Challenges Faced by Flow Resources

Countries with_____ have the best geography for generating hydroelectric power.

• Lots of tomatoes

• High mountain elevation and access to tides

• Powerful rivers and hilly landscapes

• Certain topography conditions, (e.g. rich soil conditions)

Flow resources can_____ (select the best answer).

• Generate power for countries who aren’t steady in other types of natural resources

• Improve water conditions and act as a substitute for coal energy

• Reduce pollution towards air and water supply, utilizing non-polluted minerals such as coal for electricity at its best

• All of the above

_____ are resources of Earth shared by all people, such as water, solar energy, air, yet not everyone has equal access to them.

• International Accessibilities

• Universal Goods

• Intercontinental Supplies

• Global Commons

What might be the reasoning behind water supply threats/challenges? (Select all that apply)

• The changing flow of tides and currents

• Increasing industrial activities, thus water demands exceeding supplies

• Air pollution affecting water qualities

• Misusage by governments’ and unsustainable utilization

The dangers of air pollution are the_____ (Select all that apply)

• Vegetation absorbing harmful chemicals

• Organisms eating harmful chemicals, reducing biodiversity

• Changing ecosystem

What are flow resources?

• A type of natural resource that must be used up where and when it is found or it’s lost as it can’t be stored or captured due to its movements from natural actions in the environment. It can be replaced by natural actions whether people use them or not.

• Substitutes for non-renewable resources and renewable natural resources. It can act as great supplies meeting the demands of acquired energy, but due to its flowing nature, it can’t generate power.

• A type of natural resource similar to common renewable resources and non-renewable resources. It undergoes the process of mutation, therefore the energy flows. It would be replaced by natural actions whether people use them or not, due to the properties of certain topography regions.

• A type of natural resource similar to renewable resources, however it can be restored in all topography conditions by human factors. It’s crucial to the development of energy regeneration.

Solar power is _____ (Select all that apply)

• a) Reliable, but due to the changes of the ecosystem from air pollution, the access is decreasing

• b) Has very little impact on the environment, which means no pollution, but creates lots of noise

• c) Solar panels need

Which of the following is a benefit of using wind energy? (Select all that apply)

• a) It is a renewable source of energy

• b) It produces greenhouse gases

• c) It requires a lot of water

• d) It can reduce dependency on fossil fuels

Geothermal energy is _____ (select the best answer).

• a) Derived from the heat of the Earth

• b) A type of fossil fuel

• c) Not renewable

• d) Dependent on weather conditions

Which of the following is considered a non-renewable resource?

• a) Solar energy

• b) Wind energy

• c) Coal

• d) Hydroelectric power