Non-renewable sources

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  • Three main types of Fossil fuels:
    • Coal
    • Oil
    • Gas
  • Ways fossil fuels are used:
    • Power engines
    • Generate electricity
    • Burned to provide heat
  • Pros of Fossil fuels:
    • Cheap
    • Can be used in any condition
    • Our current infrastructure is designed to run using fossil fuels
  • Cons of fossil fuels:
    • They're a limited resource
    • Produce carbon dioxide when burned
    • Sometimes produce toxic gas when burned
  • Nuclear energy is obtained from nuclear reactions
  • Pros of nuclear energy:
    • Do not produce any pollutants
    • Can be used in any condition
  • Cons of nuclear energy:
    • A limited resource
    • Produce radioactive waste, which remains harmful for thousands of years
    • Expensive
    • Power stations can have a nuclear meltdown, which releases large amounts of radioactive material to the environment
  • Non-renewable energy sources:
    • nuclear energy
    • fossil fuels