renewable and non-renewable energy resources

reliable energy source

one that can produce energy at any time

non-reliable energy resource

one that can only produce energy some of the time

renewable energy resource

one that is replenished at a faster rate at which it is being used

non-renewable energy resource

there is only a certain amount of the resource

are fossil fuels renewable?

no

advantages of fossil fuels

reliable

can produce large amount of energy at fairly short notice

disadvantages of fossil fuels

produces significant greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, which can cause global warming

produces pollution

advantages of nuclear energy

reliable

produces no greenhouse gases or pollution

a large amount of energy is produced from a small amount of fuel

disadvantages of nuclear energy

produces dangerous raioactive waste thatcantake thousands of years to decay

power stations are espensive to build and very expensive to decommission