Energy Resources Flashcards

Flashcards about energy resources, renewable and non-renewable energies, and their advantages and disadvantages.

Non-renewable energy resources

Energy resources that are not replaced as quickly as they are used and will eventually run out, such as fossil fuels and nuclear fission.

Renewable energy resources

Energy resources that can be replaced at the same rate as they are used and will not run out, such as solar, tidal, wave, wind, geothermal, biofuel, and hydroelectric energies.

Reliability

In relation to energy resources, it describes resources that are available all the time (or at predictable times) and in sufficient quantities.

Environmental Impact

The effect that energy resources have when we use them.

Fossil Fuels

A non-renewable energy resource consisting of coal, oil, and natural gas, formed from ancient organic matter.

Nuclear Fission

A non-renewable energy resource that uses the mining of naturally occurring elements, like uranium and plutonium to generate power

Biofuel

Fuel produced from living or recently living organisms, such as plants and animal waste.

Carbon Neutral

The amount of carbon dioxide released when the fuel is burnt is equal to the amount of carbon dioxide absorbed when the fuel is grown

Geothermal Energy

A renewable energy resource using radioactive substances deep within the Earth to transfer heat energy to the surface

Hydroelectric Energy

A renewable energy resource that generates electricity using a water flowing downhill that turns generators

Solar Energy

A renewable energy resources that transfer energy to solar cells or solar heating panels

Tidal Energy

A renewable energy resource where turbines on tidal barrages turned by water as the tide comes in and out

Wave Energy

A renewable energy resource where floating generators are powered by waves moving up and down

Wind Energy

A renewable energy resource where turbines turned by the wind