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Name one disadvantage of using coal and natural gas to generate electricity?
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∙ 12y ago
Burning coal and natural gas releases long held carbon dioxide which is extra to the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The carbon cycle can't cope with the extra carbon dioxide and it stays in the atmosphere trapping the sun's heat, causing global warming.
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What are the advantages of using natural gases to generate electricity?
It releases less carbon dioxide then coal or oil, so it is better for the environment.One of the biggest advantages of using natural gas is the fact that there is so much of it. The US has the 6th largest reserve of natural gas in the world.
Which of these is a disadvantage of using natural gas?
Extraction through fracking can contaminate groundwater
What are the steps taken by government to conserve energy?
Today government of India is using non-renewable resources to generate electricity like from coal,why don't government of India is not using renwablel resources like solar energy,wind,tidal,etc are there to generate electricity.
How do wind farms not contribute to global warming?
Wind farms generate electricity using the power of the wind. There are no polluting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, such as are released from fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).
What is one disadvantage of using natural gas as fuel?
It releases long-hidden carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, so it is contributing to climate change.
What are the disadvantages of using wind turbine to generate electricity?
Lack of wind is the main disadvantage.
What is the disadvantage of using fossil fuels to generate electricity?
it releases greenhouse gases into the atomosphere.
What is a disadvantage of using wind energy to generate electricity?
There are relatively few locations where it can be used.
Which is the least sustainable practice?
Using coal to generate electricity. (APEX)
The major disadvantage of using solar panels to generate electricity is that solar panels?
are affected by cloud coverage and day length"
How do you generate electricity using a semiconductor p-n junction?
When light shines on a semiconductor p-n junction, the energy from photons can create electron-hole pairs, generating a potential difference across the junction. This potential difference can create an electric current when connected to an external circuit, allowing for the generation of electricity through the photovoltaic effect.
What are advantages and disadvantages of using oil to generate electricity?
Compared to coal, an advantage of using oil to generate electricity is that generators can be taken out of use and then back into use more quickly and flexibly in response to changes in electricity demand, thereby reducing fuel usage. Coal is better suited to base load generation because of the long start-up time required, and will tend to be kept operating even when there is no demand for the electricity. However, natural gas is even more flexible than oil in this respect. A disadvantage of using oil to generate electricity is that the world's supplies of oil are limited, and electricity generation is an inappropriate use of such an adaptable fuel. Another disadvantage is that oil is a fossil fuel and its use therefore adds additional carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, contributing to the greenhouse effect and global warming.
How you can generate electricity through muscles?
Muscles can generate pressure. Using transducers, pressure can be converted into electricity.
Which of the following is one way to manage natural resources to help conserve nonrenewable resources?
using solar power to generate electricity . . . (:
What is a major disadvantage of using coal to produce electricity?
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What is the disadvantage in using water to produce electricity?
cus its wank
What is the advantage of using windmill to generate electricity?
Less pollution
