Renewable energy

Question 1

Name the 7 renewable energy sources and an advantage & disadvantage for each

Answer 1

✅ Advantages ❌Disadvantages

• Solar ✅save money ❌expensive to install
• Wind ✅renewable ❌Unreliable
• Wave ✅No CO2 ❌Unreliable
• Geothermal ✅Free fuel ❌Expensive process
• Hydro-electric✅No CO2 ❌Destroy habitats
• Biomass ✅cheap ❌releases CO2 when burn
• Tidal ✅Reliable ❌Expensive

Question 2

What is geothermal energy?

Answer 2

This is where hot water and steam from rocks rise to surface and is used to generate electricity.

Question 3

what are the non- renewable energy sources?

Answer 3

• coal
• oil
• gas
• biofuel