PhysicsCode 5054
Energy resources
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- Name the renewable and non-renewable sources of energy
- Describe how useful energy can be extracted, or electricity generated, using each of these: (a) the chemical energy held in fossil fuels; (b) the chemical energy held in biofuels; (c) hydroelectric resources; (d) solar radiation; (e) nuclear fuel; (f) geothermal resources; (g) wind; (h) tides; (i) sea waves, including mention of a boiler, turbine and generator wherever each is used
- Describe, for each method, its advantages and disadvantages, limited to whether it is renewable, whether and when it is available, and what impact it has on the environment