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Renewable And Nonrenewable Energy
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1. Air heated more from ground near equator - creates global jet streams
solar energy issues
renewable energy resources
geothermal issues
atmospheric winds
2. Organic materials are changed to lighter - more volatile hydrocarbons
geothermal energy
anaerobic digestion
natural gas formation
fossil fuels
3. Solid biomass to liquid biomass with chemicals and heat
hydroelectric dam parts
VED
lignite
pyrolysis
4. Compacting biomass through high temperatures - VED goes up
pelletising
tidal energy issues
wind energy issues
reserve
5. Naturally occurring substance that can potentially be extracted using modern technology
resource
VED
nonrenewable energy resources
renewable energy resources
6. Burning to get heat and electricity
solid waste
cogeneration
solar energy issues
pyrolysis
7. Energy that can be obtained from movement of water due to the gravitational pull of the sun - moon - and earth's rotation
recovery of geothermal energy
bituminous
tidal energy
Oil/Natural Gas Pros
8. Hydrogen sulfide pollution - sources are often national treasures
Coal pros
ethanol production
tidal energy issues
geothermal issues
9. Off shore wind is the most efficient
keys to good tidal power
pyrolysis
on and off shore winds
ethanol production
10. Lowest rank coal - less water and higher proportion of burnable materials than peat (40% water)
direct combustion
lignite
reserve
tidal energy issues
11. Heat is recovered as steam or hot water to create electricity or heat buildings
Coal cons
Temperature - time - pressure
recovery of geothermal energy
geothermal energy
12. Bacteria ferments biomass with sugars
lignite
Coal pros
ethanol production
night winds
13. Microscopic dying organisms sink to the bottom of the ocean secreting drops of oil - shale is formed from mud and sediment with oil droplets - over time the droplets rise into a pocket in the ground
direct combustion
gasification
Temperature - time - pressure
oil formation
14. Semi-permeable dams
VED
barrages
recovery of geothermal energy
solar energy issues
15. Secondary pollution (toxic materials and alcohols - blocking the sun for some animals) - bird death ray - startup cost
biomass
nonrenewable energy resources
fossil fuels
solar energy issues
16. Remains of once living organisms preserved and altered by geological forces
fossil fuels
Ideal locations for tidal energy
solar/thermal electric plants
direct combustion
17. Changes landscape - land reclamation - acid min drainage - black lung - foundation damage (subsidence) - mountain top removal - insurance - most danger
recovery of geothermal energy
solid waste
atmospheric winds
Coal cons
18. Known deposits which can be extracted from profitably using modern technology under certain economic conditions
pelletising
tidal range
Oil/Natural Gas Pros
reserve
19. Hard to transport - natural gas needs to be changed into a liquid to be efficiently transported - drill sites could be terrorist targets - disorients whales - harms the environment - hard to find/pump - dangerous - oil air pollution
night winds
greatest source of biomass
ethanol production
Oil/Natural Gas Cons
20. Finite supply being used faster than they can be replenished
barrages
nonrenewable energy resources
solid waste
solar energy
21. Radiant energy form the sun heats earth and atmosphere - causes warming of the air and wind cycle
solar energy issues
solid waste
wind energy
bituminous
22. Secondary Pollution -Toxic materials and alcohols -Blocking the sun for some animals -No direct pollution though! Bird death ray - Startup cost
atmospheric winds
solar energy issues
Coal cons
day winds
23. Bacteria break down with without oxygen - product is LFGs
Ideal locations for tidal energy
anaerobic digestion
direct combustion
wind energy
24. Solar radiation from the sun is converted to heat or electricity
solar energy
tidal range
oil formation
bituminous
25. Soft coal - reduced water (3%)
coal formation
tidal energy
bituminous
anaerobic digestion
26. Resevoir - dam - penstock - turbine - generator - outflow - inflow
hydroelectric dam parts
recovery of geothermal energy
tidal energy issues
Oil/Natural Gas Pros
27. Burning wood
barrages
Oil/Natural Gas Cons
on and off shore winds
fuelwood
28. Solar energy heats water which turns a turbine
wind energy issues
solar/thermal electric plants
Coal cons
cracking
29. Water floods - peat and sediment is pushed down - peat is pressed down for millions of years - coal is formed
gasification
solar energy
coal formation
solar energy issues
30. Wood - crops grown for energy - crop residues - animal waste - algae - some garbage
Coal pros
cracking
biomass examples
lignite
31. Unreliable - energy companies only see it as supplemental power - strong winds are usually not near people or grids
gasification
geothermal issues
wind energy issues
bituminous
32. Difference between high and low tide
greatest source of biomass
tidal range
solar energy issues
Temperature - time - pressure
33. Burning rubbish/garbage
solid waste
anaerobic digestion
pyrolysis
solar/thermal electric plants
34. Water conservation - jobs - energy -
Coal pros
solar energy issues
solar energy
direct combustion
35. Slow decay of radioactive particles in rocks gives off heat
VED
recovery of geothermal energy
geothermal energy
wind energy
36. Air is heated from ground - warm air flows upward - cold air replaces it
day winds
photovoltaic (PV device)
nonrenewable energy resources
Temperature - time - pressure
37. Easy to store - 90% of world's commercially traded energy is oil/natural gas - secondary recovery - cracking - profitable - jobs - natural gas = no air pollution
Oil/Natural Gas Pros
anthracite
on and off shore winds
biomass examples
38. Effecting the tide - high startup cost - low efficiency in some cases
tidal energy issues
keys to good tidal power
wind energy
solar/thermal electric plants
39. Hard coal - highest rank - 96% carbon
pelletising
anthracite
geothermal issues
anaerobic digestion
40. Volcanoes - hot springs - geysers
wind energy issues
clues to find geothermal reservoirs
solar energy
coal formation
41. Replenish themselves or are continuously present
renewable energy resources
photovoltaic (PV device)
Oil/Natural Gas Pros
solar energy
42. 3 factors that affect volatility
atmospheric winds
solar energy issues
on and off shore winds
Temperature - time - pressure
43. Solar cells to convert solar energy directly to electricity
Oil/Natural Gas Cons
day winds
pelletising
photovoltaic (PV device)
44. Near the poles - tight openings - high tidal range
lignite
Ideal locations for tidal energy
ethanol production
night winds
45. Adding hydrocarbons by breaking down non-useful parts of oil
gasification
ethanol production
fuelwood
cracking
46. Burning biomass
cracking
photovoltaic (PV device)
tidal energy issues
direct combustion
47. Pockets of hot water/steam underground
recovery of geothermal energy
geothermal reservoirs
Coal pros
natural gas formation
48. Same as pyrolysis process but with more heat and less gas - goes all the way to gas
photovoltaic (PV device)
gasification
Coal pros
tidal range
49. Accumulation of organic material by living things
Oil/Natural Gas Pros
nonrenewable energy resources
solar energy
biomass
50. High tidal range - mouths of bays and estuaries - ideally near poles
keys to good tidal power
clues to find geothermal reservoirs
cracking
cogeneration