Basic Civil Engineering first year Notes- Chapter 4 Building.pptx
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1.
2. Fossil Fuels
• Coal
If you burn fossil
fuels it releases
carbon dioxide
,which pollutes the
atmosphere.
• Gas
• Oil
3. Wind
Advantages of Wind Turbines:
1.They don’t pollute the atmosphere
2.They are renewable
Disadvantages of Wind Turbines
1.They take up a lot of space, and are expensive
2.They don’t work as well if there is no wind
4. Solar Power
The advantages of Solar Panels are:
1. They don’t pollute the atmosphere.
The disadvantages of solar panels are:
1. They are expensive and take up a lot of room,
2. They don’t work as well if the sun is not out.
5. Consequences of Global
Warming
• The winters will get wetter, and the summers will
get warmer,
• The ice will melt in the Arctic and in Antarctica.
• Which means all of the animals that live there will
die. Either because of drowning or because it’s too
hot.
6. How to Help
You can help by:
•Recycle,
•Not using as much electricity,
•Use as little water as you can,
•Don’t waste energy!!
