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*Unreliable because they are dependent on wind.
*Damages the habitats of sea creatures.
==Key Stage 4==
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===Meaning===
'''Wave Power''' is an [[Energy Resource|energy resource]] that uses the movement of waves on the water to generate electricity.
===About Wave Power===
: [[Wave Power]] is a [[Renewable Energy Resource|renewable energy resource]].
: [[Wave Power]] has [[energy]] in the [[Kinetic Energy Store|kinetic energy store]] of water waves.
===Power===
[[Wave Power]] can be used to generate electricity.
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: 1. Water rises and falls inside a chamber due to the waves.
: 2. The water forces air to rush in and out of a chamber through pipes.
: 3. The air turns a turbine.
: 4. The turbine turns a generator.
====Advantages====
*Do not produce pollution.
*No fuel costs.
====Disadvantages====
*Expensive to build.
*Require many of them to generate meaningful amounts of power.
*Can only be built on the coast.
*Hazardous to boats.
*Unreliable because they are dependent on wind.
*Damages the habitats of sea creatures.
===References===
====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945598/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945598&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ad276ad49df77ab4b40ab4fd0fe10424 ''Wave power, page 177, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/178294558X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=178294558X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=f0dfb66dafcb0c6e9449e7b1a4ae1ac498 ''Wave power, page 20, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/019835939X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=019835939X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=57e96876985fc39b1a3d8a3e3dc238b6 ''Wave power, page 38, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158770/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158770&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ec31595e720e1529e49876c3866fff6e ''Wave power, pages 32-3, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782946403/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782946403&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=32a0abb60dff015b15b50e9b1d7b4644 ''Wave power, pages 50, 51, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945970/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945970&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a120d24dcc7cc7a58192069a3aafc1d2 ''Wave power, pages 52, 53, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA '']