Nonrenewable Resources Advantages and Disadvantages

This resource is very cheap and is used for most commercial and residential electricity

• Advantage: COAL

• Disadvantage: COAL

• Advantage: OIL

• Disadvantage: OIL

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Highly abundant resource that is used for heating of most homes

• Advantage: OIL

• Disadvantage: OIL

• Advantage: NATURAL GAS

• Disadvantage: NATURAL GAS

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Spills can cause environmental devastation

• Advantage: COAL

• Disadvantage: COAL

• Advantage: OIL

• Disadvantage: OIL

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Radioactive waste can be hazardous to the environment if mishandled

• Advantage: NUCLEAR

• Disadvantage: NUCLEAR

• Advantage: NATURAL GAS

• Disadvantage: NATURAL GAS

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

Abundant resource that is used for most transportation around the globe

• Advantage: NUCLEAR

• Disadvantage: NUCLEAR

• Advantage: OIL

• Disadvantage: OIL

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Dangerous to mine. creates pollutants in the air when burned.

• Advantage: NATURAL GAS

• Disadvantage: NATURAL GAS

• Advantage: COAL

• Disadvantage: COAL

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

Very small amount of resources used for a large quantity of energy.

• Advantage: NUCLEAR

• Disadvantage: NUCLEAR

• Advantage: COAL

• Disadvantage: COAL

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Fracking dangers are not quite fully understood

• Advantage: NATURAL GAS

• Disadvantage: NATURAL GAS

• Advantage: OIL

• Disadvantage: OIL

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Which is an advantage of coal energy?

• it's cheap and plentiful

• it's a free resource that can be replenished quickly

• It creates greenhouse gases when burned

• it will eventually run out

what is a disadvantage of energy from oil?

• it creates millions of jobs

• oil spills can harm the environment

• burning oil is clean energy

• there is plenty of oil and it will never run out

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3