BPM Objective 4 Test Directions: Using the Energy Resources chart below, fill in the advantages and disadvantages of at least five different resources. Then select one of those five resources or a different one and explain why you would recommend using or promoting that resource. Energy Sources Energy Source Coal Oil Natural Gas Description Black rock-like solid fossil fuel found underground. Burned or gasified to produce electricity. Thick, brown liquid fossil fuel found under land and water. Must be drilled and pumped out. Burned or gasified to produce electricity. Invisible, odorless gas(fossil fuel) found underground. Burned or gasified to produce heat and electricity. Nuclear Fission Atoms that form Uranium are split apart and release heat energy which produce steam for electric turbines. Waste-to-Energy Includes landfill methane and burning trash to produce electricity. Biogas from Crops Farmers can use crop waste or entire crops that can be gasified or burned as fuel. Hydropower Running water turns a turbine and produces electricity. Wind Power Wind turns a turbine and produces electricity. Solar Electricity (Photovoltaics-PV) Sun shines on solar cells (semiconductor material) and produces electric current. Solar Thermal Sun’s heat is collected to heat domestic or pool water or create stem for electricity using concentrators. Advantages Disadvantages