Coal NonRenewable

Advantages: Produces a lot of energy, easy to find and obtain.

Disadvantages: Burning coal produces air pollution.

Oil Nonrenewable

• Advantages: produces a lot of energy and easy to obtain.

• Disadvantages: burning oil produces air pollution.

Natural Gas Nonrenewable

• Advantages : produces a lot of energy and easy to obtain.

• Disadvantages: burning natural gas

pollutes the atmosphere. Not as much as coal and oil.

Propane Nonrenewable

• Advantages: portable/ easily moved

• Disadvantages: burning propane pollutes the atmosphere.

Nuclear Nonrenewable

• Advantages: produces HUGE amounts of energy.

• Disadvantages: waste is radioactive.

Biomass Renewable

• Advantages: Saves landfill space .

• Disadvantages: Air pollution ( Less than fossil fuels) , Smells bad.

Hydropower Renewable

• Advantages: Does not produce air pollution.

• Disadvantages: Displaces wildlife and habitats.

Geothermal Inexhaustible

• Advantages: Does not produce air pollution.

• Disadvantages: Locations on Earth

Wind Inexhaustible

• Advantages: Does not pollute the atmosphere.

• Disadvantages: Wind is not always blowing.

Solar Inexhaustible

• Advantages: Does not produce air pollution.

• Disadvantages: Cost of photovoltaic cells.

How power plants produce electricity.