
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Multiple Select
What is a disadvantage (bad thing) about nuclear energy? Choose 3
Radioactive waste
Pollution
Must be built near water
Bad accidents
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Fossil Fuel
Advantages
Can make a lot of electricity
Can be found in many places
Cheap to run the power plant
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Fossil Fuel
Disadvantages
Causes pollution
Minin accidents can happen
Price changes happen often
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Multiple Select
What are the advantages of fossil fuels? Choose 2 answers.
Makes LOTS of electricity
NO pollution
Can be found in many places easily
The price stays about the same over time
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Multiple Select
What are the disadvantages of fossil fuels? Choose 3 answers.
Mining accidents happen
Causes Pollution
Hard to find
Price changes happen often
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Use BOTH sides of your notes to answer the following questions
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following are the nonrewable energy sources?
Nuclear, Coal, Oil, Wind
Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Nuclear
Hydropower, Coal, Nuclear, Geothermal
Solar, Hydropower, Wind, Geothermal, Biomass
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following are the rewable energy sources?
Nuclear, Coal, Oil, Wind
Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Nuclear
Hydropower, Coal, Nuclear, Geothermal
Solar, Hydropower, Wind, Geothermal, Biomass
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Multiple Choice
Which type of energy is better for the enviornment because there is no pollution?
Nonrenewable
Renewable
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Multiple Choice
Virginia uses mostly renewable energy sources to provide electricity.
True
False
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Multiple Select
Which of the following could be reasons that Virignia choose to use mostly nonrenewable energy sources even though it is bad for the environment? Choose 2 answers.
They produce a lot of electricity easily
The power plants are already set up and cheap to run
The pollution is not that bad
They will never run out
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Multiple Select
What type of energy? Choose 2 answers
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Hydropower
Wind
Nuclear
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Multiple Select
What type of energy? Choose 2 answers
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Biomass
Coal
Solar
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Multiple Select
What type of energy? Choose 2 answers
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Oil
Hydropower
Wind
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Multiple Select
What type of energy? Choose 2 answers
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Wind
Fossil fuels
Solar
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Multiple Select
What type of energy? Choose 2 answers
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Nuclear
Geothermal
Wind
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Multiple Choice
Which type of energy will never run out?
Nonrenewable
Renewable
Nonrenewable Energy
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