Answer: Non-renewable energy comes from sources that will run out or will not be replenished in our lifetimes—or even in many, many lifetimes.
Most non-renewable energy sources are fossil fuels: coal, petroleum, and natural gas. Carbon is the main element in fossil fuels. For this reason, the time period that fossil fuels formed (about 360-300 million years ago) is called the Carboniferous Period.
All fossil fuels formed in a similar way. Hundreds of millions of years ago, even before the dinosaurs, Earth had a different landscape. It was covered with wide, shallow seas and swampy forests.
Plants, algae, and plankton grew in these ancient wetlands. They absorbed sunlight and created energy through photosynthesis. When they died, the organisms drifted to the bottom of the sea or lake. There was energy stored in the plants and animals when they died.
Over time, the dead plants were crushed under the seabed. Rocks and other sediment piled on top of them, creating high heat and pressure underground. In this environment, the plant and animal remains eventually turned into fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and petroleum). Today, there are huge underground pockets (called reservoirs) of these non-renewable sources of energy all over the world.
Advantages and Disadvantages
Fossil fuels are a valuable source of energy. They are relatively inexpensive to extract. They can also be stored, piped, or shipped anywhere in the world.
However, burning fossil fuels is harmful for the environment. When coal and oil are burned, they release particles that can pollute the air, water, and land. Some of these particles are caught and set aside, but many of them are released into the air.
Burning fossil fuels also upsets Earth’s “carbon budget,” which balances the carbon in the ocean, earth, and air. When fossil fuels are combusted (heated), they release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is a gas that keeps heat in Earth’s atmosphere, a process called the “greenhouse effect.” The greenhouse effect is necessary to life on Earth, but relies on a balanced carbon budget.
The carbon in fossil fuels has been sequestered, or stored, underground for millions of years. By removing this sequestered carbon from the earth and releasing it into the atmosphere, Earth’s carbon budget is out of balance. This contributes to temperatures rising faster than organisms can adapt.
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What is needed in order to create nuclear power? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
Uranium
Carbon
Atoms
Oxygen
Molecules
Answer:
uranium and atoms
Explanation:
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How many protons, neutrons, and electrons does potassium's neutral atom have?
Answer:
The number of neutrons is entirely dependent on the Mass number of the particular atom. The standard mass for potassium is 39.
Potassium is element number 19, so it has 19 protons and 19 electrons in the neutral atom. It has therefore 39-19 = 20 Neutrons.
Explanation:
Answer:
Number of Protons 19
Explanation:
Number of Neutrons 20
Number of Electrons 19
Melting Point 63.65° C
How do matter and energy move through an ecosystem?
My scientific explanation is:
Your answer should include at least 6 complete sentences to explain the claim, evidence and reasoning.
Be sure to check your grammar and spelling.
Human activities can have more affect on the environment than you may think. When a dam is built, what are some of the impacts it will have on the surrounding environment?
Practice
Answer in at least 2 complete sentences.
Answer:
When a dam is built, the rest of the lake will begin to drought and remove moisture for the wildlife. Making the wildlife adapt, and in severe cases, become endangered.
What does the conversation of mass say about the amount of atoms in the reactants compared to the products?
Answer:
the mass of any one element at the beginning of a reaction will equal the mass of that element at the end of the reaction. If we account for all reactants and products in a chemical reaction, the total mass will be the same at any point in time in any closed system.
Answer:
[tex]\boxed {\boxed {\sf Atoms \ in \ reactants \ = atoms \ in \ products}}[/tex]
Explanation:
The Law of Conservation of Mass states that mass cannot be created or destroyed.
In a chemical reaction, this means the mass of the reactants (substances going in and being changed) must equal the mass of the products (new substances from the reaction).
In addition, the amount of atoms must stay the same. The atoms can and will reconfigure to form different compounds, but the number of atoms stays the same.
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Look at the table that shows values for Coast Guard search and rescue operations. Write an evaluation of the success of the Coast Guard’s efforts. Be sure to support your answer with evidence from the data table.
Answer:stats are higher than before
Explanation: its their evaluation because the stats are higher than beofre
a sample substance has the chemical formula: H2CO3 , one molecule of the sample contains __ ????
Answer:
1,6,8
Explanation:
Periodic Table- H=1.C=6,O=8
Hydrogen is H, Carbon is C, Oxygen is O
Answer:
H=hydrogen
C=carbon
O=oxygen
H- 1
C- 6
o- 8
Explanation:
Match the term with the definition.
Group of answer choices
Compressibility
Flammability
Heat of combustion
Toxicity
A) How easily can a substance be set on fire
B) Measure of how much heat is given off when a substance is burned
C) The ability of a substance to damage or harm an organism
D) Measure of how much the volume of matter can decrease under pressure
whats the order?
Answer:
here are your answers
Explanation:
compressibility ( D )
flammability( A )
heat of combustion ( B )
toxicity ( C )
If density is calculated by mass divided by volume and the mass increases, what would happen to the density of an object?
Would it increase or decrease?
Which of the following elements does NOT need to be diatomic to exist in nature?
A. Hydrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Carbon
D. Nitrogen
Magnesium (Mg) has two electrons in its outermost energy level.
Oxygen (O) has six. How can a Mg atom bond with an O atom?
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What is the function of a cell wall?
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What happens to potential energy when you move against the magnetic force?
Answer: The field produces a repulsive force pushing them apart. They repel each other. In this case, the closer they are, the higher their potential energy will be. If allowed to move, they may move as far apart as possible or one will swing around to change its orientation.
Explanation:
Which type of variable is kept the same throughout an experiment?
Constant variable
Measured variable
Outcome variable
Test variable
Answer:
Constant variable.
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Answer:
I'm lazy so I won't explain
1. Groups are the vertical lines on the periodic table
2. Periods are the horizontal lines on the periodic table
3. *make sure to always capitalize the 1st letter, and lowercase the 2nd
*Always use print letters
a. Mg b. K c. Fe d. Cu e. Xe f. Pt
4. a. Carbon b. Lead c. Arsenic d. Osmium e. Krypton f. Strontium
5. a. 1 b. 4 c. 7 d. 14 e. 5 f. 5
6. a. 16 b. 2 c. 1 d. 12 e. 17 f. 8
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Which of the following is a combination of more than on simple machine?
A.Pulley
B.Wedge
C.Scissors
D.Incline
Answer:
D.
Explanation:
Answer:
It is D. Incline
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she makes model of a plant cell she viewed using a microscope. The scale is 1 um: 0.5 cm. The student
includes 6 mitochondria in the model.
How many mitochondria do the student see in the real cell?
a.9
b.3
c.6
d.12
Answer: c is 6 and that is the answer
Explanation: I took the test and got a 100
When the boat is placed on the scale, how does its weight compare to the weight of the water it displaced?
Answer: It'll be lighter than when it is put on the water.
Explanation: Cause when a boat needs to move, it usually takes water into the engine, and then propulses it bk out.
Pollen is transferred from the stamen of one flower to the stigma of another. What has occurred?
what is the level of organization in living things
Which one would charge faster?
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Answer:
b
Explanation:
How are the volvox, euglena, paramecium, and amoeba similar and different in how they move, and eat?
Answer:
Both can hunt for their food (heterotrophs), but euglena can also make their own food (autotroph) with its chloroplasts. Amoeba have pseudopods to move/eat, but euglena have flagella to move. How are euglena and paramecium similar and different? ... Both also use flagella to move, but volvox move together in colonies.
Explanation:
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Explanation:
Does anyone know the Lab Report of acids and bases???? HELP PLZ WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST WHOEVER HELPS PLZ
Answer:
Litmus is a natural acid-base indicator extracted from a type of lichen. If you have red and blue litmus paper, you can test different solutions for whether they are acids or bases. Blue litmus paper turns red when a solution is acidic; red litmus paper turns blue in basic solutions
Explanation: Hope this helped
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Answer:
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Explanation:
I dont
How do substances move across the cell membrane?
Answer:
The plasma membrane by diffusion
Explanation:
Materials move within the cell's cytosol by diffusion, and certain materials move through the plasma membrane by diffusion
New Orleans has an altitude at and below sea level, a latitude near the Tropic of Cancer (the equator-zone), is surrounded by water, and has no mountains near by. What would you expect the climate to be?
Answer:
Rainy, sunny and humid.
Explanation: