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Type of Energy Resource
Non-­‐Renewable
Description
Coal
fossil fuel; mineral;
Petroleum
liquid; fossil fuels;
Natual Gas
fossil fuel
Nuclear
Advantages
Disadvantages
easy to find; generates pollution (smog; electricity; cheap; acid rain); limited industrial use; supply
produce heat
non-­‐renewable; not reusable; pollution (high makes gasoline; carbon wax; fibers; fuel; emissions); oil plastic; spills; acid precipitation; expensive
limited cleanest burning resources; fossil fuel; pollution; very alternative to flammable; gasoline for drilling creates heating; cheaper; environmental more plentiful
damage; radioactive elements; powerful; less generates consuming of thermal energy resources; doesn't that boils water produce smog; expensive to to produce concentrated build/ maintain; steam-­‐-­‐
(high energy radioactive electricity
output)
waste; Renewable
limitless; no pollution; eco-­‐
friendly; Solar
converts into electricity
Water
converts kinetic energy into electricity (falling or renewable, no air moving water)-­‐-­‐ pollution; semi-­‐
dams
easy
expensive initially; practical only in sunny places; can affect marine ecosystems, transportation, commerce; areas with rivers; Wind
wind mills/ turbines
has to be in windy areas; high maintenance; inexpensive; no air bird populations; pollution, eye sore
limited pollution; renewable; only near hot-­‐
relatively spots; destroys thermal energy inexpensive; don't soil/ local from within need a lot of land; ecosystems; Geothermal Earth's Crust
virtually limitless wastes water; renewable; liquid produces smoke, organic matter fuel; burned to can waste food burned to produce energy; resources; need Biomass
produce energy cleaner burning; large area;