An advantage of coal is that it is...
dangerous to mine
renewable
inexpensive
causes pollution
A disadvantage of wind power is....
Turbines take a lot of space
nonrenewable
Wind is always blowing
Uranium is what provides ____________power.
geothermal
nuclear
solar
hydropower
An advantage of petroleum is that...
It can spill.
It's one of few fuels we have for making gasoline
nonrenewable
Name the renewable resource
Coal
Oil
Natural Gas
Biomass
A disadvantage of biomass is....
It's cheap
It's nonrenewable
Can cause deforestation
Which of the following is nonrenewable?
Solar
Hydropwer
Oil
Wind
Too much Carbon dioxide is a problem because...
There's not enough oxygen in it.
It blankets the planet and causes global warming.
An advantage of Biomass is that...
It can keep trash out of landfills
It smells good.
Splitting atoms to supply energy is called...
Mechanical energy
Nuclear energy
Wind Power
a disadvantage of petroleum is that...
It's renewable
there are no disadvantages
Oil spills cost millions of dollars and harm the environment
Geothermal power comes from...
putting a dam on a river
burning trees
the heat inside the Earth
Corn and algae are both used to make what?
Biofuels
cornbread
cat food
cereal
Hydropower is...
nonrenewable
renewable
Petroleum comes from...
Coal
Natural Gas
Uranium
Oil
A disadvantage of solar power is...
It pollutes.
Solar panels are still expensive.
The solar panels are ugly.
A disadvantage of wind turbines is...
Dangerous to flying animals
nonrenewable
An advantage of solar power is...
It's nonrenewable
Solar panels are expensive
The Sun never runs out of energy
Coal is
renewable
nonrenewable