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A '''renewable energy resource''' is an [[Energy Resource|energy resource]] that can be replaced within a lifetime. | A '''renewable energy resource''' is an [[Energy Resource|energy resource]] that can be replaced within a lifetime. |
Latest revision as of 11:37, 21 February 2020
Contents
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A renewable energy resource is an energy resource that can be replaced within a lifetime.
Renewable Energy Resources
- Being replaced does not mean being re-used. Trees are a renewable energy resource because they can be burned and then replaced with new trees, but you cannot re-use them because you can't burn the same tree twice.
There are several renewable energy resources that humans use:
Key Stage 4
Meaning
A renewable energy resource is an energy resource that can be replaced within a lifetime.
Renewable Energy Resources
- Being replaced does not mean being re-used. Trees are a renewable energy resource because they can be burned and then replaced with new trees, but you cannot re-use them because you can't burn the same tree twice.
There are several renewable energy resources that humans use:
There are several different ways in which renewable energy resources can be used to generate electricity. Most involve turning a generator to produce electricity. However, Solar Power has no moving parts.
Beyond the Curriculum
References
AQA
- Renewable energy resources, page 276, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA
- Renewable energy resources, pages 175-178, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Renewable energy resources, pages 21, 23-5, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA
- Renewable energy resources, pages 292-3, GCSE Chemistry; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Renewable energy resources, pages 45-53, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA
- Renewable energy resources, pages 47-55, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA