| A | B |
|---|
| Solar Power | uses radiant energy from the sun to create heat and generate electricity |
| advantages of solar energy | low electric bills, low maintenance, power when there are outages |
| disadvantages of solar energy | small yield, need sun to be out, expensive |
| Wind Power | using kinetic energy of wind to generate electricity |
| Advantages of Wind Power | low operating cost, can be situated on land |
| Disadvantages of Wind Power | Not always windy, noisy, kills birds, needs enough space |
| Hydroelectric Power | uses the kinetic energy of moving water and tidal energy to generate electricity |
| Advantages to Hydro power | abundant resource, reliable, can help with flood control, irrigation and clean drinking water |
| Disadvantages of Hydro power | destruction of habitat to build dams, have to be near water, possible flooding if dam breaks |
| Geothermal Energy | Utilizing heat energy that comes from the earth's core to generate electricity (steam from magma spins turbines) |
| Disadvantage of geothermal energy | Need to be near a thermal vent, can trigger earthquakes and releases sulfur dioxide |
| Biomass Energy | creating energy from wood, food crops, algae, and organic waste |
| Disadvantage of biomass energy | they must be burned which releases green house gases and other pollutants |
| ***Which is not a renewable perpetual resource- | forest resources |
