Coal | Oil | Natural Gas(NG) | Nuclear | miscellaneous |
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Is Coal Renewable
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Crude or Petroleum
What is another name for Oil?
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It comes from Under the earth's surface.
Where does NG come from?
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To Produce Electricity
What is the Main Use of Nuclear Energy?
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From a mine
Where do you get coal?
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It is mostly made up of hydrogen and carbon. Oil also has small amounts of sulfur, nitrogen, and oxygen.
What is in Oil?
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We drill through the earth's surface, use explosives can be extracted by oils.
Describe Methods In witch NG is extracted.
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Nuclear Energy(Uranium) produces radioactive waste
What is a disadvantage of Nuclear Energy(Uranium)
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Oil is fossil fuel because it is made from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.
How is oil made?
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We use it to make things like chemicals and metals. It can also provide heat and light.
What are some uses of this resource?
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1. Really Powerful
2. Can be used for protection 3. Clean Energy
What are the advantages of Nuclear Energy(Uranium)
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It can pollute the water near it
It cost lots to transport Is very flammable
Negatives of NG
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Powering cars
Warming an area Powering buildings
How do people use this resource?
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Doesn’t pollute the earth
Easy to transport Can fuel cars
Pros Of NG
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You Mine it in the Western United States
How can you get Uranium (Nuclear Energy)
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Nuclear Energy is energy in the core of an atom.
Where does Nuclear Energy come from
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Oil gets transported by pipeline
How does oil get transported?
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Across the country, there are 210 pipeline systems. More than 305,000 Miles.
How many NG lines are in the US today?
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Nuclear Fission
How can a nuclear bond be broken
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They were called seismic, surveying, and rock core sampling.
What is the name of the technology used for getting oil?
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