| Term | Definition |
|---|
| nuclear what it is | nuclear fissions heat water-turns turbine-generator-electricity |
| nuclear advantages | no greenhouse gasses, reduces use of foreign oil, compact fuel |
| nuclear disadvantages | process not clean, dangerous, expensive, not renewable |
| solar what it is | electricity from sun 3 ways- solar cells convert sunlight to electricity, solar water heating, solar furnace (focuses light into a small area to create heat) |
| solar advantages | renewable, no waste, can supply energy to remote areas |
| solar disadvantages | solar furnace takes a long time, don't work at night, expensive, rip off |
| hydro-electric power what it is | water in dam flows throught tunnels turns turbines turns generators |
| hydro-electric power advantages | cheap, no pollution, renewable |
| hydro-electric power disadvantages | bad for habitats, expensive to build dams, hard to find areas to build dams |
| wind what it is | uses wind to produce energy- blades spin, generator creates electricity |
| wind advantages | no pollution, no fuel, provides power, room for farming, tourist attraction |
| wind disadvantages | effect tv, not always predictable, kills brds, expensive, noisy |
| tidal/ wave what it is | energy powered by tide which is based on moon patterns |
| tidal/ wave how it works | water from ocean flows through gates to turn turbines and generators |
| tidal/ wave advantages | no gasses/ waste, cheap, predictable, no neg impact |
| tidal/ waves disadvantages | flooding, destroy wildlife, lim. locations, expensive, 10 hours a day production |
| biomass how it works | biomass waste is burned to generate steam-steam turns turbines-generators |
| biomass advantages | cheap, recycling, restore deforested areas, decreases acid rain |
| biomass disadvantages | greenhouse gasses |
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