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Energy Resources (Renewable Energy Resources (Main resource is…
Energy Resources
Renewable Energy Resources
Will not run out
Better for environment
Not found everywhere
Can be costly
Main resource is hydroelectric power
Doesn't pollute
Lessens the use of fossil fuels
You have to dam rivers
Creates lakes that replaces other resources like farmland
An alternative is wind
Wind turbines are used
Solar power
Using solar panels
Geothermal Energy
Use steam and hot water to create electricity from Earth
Use of power plants
Replaced naturally
Nuclear Energy
Doesn't pollute the air
Creates dangerous waste
It has to be stored for thousands of years before it is safe
If the waste spills it could cause terrible effects
Created by splitting atoms
Uses uranium
Radioactive
Metal
In the periodic table
Created by adding a heavier atoms to lighter ones
Non-renewable Energy Resources
Fossil Fuels
Coal
Source for heat
Pollutes air
Harms land
Used to create electricity at power plants
Petroleum
Used to make fuels, energy, and other products
First removed from ground, called crude oil
In factories they make the products out of crude oil
Natural Gas
Cleanest burning fossil fuel
Not replaced, runs out