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