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Topic 5: Recycling and Resources
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- 1Define resourceA source/material for supply support or aid. Particularly one that can be readily drown when needed.
- 2Define renewable resourcea source that can be repeatedly used as it is readily available and supplied naturally.
- 3Non-renewable resource is...a source with economic value as it is not readily available and cannot be supplied naturally to the level of it's consumption.
- 4List the advantages of a nonerenweable source- Coal and gas are abundant in Australia so fuel is relatively cheap.
- Large amounts of energy can be generated.
- easier to transport.
- generates thousands of jobs. - 5List the disadvantages of fossil fuels.- the cause heavy amounts of pollution as a lot of carbon dioxide is released into the air enhancing global warming.
- oil spills occur which also damage the environment.
- danger procedure
- will run out - 6List the advantages of renewable energy- sustainable and will never run out
- reduces operation costs.
- minimal impact on the environment
- stabilises energy prices. - 7Describe the green house effectdescribes the effect gases, mainly being carbon dioxide, are absorbing energy from the sun & earth and trapping it near the earths surface much like panels in a green house.
- 8How does buring fossil fuels enhance global warming.burning fossil fuels enhance global warming as is releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere causing more heat to be trapped hence, global warming.
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- Flashcards on Topic 5: Recycling and Resources, created by Jade Da on 26/10/2016.
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