6. Energy
1. What is the difference between a form of energy and an energy source?A form of energy is for example potential energy, or nuclear energy and an energy source is the sun or the peotrol.
2. Can you name an energy source?
For example the physical energy.
3. What is a renewable energy source?
An energy that you can recycle for example the wind energy.
4. Where do oil, gas and coal come from?
They come from natural resources that are limited cand on be exhausted.
5. What types of power stations do you know?
Electric power stations, Nuclear power stations, Thermal power stations.
6. How is electricity transported from a power station to your home?
It is transportes from power stations to the places where it is needed.
7. What do the terms 'greenhouse effect' and 'acid rain' mean? How are they related to energy production?
The greenhouse effect, are some of the gases in the Earth's atmosphere help to retain heat from the planet's surface.
The acid rain, are pollutants combine with water vapour in the air.
The greenhouse effect, when we burn fossil fuels, gases such as carbon dioxide.
The acid rain, power stations that burn fossil fuels also release other pollution into the air.
8. What other points could you add to your poster or leaflet?
Recycling, positive impact and negative impact, energy efficiency.
