Nonrenewable Energy

Nonrenewable Energy

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Nonrenewable

• Energy will run out and cannot be replaced

• Examples: Nuclear & Fossil Fuels (Coal, Oil, Natural Gas)

Multiple Choice

Which does nonrenewable mean?

• It CAN be used again

• It CANNOT be used again

Multiple Select

Which of the following energy resources are nonrenewable?

• coal

• solar

• oil

• wind

Nonrenewable Use in Virginia

• 40% Natural Gas

• 20% Coal

• 33% Nuclear

• Total = 93% Nonrenewable Energy

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about Virginia?

• VA uses mostly renewable energy

• VA uses mostly Nonrenewable energy

Nonrenewable Advantages

• Gives us LOTS of Electricity​

Fossil Fuels Disadvantages

• Gives off pollution

• Can be mining or pipeline accidents (people get hurt)

Multiple Choice

What is an advantages (good thing) about using nonrenewables like fossil fuels?

• The power plants looks pretty

• They can make lots of electricity

• They are nonrenewable

• They produce pollution

Multiple Select

What is an disadvantages (bad thing) about using nonrenewables like fossil fuels? Choose 2 answers!

• They are hard to find

• They can make lots of electricity

• There are mining accidents where people have died

• They produce pollution

How power plants work...

• Something like coal or oril is heated to make steam

• Steam turns a turbine (big wheel)

• The Turbine turns a generator

• The generator makes electricity

Multiple Choice

What is a turbine?

• big wheel that spins

• part that makes electricity

• Something that is burned to make steam

Multiple Choice

What part of a power plant is responsible for making electricity?

• Turbine

• Steam

• Generator

Nuclear power

• Uranium atoms are split apart to make LOTS of energy

Nuclear energy Advantages

• Make LOTS of electricity (more than fossil fuels)

• NO pollution

• Cheap to run the power plant

Nuclear energy Disadvantages

• Make Radioactive waste

• Bad accidents have happened (Chernobyl and Fukushima)

• Must be built near a water source

Multiple Select

What is an advantage (good thing) about nuclear energy? Choose 3

• Makes radioactive waste

• No pollution

• Not expensive (cheap) to run the power plant

• Can make LOTs of electricity

Multiple Select

What is a disadvantage (bad thing) about nuclear energy? Choose 3

• Radioactive waste

• Pollution

• Must be built near water

• Bad accidents

Fossil Fuel

Advantages

• Can make a lot of electricity

• Can be found in many places

• Cheap to run the power plant

Fossil Fuel

Disadvantages

• Causes pollution

• Minin accidents can happen

• Price changes happen often

Multiple Select

What are the advantages of fossil fuels? Choose 2 answers.

• Makes LOTS of electricity

• NO pollution

• Can be found in many places easily

• The price stays about the same over time

Multiple Select

What are the disadvantages of fossil fuels? Choose 3 answers.

• Mining accidents happen

• Causes Pollution

• Hard to find

• Price changes happen often

Use BOTH sides of your notes to answer the following questions

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are the nonrewable energy sources?

• Nuclear, Coal, Oil, Wind

• Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Nuclear

• Hydropower, Coal, Nuclear, Geothermal

• Solar, Hydropower, Wind, Geothermal, Biomass

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are the rewable energy sources?

• Nuclear, Coal, Oil, Wind

• Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Nuclear

• Hydropower, Coal, Nuclear, Geothermal

• Solar, Hydropower, Wind, Geothermal, Biomass

Multiple Choice

Which type of energy is better for the enviornment because there is no pollution?

• Nonrenewable

• Renewable

Multiple Choice

Virginia uses mostly renewable energy sources to provide electricity.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Which of the following could be reasons that Virignia choose to use mostly nonrenewable energy sources even though it is bad for the environment? Choose 2 answers.

• They produce a lot of electricity easily

• The power plants are already set up and cheap to run

• The pollution is not that bad

• They will never run out

Multiple Select

What type of energy? Choose 2 answers

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Hydropower

• Wind

• Nuclear

Multiple Select

What type of energy? Choose 2 answers

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Biomass

• Coal

• Solar

Multiple Select

What type of energy? Choose 2 answers

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Oil

• Hydropower

• Wind

Multiple Select

What type of energy? Choose 2 answers

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Wind

• Fossil fuels

• Solar

Multiple Select

What type of energy? Choose 2 answers

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Nuclear

• Geothermal

• Wind

Multiple Choice

Which type of energy will never run out?

• Nonrenewable

• Renewable