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Energy Resources
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GCSE Environmental Mapa Mental sobre Energy Resources, criado por 08sltebbutt em 10-05-2013.
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Energy Resources
Uses Of Energy
Cars
Fuel
In The Home
Gas
Electricity
At work
Electricity
Fossil Fuels
Coal
Oil
Natural Gas
Unsustainable
Being used faster than it is produced
Non renewables
Pollution from combustion
Carbon Dioxide
Greenhouse Gas
Rising sea levels - Flooding might occur
More severe weather
Sulfur Dioxide
Acid Rain
Kills forests and turns lakes and oceans acidic
Loss of wildlife
Oxides Of Nitrogen
Causes acid rain and is a greenhouse gas
Photochemical Smog
Reducing Energy Consumption
Turn Down Central Heating (Thermostat)
Less time in the shower
Don't leave appliances on standby
Switch off lights when you leave the room
Use more public transport
Re-use and Recycle
Alternative Technologies
Nuclear Power
Nuclear fission releases lots of energy
Nuclear Plant
Reactor Core
Control Rods
Fuel Rods
Containment
Coolant
Advantages
Releases little CO2 so doesn't add to global climate change or the greenouse effect
Doesn't give of oxides, sulfur or nitrogen so doesn't add to acid rain
Large amounts of energy from a small amount of fuel - lower fuel and fuel transportation costs
Disadvantages
Nuclear reactors originally used to make weapons - ethically wrong?
Waste is very dangerous - continues to be radioactive for thousands of years
There have been past accidents (Chernobyl) so some people think it is too big a risk
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