A) Bugger reserves than other fossil fuels, reliable D) Not renewable, CO2 [greenhouse gas] and SO2 [cause of acid rain] Produced
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Oil advantages and disadvantages?
A) Reliable D) Not renewable, CO2 [greenhouse gas] and SO2 [cause of acid rain] Produced
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Gas advantages and disadvantages?
A) Reliable D) Not renewable, CO2 [greenhouse gas] produced
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Nuclear advantages and disadvantages?
A) Reliable, No production of polluting gases D) Not renewable, small risk of nuclear accident, produces hazardous nuclear waste which is difficult to safely dispose of.
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Wind advantages and disadvantages?
A) Renewable, no production of polluting gases, free energy resource D) Requires many large turbines, not reliable
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Falling Water advantages and disadvantages?
A) Renewable, no polluting gas production, free energy resource, reliable in wet areas D) Only works where wet and hilly, damming areas causes floods and effects local ecology.
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Wave Advantages and Disadvantages?
A) Renewable, No polluting gases produced, free energy resource D) Hazard to boats potentially and not reliable
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Tide Advantages and Disadvantages?
A) Renewable, no polluting gases produced. reliable (always tides twice a day), free energy resource D) Only a few river estureies are suitable, building a barrage affects the local ecology.
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Solar Advantages and Disadvantages?
A) Renewable, No polluting gases produced, reliable in hot countries (in daytime), free energy resource D) Unreliable in less sunny countries, solar cells only produce small amounts of electricity
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Geothermal Advantages and Disadvantages?
A) Renewable, No polluting gases produced, free energy resource D) Drilling through large depth of rock is difficult and expensive, only economically capable in a few places
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Card 2
Front
Oil advantages and disadvantages?
Back
A) Reliable D) Not renewable, CO2 [greenhouse gas] and SO2 [cause of acid rain] Produced
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