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Renewable And Nonrenewable Energy
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1. 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
Oil/Natural Gas Cons
fossil fuels
biomass examples
nonrenewable energy resources
2. Changes landscape - land reclamation - acid min drainage - black lung - foundation damage (subsidence) - mountain top removal - insurance - most danger
tidal range
Coal cons
oil formation
reserve
3. Hydrogen sulfide pollution - sources are often national treasures
geothermal issues
oil formation
lignite
solar energy issues
4. Same as pyrolysis process but with more heat and less gas - goes all the way to gas
geothermal reservoirs
Ideal locations for tidal energy
gasification
recovery of geothermal energy
5. Volcanoes - hot springs - geysers
Temperature - time - pressure
tidal range
atmospheric winds
clues to find geothermal reservoirs
6. Radiant energy form the sun heats earth and atmosphere - causes warming of the air and wind cycle
greatest source of biomass
wind energy
geothermal issues
direct combustion
7. Finite supply being used faster than they can be replenished
gasification
nonrenewable energy resources
day winds
solar/thermal electric plants
8. Organic materials are changed to lighter - more volatile hydrocarbons
barrages
natural gas formation
solar energy issues
photovoltaic (PV device)
9. Crops and crop residue
Ideal locations for tidal energy
on and off shore winds
oil formation
greatest source of biomass
10. Effecting the tide - high startup cost - low efficiency in some cases
Temperature - time - pressure
Oil/Natural Gas Pros
wind energy issues
tidal energy issues
11. Semi-permeable dams
lignite
barrages
biomass
cogeneration
12. Lowest rank coal - less water and higher proportion of burnable materials than peat (40% water)
clues to find geothermal reservoirs
tidal energy
lignite
resource
13. Burning biomass
on and off shore winds
resource
direct combustion
geothermal issues
14. Air is heated from ground - warm air flows upward - cold air replaces it
day winds
cogeneration
Coal pros
hydroelectric dam parts
15. Burning wood
cracking
geothermal energy
fuelwood
pelletising
16. 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
oil formation
wind energy
solar/thermal electric plants
coal formation
17. Remains of once living organisms preserved and altered by geological forces
solid waste
geothermal energy
Coal pros
fossil fuels
18. Naturally occurring substance that can potentially be extracted using modern technology
lignite
resource
photovoltaic (PV device)
Ideal locations for tidal energy
19. Solar cells to convert solar energy directly to electricity
photovoltaic (PV device)
natural gas formation
coal formation
wind energy
20. 3 factors that affect volatility
gasification
clues to find geothermal reservoirs
tidal range
Temperature - time - pressure
21. Volumetric energy density
solar energy issues
atmospheric winds
VED
photovoltaic (PV device)
22. Difference between high and low tide
gasification
reserve
atmospheric winds
tidal range
23. Off shore wind is the most efficient
recovery of geothermal energy
on and off shore winds
tidal energy
natural gas formation
24. Water floods - peat and sediment is pushed down - peat is pressed down for millions of years - coal is formed
hydroelectric dam parts
direct combustion
biomass
coal formation
25. Easy to store - 90% of world's commercially traded energy is oil/natural gas - secondary recovery - cracking - profitable - jobs - natural gas = no air pollution
photovoltaic (PV device)
direct combustion
solar/thermal electric plants
Oil/Natural Gas Pros
26. Pockets of hot water/steam underground
VED
nonrenewable energy resources
geothermal reservoirs
tidal range
27. Bacteria ferments biomass with sugars
Ideal locations for tidal energy
biomass examples
hydroelectric dam parts
ethanol production
28. Solar energy heats water which turns a turbine
lignite
solar energy issues
solar energy issues
solar/thermal electric plants
29. High tidal range - mouths of bays and estuaries - ideally near poles
keys to good tidal power
bituminous
fossil fuels
Oil/Natural Gas Cons
30. Burning rubbish/garbage
geothermal reservoirs
greatest source of biomass
solid waste
hydroelectric dam parts
31. Secondary Pollution -Toxic materials and alcohols -Blocking the sun for some animals -No direct pollution though! Bird death ray - Startup cost
solar energy issues
Oil/Natural Gas Pros
atmospheric winds
photovoltaic (PV device)
32. Known deposits which can be extracted from profitably using modern technology under certain economic conditions
wind energy issues
reserve
resource
anthracite
33. Secondary pollution (toxic materials and alcohols - blocking the sun for some animals) - bird death ray - startup cost
Ideal locations for tidal energy
tidal energy issues
solid waste
solar energy issues
34. Heat is recovered as steam or hot water to create electricity or heat buildings
recovery of geothermal energy
tidal range
biomass examples
Oil/Natural Gas Pros
35. Air cools more quickly over land than water - wind cycle goes the opposite way as day winds
solar energy issues
geothermal energy
night winds
Temperature - time - pressure
36. Energy that can be obtained from movement of water due to the gravitational pull of the sun - moon - and earth's rotation
clues to find geothermal reservoirs
photovoltaic (PV device)
tidal energy
direct combustion
37. Near the poles - tight openings - high tidal range
cogeneration
greatest source of biomass
Ideal locations for tidal energy
solar/thermal electric plants
38. Compacting biomass through high temperatures - VED goes up
fossil fuels
pelletising
ethanol production
atmospheric winds
39. Accumulation of organic material by living things
tidal range
geothermal issues
biomass
pyrolysis
40. Adding hydrocarbons by breaking down non-useful parts of oil
clues to find geothermal reservoirs
biomass
cracking
Oil/Natural Gas Pros
41. Resevoir - dam - penstock - turbine - generator - outflow - inflow
atmospheric winds
hydroelectric dam parts
solar energy issues
barrages
42. Bacteria break down with without oxygen - product is LFGs
reserve
anaerobic digestion
geothermal issues
Oil/Natural Gas Cons
43. Burning to get heat and electricity
cogeneration
keys to good tidal power
tidal energy
biomass examples
44. Wood - crops grown for energy - crop residues - animal waste - algae - some garbage
solar energy issues
biomass examples
renewable energy resources
solid waste
45. Air heated more from ground near equator - creates global jet streams
nonrenewable energy resources
atmospheric winds
VED
biomass examples
46. Soft coal - reduced water (3%)
bituminous
Ideal locations for tidal energy
Temperature - time - pressure
night winds
47. Replenish themselves or are continuously present
renewable energy resources
solar/thermal electric plants
geothermal issues
biomass
48. Water conservation - jobs - energy -
barrages
Coal pros
cogeneration
fossil fuels
49. Solar radiation from the sun is converted to heat or electricity
reserve
Oil/Natural Gas Pros
oil formation
solar energy
50. Solid biomass to liquid biomass with chemicals and heat
fuelwood
pyrolysis
solar energy issues
nonrenewable energy resources