Generating electricity and Energy transfers

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Generating electricityand Energy transfers

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Advantages and Disadvantages

• This exercise is about the advantages and
  disadvantages of various ways to make electricity
• Arrange and correct the information boxes on each
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Natural Gas

• Advantages

• Disadvantages

Burning natural gas releases large amounts of
carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
It is easy to transport gas in pipes.
LOOK THIS UP Burning natural gas releases or
does not release sulfur dioxide?
LOOK THIS UP Natural Gas is renewable or not
renewable? It will or will not run out
You can start a gas power station faster then a
coal one
Put the boxes under the right heading.
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Oil

• Advantages

• Disadvantages

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Solar Cells

• Advantages

• Disadvantages

LOOK THIS UP They produce a lot or a small
amount of electricity
They cost a lot to make
They have no moving parts so they wont break down
Drag the boxes to the right place on the slide
They dont release polluting gases
LOOK THIS UP They do or dont work in the dark
They can be put on the roof of a house
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Wind Turbines

• Advantages

• Disadvantages

They wont generate electricity without wind
They can produce a large amount of electricity
when there are lots of them
LOOK THIS UP They can or cant be built out at
sea
LOOK THIS UP They are quiet or noisy?
LOOK THIS UP They cause or dont cause air
pollution
Put the answers under the right heading
They look ugly
They take up a lot of land
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Hydroelectricity

• Advantages

• Disadvantages

LOOK THIS UP They are cheap / very expensive to
build
Can produce very large amounts of electricity
It is very reliable
Another disadvantage is
Find another disadvantage and put it in the last
box
Think about what happens to land
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Tidal Barrage

• Advantages

• Disadvantages

LOOK THIS UP They are cheap / very expensive to
build
Can produce large amounts of electricity
Another advantage is
Another disadvantage is
Think about how the barrage effects the
environment
Think about how reliable it is
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Wave Power

• Advantages

• Disadvantages

Could produce large amounts of electricity
LOOK THIS UP They are cheap / very expensive to
build
Another disadvantage is
Another advantage is
Think about the reliability and pollution
Think about the costs involved
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Wood Burning

• Advantages

• Disadvantages

The wood is renewable
Gives out carbon dioxide when the wood burns
Another advantage is
A disadvantage is
What do the trees take in when they grow?
Are there any wood burning power stations in the
UK?
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Geothermal Energy

• Advantages

• Disadvantages

Use the empty boxes to list the advantages and
disadvantages
Where do the plants need to be built?