Chapter 5 Energy and the Environment

The physical world provides us with _______ resources that we can make energy from.

non-renewable resources include

• oil, coal, hep and biomass

• coal, oil and peat

• peat, oil and solar

renewable resources include

• hep, wind and oil

• solar, biomass and geothermal

• coal, hep and wind

A disadvantage of oil is

• it is a cheap clean energy resource

• It produces great heat

• oil leaks can lead to serious pollution

• It is easily transported

In Ireland 48% of our energy comes from ___

Name the Gas Field in Co Mayo which started piping gas in 2015 = The ______ Gas Field

The creation of electricity using the force of falling water is called _____________ power

One advantage of HEP is that water builds up behind the dam. This creates a _________. This can be used as a local water supply and also for recreational purposes such as fishing, boating and other water based activities.

One disadvantage of wind energy is that is can be __________ from day to day. There may not be a constant supply of wind.

Global warming is...

• the earth's core rising in temperature

• sea levels are rising

• the gradual rising of temperatures around the world