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Solar Power Uses either the energy -Renewable -Less effective in winter/
of concentrated solar -sunlight is an abundant when there are clouds
rays using mirrors to source -Takes up space
heat fluid or -very sustainable - larger upfront cost
photovoltaics (solar -panels can serve multiple - Needs storage for night
panels) that directly purposes (ex. Shade
convert light waves into structures)
DC power currents - Free once installed.
https://en.wikipedia.org
/wiki/Solar_power
Wind Power Wind turbines use the Produces no pollution Dangerous to birds
flow of air (wind) to Renewable Requires constant wind
produce electric power. Plentiful Requires land
Relatively cheap
Link: Link:
https://en.wikipedia.org Link: http://www.seai.ie/Schools/P
/wiki/Wind_power http://www.seai.ie/Schools/ ost_Primary/Subjects/Geogr
Post_Primary/Subjects/Ge aphy_JC/Pros_Cons1/
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Geothermal Energy Energy found under the The efficiency of most People digging could hit the
earth is taken by a geothermal plants lies underground piping.
generator to convert around 10% to 23%. Works in specific locations.
into electricity. The amount of energy Such as areas that lie near
generated from fault lines, volcanoes, or
Link: geothermal plants is very areas where geysers are
http://www.climatemast high compared to other prevalent.
er.com/residential/how- renewable sources like Expensive and hard to
geothermal-works/ wind and solar, its not as access.
clean however.
The higher efficiency link:
compared to solar and http://www.ucsusa.org/clean
some other renewable _energy/our-energy-
sources allows you to take choices/renewable-
advantage of abundant energy/how-geothermal-
energy source by energy-
expending less energy. works.html#.WMhiwogrLnA
link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
ki/Geothermal_energy
Oil/Petroleum (fossil fuel) Oil is drilled from Easy to access in proper Non-renewable after being
underneath the Earths conditions found by burned, extremely awful for
surface to be burned geologists, rather the environment (spills, toxic
and converted into inexpensive to extract chemical emission, solid
electricity (fossil fuels from underground, high waste, etc.), and expensive
for machinery, specific energy capacity, for the users to purchase.
agriculture, and long-lasting energy
pharmaceuticals, etc.) supply.
Gasoline for cars. Portable liquid.
http://www.powerscore http://www3.nd.edu/~bbue
card.org/tech_detail.cf chle/petroleum.pdf
m?resource_id=8
Natural Gas (fossil fuel) Gas is burned and then It is cleaner than coal and Causes air pollution but not
boils water and turns it oil, And it's also abundant nearly as much as normal
into steam, which is and present in many parts gas or coal, and also global
then used to power a of the world including the warming. Method of getting
turbine. US. gas is also very harmful
https://en.wikipedia.org (fracking)
/wiki/Fossil_fuel_power
_station
Coal (fossil fuel) Coal is burned and It is very cheap and Air pollution which can cause
boils water, which is abundant. global warming, respiratory
then used to power a Located in the US. problems, air quality issues.
turbine We already have coal
powerplants.
Nuclear/Uranium Nuclear energy starts Nuclear energy if more Nuclear energy has
with the splitting of radioactive waste , the waste
proficient than fossil fuels.
Uranium Atoms. It has been causing many
produces heat which It produces very health and environmental
when put in water effects. It is also not a
inexpensive electricity it
produces steam, which renewable energy.
is used by a turbine to also doesnt emit carbon
generate electricity.
dioxide or Methane.
Why build a house without electricity?
1. How much energy do humans use? In what forms? Do different
countries have different ratios?
Humans use about 18 terawatts per day. Some common sources are
fossil fuels(coal oil natural gas), solar, wind, nuclear, etc. The energy
consumption in the US per capita is around 13,000 kwh compared to 5,000
in Russia and 3,000 in the United Kingdom.
Overall, for the near future (20-30 years) the climate will gradually warm.
There will be more rain, but a hotter and drier climate in between rains.
There will be more flooding and worst hurricanes and typhoons.
There are several outcomes of this process. One of the better cases is that
plants and animals adapt more readily than we have seen, and our society
quickly adapts new technology and policy to limit emissions and reign in
climate change. However, this is not extremely likely. The lowest estimate
for 2100 is a 0.5 degrees F (EPA).
The general consensus among scientist is that the Earth is rather sensitive
to temperature change. A major problem is the food production chain that
we have in place, which is vulnerable to climate changes. Coastal cities is
also are in extreme danger in regards to climate change, as rising waters
could lead to the loss of trillions of dollars worth of property and other
assets (NYT). The seas, if all the polar ice sheets melted, would rise by
over 160 feet (NYT). The high estimate for 2100 is a rise of 8.6 degrees F
(EPA).