Match
Nuclear
Geothermal
Wind
Solar
Coal
Natural Gas
Petroleum (crude oil)
Biomass
Hydroelectric
Renewable Energy that is continually replenished by energy from the sun
Non renewable fossil fuel whose energy came from the sun in the distant past
Plentiful energy source that comes from nuclear decay of elements in the earth's crust
Matching
| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
Grand Inga Dam | arrow_right_alt | Largest dam on Nile River in Egypt |
Hoover Dam | arrow_right_alt | Largest dam in the world, it is on Yangze river in China |
Aswan High Dam | arrow_right_alt | First dam on Colorado River |
Three Gorges Dam | arrow_right_alt | proposed dam on Congo River would be largest in the world |
Which is true about Coal
Coal is plentiful in the United States
Coal is almost pure carbon
America now gets most of our coal from the East, since coal from the west tends to have Sulfur which produces acid rain when it burns
Subsurface mining is one of the safer ways to extract energy from the earth
Surface mines can be reclaimed by adding top soil and planting trees after all the coal is dug out
Coal power plants can be built in a many more locations than hydroelectric power plants
The largest Coal power plants produce more electricity than the largest hydroelectric power plants
The US has reduced our Carbon Dioxide emissions more than other countries largely by replacing Coal power plants with those burning Natural Gas, as well as various renewable energy plants
True
False