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it's a fossil fuel, so it's a net contributor to greenhouse gasses. Often comes from strip mining, which also have considerable local environmental impact. Tends to generate quite a lot of soot and dust when burned.
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What are the advantages and diadvantages of using coal and wind as energy resources?
Coal is a nonrenewable resource, meaning once you use it, it's gone for good. Wind is a renewable resource and plus you can never run out of wind.
Is coal energy renewable nonrenewable or inexhaustible?
Coal is a nonrenewable resource because there is only so much coal in the ground, and when you dig it all out, there is no more. However, the quantity of coal that is available is very large. It is not running out soon.
What is true about coal as an energy source?
Coal is a form of energy created by burning the coal that is mined. Coal is part of the problem because of the greenhouse ases created by burning it. If we continue using coal at the current rate we will soon run ot.
How can you conserve coal energy?
Use coal less
Is coal considered a limited resource?
Yes, coal is considered a limited resource because it is the decay of primeval forests. Of course there are not many "leftovers" of these forests since we have use coal for around hundreds of years. Coal will eventually run out as we use up more and more coal found in the small amount of the primeval forests we have today.
What does the resource coal get its energy from?
From the sky
Give one advantage of using wind rather than coal as an energy resource?
Wind is renewable and coal is non-renewable . =P
How does coal differ from pine trees as a source of energy?
Coal is a nonrenewable resource, while pine trees are a renewable resource. As sources of energy, the difference between coal and pine trees is that coal is a nonrenewable resource, while pine trees are a renewable resource.
Is coal uranium a renewable energy resource?
Coal and uranium are not renewable resources of energy.
Is coal you nonrenewable resource?
Yes, coal is a nonrenewable source of energy.
What are the advantages and diadvantages of using coal and wind as energy resources?
Coal is a nonrenewable resource, meaning once you use it, it's gone for good. Wind is a renewable resource and plus you can never run out of wind.
. Which is not an energy resource obtained from the ocean?
Coal.
What energy resource does Slovakia have?
Lignite coal
What is a potential impact of burning coal?
A potenial impact of burning coal is using up the coal. Another impact is pollution
What energy resource is most commonly used to make energy?
coal
The most abundant energy resource in the Balkans is?
coal
What is a nonrenewable resource that is burned to provide humans with energy?
Coal is a nonrenewable resource that is burned to provide humans with energy.
