Physics P3 - energy resorces - knowledge questions

What energy resource comes from the sun ____________ energy

solar

What are the names of the three fossil fuels _________ ________ and ________ _________

coal oil and natural gas

Which fossil fuel power station has the shortest start up time?

Natural Gas

There are 3 ways we can get energy from water Name 2 of them ___________ and _____________

any from hydroelectricity tidal or wave

What form of energy is stored in water behind a damn?

Gravitational potential Energy

What causes the tides for tidal energy?

The moon

Energy resources which will not run out are called ___________ energy resources

Renewable

Energy resources which are used faster than they are created are called _______________ energy resources

Non-renewable

Fossil Fuels will produce Carbon dioxide which is a _____________ _______

Greenhouse gas

Is nuclear power renewable?

No it is not renewable

Does nuclear power produce carbon dioxide?

No it does not

Give once negative of nuclear power other than it being non-renewable

Any from Produces radioactive waste has a long start up time

The energy source which uses hot rocks in the earth is called _____________ energy

Geothermal

Biofuels are _____________________ which means no extra carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere.

Carbon Neutral

What is the term for customers’ need for electricity?

Demand

What is the term for pumping water up to reservoirs (manmade lakes) during times of low demand?

Pumped storage

What is the term for trapping some of the carbon dioxide emitted by power stations in cavities in the earth?

Carbon Capture

What does Carbon dioxide cause?

Global warming

What does sulphur dioxide cause?

Acid Rain

What do Nitrogen oxides cause?

Acid Rain