Non-Renewable Sources

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    • What are the non-renewable sources for generating electricity?
      Coal
      Oil
      Gas
      Nuclear
      Biomass
      Geothermal
    • What are the advantages for using fossil fuel sources of electricity?
      Release lots of energy when burned
      Lots of the world's infrastructure is built to rely on these sources
    • What are the disadvantages for using fossil fuel sources of electricity?
      Not sustainable
      Releases toxic gases into the atmosphere
      Release greenhouse gases like CO2 into the atmosphere, promoting global warming
    • How do nuclear stations heat water?
      Nuclear decay (Fission)
    • What are the advantages of fossil fuel stations?
      Reliable
      Large power output
    • What are the disadvantages of fossil fuel stations?
      Produce greenhouse gases
      Cause acid rain
    • What are the advantages of nuclear power?
      Large power output
      No greenhouse gases produced
    • What are the disadvantages of nuclear power?
      Long start up time
      Produces radioactive waste which must be stored for a long time
      Expensive to commission/decommission