The cards Question What is non-renewable energy? Tap to flip Answer A natural energy source that will run out because it cannot be reproduced, such as coal, oil and natural gas. Question What is renewable energy? Tap to flip Answer A natural energy source that will never run out, such as flows of wind, water and solar energy. Question What is recyclable energy? Tap to flip Answer Energy sources that can be reused and so will last into the future, such as biofuels and nuclear energy. Question Into which three groups can energy sources be classified? Tap to flip Answer Non-renewable, renewable and recyclable. Question Give one example of a recyclable energy resource. Tap to flip Answer E.g. nuclear or biofuels. Question How does recyclable energy differ from renewable energy? Tap to flip Answer Renewable energy is constantly renewed and never runs out; recyclable energy often comes from finite resources that can be reprocessed or reused to extend their use. Question What is landscape scarring? Tap to flip Answer Visible damage to a landscape caused by human activities such as mining or construction. Question Give one environmental impact of mining and drilling. Tap to flip Answer E.g. landscape scarring, oil spills or carbon emissions. Question Give one landscape impact of renewable energy. Tap to flip Answer E.g. flooding for HEP, or land used for wind turbines and solar panels. Question Does only non-renewable energy have environmental consequences? Tap to flip Answer No. Renewables and recyclables can too, though they generally cause less harm than fossil fuels. Question What is geology? Tap to flip Answer The type, structure and layers of rock beneath Earth's surface. Question What is fracking? Tap to flip Answer Hydraulic fracturing: a method of extracting gas or oil from shale rock formations deep underground. Question Give one physical factor that affects access to energy resources. Tap to flip Answer E.g. geology, accessibility, climate or landscape. Question Why might a country with fossil fuels underground be unable to use them easily? Tap to flip Answer It may lack the infrastructure or funding to develop them, or they may need advanced, expensive technology to access. Question What are economic sectors? Tap to flip Answer The types of jobs and industries in an economy: primary (e.g. farming), secondary (e.g. manufacturing), tertiary (services) and quaternary (e.g. research). Question What does energy use per person depend on most? Tap to flip Answer How developed a country is. Question Why do developed countries use more energy per person? Tap to flip Answer They have more industries, transport and technology. Question What are oil reserves? Tap to flip Answer Locations where oil is found in significant amounts. Question What is industrialisation? Tap to flip Answer The process by which an economy changes from mainly agricultural to one based on manufacturing and industry. Question What are emerging countries? Tap to flip Answer Nations whose social or business activities are growing rapidly and industrialising. Question Give one reason oil consumption is growing. Tap to flip Answer E.g. rising per capita GDP or rapid industrialisation in emerging countries. Question What are diplomatic relations? Tap to flip Answer How well or badly countries get along with each other, which can affect trade. Question What is a recession? Tap to flip Answer A period when economies temporarily stop growing and people spend less. Question Give one economic factor that affects oil supply and prices. Tap to flip Answer E.g. recessions, booms, under-supply or over-supply. Question How can oil-producing countries raise the oil price when demand falls? Tap to flip Answer By working together to reduce the amount of oil they supply. Question What are conventional sources of oil and gas? Tap to flip Answer Sources that are relatively easy to extract because the oil and gas flow freely towards a well. Question What increases the pressure to exploit new areas for oil and gas? Tap to flip Answer The world's continuing reliance on fossil fuels. Question Why might an oil reserve in a remote area not be worth extracting? Tap to flip Answer It may have high development costs, so it may not be technically or economically viable, especially if oil prices fall. Question What are unconventional sources of oil and gas? Tap to flip Answer Sources that are relatively difficult to extract because the oil and gas is trapped and cannot flow freely towards a well. Question Give one example of an unconventional source of oil or gas. Tap to flip Answer E.g. shale gas or tar sands. Question What is water quality? Tap to flip Answer Whether what is in a water supply (e.g. its chemical or biological contents) makes it suitable for a particular use. Question Besides water, what does fracking fluid contain? Tap to flip Answer Toxic chemicals and sand. Question How can energy efficiency and conservation help finite energy supplies? Tap to flip Answer By reducing demand, so finite supplies last longer. Question What is the difference between energy efficiency and energy conservation? Tap to flip Answer Efficiency uses technology to do the same task with less energy; conservation changes people's behaviour so they use less energy. Question What is an energy mix? Tap to flip Answer The combination of energy sources used by a country or region; it can change over time. Question In which year did the UK first get more electricity from alternatives to fossil fuels than from non-renewables? Tap to flip Answer 2020. Question Give one benefit of alternatives to fossil fuels. Tap to flip Answer E.g. reducing carbon emissions, improving energy security or diversifying the energy mix. Question Give one future technology that could be an alternative to fossil fuels. Tap to flip Answer Hydrogen. Question Would getting all your electricity from renewables make your carbon footprint zero? Tap to flip Answer No. Other parts of your lifestyle, such as the clothes, food and technology you use, still produce carbon emissions elsewhere. Question What are energy futures? Tap to flip Answer Different scenarios for how energy might be produced, consumed and managed in the future. Question What is net zero? Tap to flip Answer Balancing the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere with the amount removed from it. Question Does net zero mean no greenhouse gas emissions at all? Tap to flip Answer No. Emissions are allowed as long as they are balanced by carbon removed from the atmosphere. Question What is an ecological footprint? Tap to flip Answer The impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the land needed to sustain their use of natural resources. Question Give one cause of changing attitudes to unsustainable energy consumption. Tap to flip Answer E.g. environmental concerns, economic interests or education. Question How does a carbon footprint differ from an ecological footprint? Tap to flip Answer A carbon footprint measures greenhouse gas emissions; an ecological footprint measures total demand on Earth's resources. Where this deck sits in the curriculum Curriculum National Curriculum for England Stage GCSE (Years 10–11) Course GCSE Geography Unit Energy Exam boards Edexcel B England's National Curriculum sets what is taught; the units and their order are Oak National Academy's. Flash Feed is not affiliated with Oak or any exam board.
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Show the other sources (10) Primary source Energy futures – contrasting views (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Changing attitudes to unsustainable energy consumption (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Environmental impacts of energy extraction (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Factors affecting access to energy resources (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Global patterns of energy use and causes of variations (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Distribution of oil reserves, factors affecting growth of oil consumption (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Changing oil supply and prices (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Developing conventional oil/gas sources in sensitive or remote areas (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Developing unconventional oil/gas sources in sensitive or remote areas (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Primary source Reducing demand on fossil fuels (opens in a new tab) (Oak National Academy, thenational.academy) Found a mistake? Write to support@flashfeed.app .
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