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37 Cards in this Set
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Coal |
Nonrenewable |
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Oil |
Nonrenewable |
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Natural gas |
Nonrenewable |
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Hydroelectric |
Renewable if good rainfall |
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Nuclear |
Nonrenewable |
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Biomass |
Renewable but has to grow back |
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Solar |
Renewable |
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Wind |
Renewable |
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Waves/tidal |
Renewable |
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Geothermal |
Renewable if no over-pumping of ground water |
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Hydrogen |
Renewable |
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What is coal used for? |
Electricity and industry |
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What is oil used for? |
Transportation, plastics, some electricity |
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What is natural gas used for? |
Cooking, heating, electricity and transportation |
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What is hydroelectric used for? |
Electricity |
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What is nuclear used for? |
Electricity and weapons |
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What is biomass used for? |
Cooking/heating (wood), electricity (burn trash), ethanol (cars) |
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What is solar used for? |
PV Cells- Electricity |
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What is wind used for? |
Electricity |
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What are waves/tidal used for? |
Electricity |
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What is geothermal used for? |
Electricity and heating |
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What is hydrogen used for? |
Transportation |
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How is coal power generated? |
Coal burned, steam spins turbines |
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How is oil power generated? |
Internal combustion engine in cars |
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How is natural gas power generated? |
Turbines, combustion |
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How is hydroelectric power generated? |
Water spins turbines in dams |
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How is nuclear power generated? |
Nuclear fission-Energy heats water, steam spins turbine |
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How is biomass power generated? |
Combustion, turbines, combustion engine |
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How is solar power generated? |
PV cells- Silicon + Light active/passive- direct heat |
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How is wind power generated? |
Wind spins turbines |
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How is waves/tidal power generated? |
Force of water spins turbines |
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How is geothermal power generated? |
Steam from aquifers spins turbines Hot water through pipes in home/building |
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How is hydrogen power generated? |
Fuel cells split water in to h2 and o2 gas. H2 is combustible |
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Hydrogens: environmental problems |
Use fossil fuels to split water |
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Hydrogen: Human health problems |
None |
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Hydrogen: Which countries |
Experimental |
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ON GEOTHERMAL CONTINUE MOVE TOWARDS NUMBER 1 |
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