Mains electricity: Renewable ways to generate electricity

Coal is a non-renewable resource

• True

• False

Non-renewable resources will not run out

• True

• False

Renewable resources include:

• sun, wind, and moving water

• coal, paraffin, and petrol

A wind farm has many ........... that are close together

The falling water is changed to electrical energy at .............. power stations

Where does the water come from to turn the turbines of electrical generators?

• from the sea and rain

• big dams across rivers

Solar power is using energy that comes from:

• the sun

• the wind

• moving water

Photovoltaic ................ have photovoltaic cells

What do photovoltaic cells do?

• convert sunlight to hydro-electric power

• convert sunlight to energy

Solar panels store electricity in a .......... when the sun isn't shining.

• battery

• cable

• photovoltaic cell