Combined ScienceCode 5129
Energy resources
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- Name the energy sources that are renewable, along with those that are non-renewable
- Describe how useful energy can be obtained, or electricity generated, from: wind, tides and sea waves; hydroelectric resources; solar radiation; geothermal resources; nuclear fuel; and the chemical energy stored in fossil fuels and in biofuels, including reference to any boiler, turbine and generator involved
- Give, for each method, its advantages and disadvantages, limited to: whether it is renewable, whether and when it is available, and its effect on the environment