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Fossil Fuel burned to generate electricity

Advantages
• Petroleum has replaced coal as

the nation’s leading source of energy.
•Can be used in lots of ways for energy.

Disadvantages
• Environmental damage can be

caused by oil spills.

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Fossil Fuels used to generate electricity.

Advantages
•It is the cleanest burning fossil

• What is it? Energy from the wind used to generate electricity

Advantages

Wind is free and will not run out.

fuel.
• It is very abundant.

Disadvantages
• Natural gas in nonrenewable

• The price of gas is going up.

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Fossil Fuels from the Earth.

Advantages
•Coal is easily transported to

power stations.
• Coal is an abundant and cheap resource.

Disadvantages • Burning coal produces

greenhouse gases (pollution).

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Energy produced by splitting atoms.

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Advantages There is not pollution.

Nuclear power plants make a lot of energy.

Disadvantages

The waste that is produced is radioactive.

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Energy from the sun used to generate electricity

Advantages •The sun does not produce

greenhouse gases (pollution).
• The sun will always be there in our lifetime (inexhaustible).

Disadvantages
• It is expensive to build solar

power stations.