Energy 0.0 / 5 ? PhysicsGlobal Energy ResourcesGCSEAQA Created by: holly.preston12345Created on: 09-12-18 13:25 What does a non-renewable energy resource mean? Will run out. It is a finite reserve. It cannot be replenished 1 of 19 Give examples of non-renewable energy resources: Fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) and nuclear fuels 2 of 19 What does a renewable energy resource mean? Will never run out. It is an infinite reserve. It can be replenished 3 of 19 Give examples of renewable energy resources: Solar, Tides, Waves, Wind, Geothermal, Biomass, Hydroelectric 4 of 19 By using renewable energy will need to... increase to meet the demand 5 of 19 Energy demand is... increasing as population increases 6 of 19 What can energy resources be used for? Transport, Heating and Electricity 7 of 19 What is transport used in/for? Petrol & Diesel- used in cars, planes and buildings 8 of 19 What is heating used in/ for? Gas & Electricity- used in buildings 9 of 19 What is electricity used in/for? Most generated fossil fuels- used to power most devices 10 of 19 What is the national grid? A system of cables+ transforms linking to power station to consumers that transports electricity across UK 11 of 19 Describe the how the nation gird works: Power station-> Step-up transformer-> Pylons-> Step-down transformer-> House factory 12 of 19 Why is the national grid systems an efficient way to transfer energy? Cheap and Safe 13 of 19 What does a power station do? Generates electricity 14 of 19 An energy resource is burnt to make steam to... drive a turbine which drives the generator 15 of 19 What are the main energy resources? (renewable) Solar, Wind, Waves, Hydroelectric, Biofuel, Tides and Geothermal resources 16 of 19 What are the main energy resources? (non- renewable) Fossil fuels and Nuclear power 17 of 19 What are renewable energy advantages? Infinite, no waste products, clean 18 of 19 What are renewable energy disadvantages? Disturb natural habits, noisy, harm animals, visual impact, unreliable (depend on weather) 19 of 19
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