11 November 2015
All Classes: Begin reviewing
for your Ecology and
Environment CUBA, Monday,
November 23rd
Energy Sources Frayer Models Answer Key
Use the following slides to check your Frayer model
for the renewable and non-renewable energy
sources
Non-Renewable
Uses
• Generate electricity
• Used to make steel
• Used to make medicine and
fertilizer
• Heat
Coal
Advantages
• Coal is plentiful
• Easy to transport
• When burned it produces a
lot of energy
• More efficient than other
types of fuel
• Supplies jobs
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Disadvantages
Mining for coal can cause
erosion
Mining can be dangerous
Runoff from coal mines can
cause water pollution
Creates air pollution
Non-Renewable
Uses
• Fuel for vehicles
• Heating homes
• Making plastics and petroleum
products
Advantages
• Accounts for 1/3 of all the
• energy in the world
• Can be easily transported
• Make may products
Oil
Disadvantages
• Hard to find
• Takes millions of years to form
• When oil spills it causes water
pollution
• Very deep underground
Non-Renewable
Uses
• Heating homes
• Generate electricity
• Used for cooking
Natural
Gas
Advantages
• Can be compressed and
stored in tanks/easy to
transport
• Produces a lot of energy with
little air pollution
• Less harmful than coal or oil
when burned
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Disadvantages
Hard to find
Highly flammable
If leaking can cause sickness
Can cause land pollution
The pipes take up a lot of land
space
Renewable
Uses
• Create electricity
• Heat water
• Light
Solar
Advantages
• Does not cause air pollution
• Energy can be collected and •
stored
• Will not run out
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• Can be used in area with a lot •
of sun
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Disadvantages
Only works in areas that get a
lot of sun
Takes up a lot of space
Expensive to buy panels
Only available when sun is
shining
Renewable
Uses
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Hydropower
Advantages
• No air pollution
• Produced by flowing water/
water cycle
• Inexpensive/cheapest way to
generate electricity
• Stores energy
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Generate electricity
Control water flow
Part the water cycle
Power machines
Disadvantages
Only available in areas with
water
Change the environment by
stopping the flow of water
Can harm fish
Causes floods
Renewable
Uses
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Wind
Advantages
• No pollution
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• Generates electricity
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• Renewable
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• Less expensive than other
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renewable resources
Electricity
Energy
Heat
Moves cool air
Disadvantages
Must have wind
Cannot be owned by public
Wind farms take up a lot of
space
Can be harmful to birds
Renewable
Uses
• Electricity
• Transportation
• Fuel
• Heating
Biomass
biodiesel
Advantages
• Can replace gasoline in cars
• Less air pollution than fossil
fuels
• Can easily switch to without
changing the current
equipment
• Non toxic
• Low Nitrogen/Sulfur
• Creates Ozone
Disadvantages
• Expensive
• Not a lot of places to get this
fuel
• Land must grow a lot of
soybeans and other biomass
• Causes air pollution
Renewable
Uses
• Energy
• Provides hot water
• Heats homes
• Provides electricity
Geothermal
Advantages
Disadvantages
• Natural and easy to access in • Few places that can be used
• Very expensive to drill wells
certain areas
• The technology is expensive to
• No air pollution
have in your home
• Unlimited source of energy
• Don’t need to transport fuel
• Costs less than coal and
natural gas
Non-Renewable/Renewable
Uses
• Used to generate electricity
Nuclear/
Uranium
Advantages
• No air pollution
• Don’t need to drill/look for
fuel
• Very little impact on the
environment unless there is
an accident
Disadvantages
• Can be dangerous of explode or
melt down
• Uses a lot of water to cool;
takes water from the
environment
• Creates radiation/Waste is
challenging to store