Energy Transfers and Energy Sources

Disadvantages of fossil fuels:

C__________ to c_____ c_____

___-_________

contributes to climate change, non-renewable

Advantages of fossil fuels:

R_______

C____

E___ to s____

High ______ _______

reliable, cheap, easy to store, high energy density

Uses of fossil fuels:

T________

E__________ g_________

H______

transport, electricity generation, heating

Fossil fuels are made from ____ _______ ______ and takes ________ of years to form

ancient dead plants, millions

Disadvantages of nuclear energy:

Disaster could have significant e____________ i_____

Risk of _________

___________ waste

High d______________ cost

___-_________

Disaster could have significant environmental impact, risk of terrorism, radioactive waste, high decommissioning cost

Advantages of nuclear energy:

No ___ _________ during use

Very high ______ _______

Large ________

No CO2 emissions during use, very high energy density, large reserves

Nuclear energy typically uses _______ __ _________

uranium or plutonium

Environmental issues of nuclear energy:

G_____ _______

A___ ____

global warming, acid rain

Effects of nuclear energy:

Damage to b________, a__________ and w_______

buildings, agriculture, wildlife

Methods to reduce effects of nuclear energy:

Reduce c__________

Alternate f____

C_______ emissions

C_____ capture

reduce consumption, alternate fuels, capture emissions, carbon capture

Advantages of hydroelectricity:

R_______

Z___ e________ in use

Controllable for d_____

reliable, zero emissions in use, controllable for demand

Disadvantages in hydroelectricity:

Significant e____________ c_____

Can only be placed in s_______ l________

significant environmental change, can only be placed in specific locations

Advantages in tidal and wave energy:

Z___ e________

R________

zero emissions, reliable

Disadvantages in tidal and wave energy:

Only s______ l________

U________

I__________

only specific locations, unreliable, inefficient

Advantages in wind power:

R________

Z___ _________

renewable, zero emissions

Disadvantages in wind power:

U_________

V_____ and n____ pollution

unreliable, visual and noise pollution

Advantages of biofuel:

R________

R_______

renewable, reliable

Disadvantages of biofuel:

Contributes to ______ _______

Reduce space for c____

contributes to global warming, reduce space for crops

Advantages of solar:

R________

Z___ _________

renewable, zero emissions

Disadvantages of solar:

Un________

In_________

Storage of electricity g________

unreliable, inefficient, storage of electricity generated

Advantages of geothermal energy:

R________

Z___ _________

R_______

renewable, zero emissions, reliable

Disadvantages of geothermal energy:

L_______ s_______

location specific

Name all the energy stores:

K______, G____________ p________, T______, C_______, E______, M________, N______, E____________

kinetic, gravitational potential, thermal, chemical, elastic, magnetic, nuclear, electrostatic

Energy is measured in ______

Joules

Energy can be transferred by:

F_____, E__________, H______, R________

forces, electricity, heating, radiation