Energy Sources

There are 3 Main Fossil Fuels. We Know Them As --

• Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen, Nitrogen
• Cookies, Nutella, Granola
• Coal, Oil, Natural Gas
• Canyons, Oceans, Nymph

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Fossil fuels are found

• in desert army bases

• near river banks

• deep within the earth

• at mountain tops

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Oil is made from

• dead plant and animal remains

• sedimentary rocks

• magma and lava

• water

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Coal is often burned to produce

• pollution

• water power

• better roads

• electricity

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Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....

• Wind

• Sunlight

• Moving water

• Dung

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One CON / DRAWBACK of hydroelectric power is that dams can

• create lakes

• control irrigation

• block routes for fish

• keep soil rich

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Nuclear fission releases energy by

• cutting down trees

• building dams

• breaking apart an atom

• mining for coal

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One PRO / BENEFIT of nuclear energy is that...

• it doesn't create pollution

• it creates carbon dioxide

• it increases global warming

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One danger of nuclear power plants is that

• atomic bombs are not dangerous

• the waste material is radioactive

• water creates pollution

• atoms are difficult to find

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Wind power involves structures with

• long pipes that extend deep into mines

• panels to absorb sunlight

• turbines that spin with the air

• dams to block water

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