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Renewable Energy

Cut Out and Match

Advantages: no pollution. Great for countries like Iceland.

Disadvantages: not suitable for many countries.

solar power

Advantages: no pollution. Generate electricity quickly.

Disadvantages: large amounts of land required.

Some of the energy used to pump water back to the reservoir.

tidal

Advantages: cheap and readily available.

Disadvantages: smelly process releasing greenhouse gases.


Requires good crops every year.

geothermal

Advantages: suitable for individual houses.

Can be used in remote locations.

Disadvantages: expensive set up costs. Needs a south facing roof


hydroelectric to work best.
(HEP)

biomass Advantages: great if you live on an island.

No carbon dioxide released.

Disadvantages: high set up cost. Impacts on wildlife.

wind Advantages: very few costs.

Disadvantages: requires wind. Noisy and

spoils the landscape.

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Renewable Energy Answers
Match and Draw

Advantages: suitable for individual houses.

Can be used in remote locations.

Disadvantages: expensive set up costs. Needs a


south facing roof to work best.
solar power

Advantages: great if you live on an island.

No carbon dioxide released.

Disadvantages: high set up cost. Impacts on


wildlife.
tidal

Advantages: no pollution. Great for countries like


Iceland.

Disadvantages: not suitable for many countries.

geothermal

Advantages: no pollution. Generate electricity


quickly.

Disadvantages: large amounts of land required.


Some of the energy used to pump water back to
hydroelectric
(HEP) the reservoir.

biomass Advantages: cheap and readily available.

Disadvantages: smelly process releasing


greenhouse gases. Requires good crops every year.

wind Advantages: very few costs.

Disadvantages: requires wind. Noisy and

spoils the landscape.

visit twinkl.com

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