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Table 1: Non - RES types, advantages and disadvantages, Source: National Geographic

Non - Renewable Video Advantages Disadvantages
Energy Sources
Crude oil Video It is relatively inexpensive to Burning gasoline is
extract harmful to the
Petroleum is a liquid environment
fossil fuel. It is also It is also a reliable and
called oil or crude oil. dependable source of energy Oil spill accidents
and money for the local
Petroleum is trapped communities
by underground rock
formations. In the form of gasoline, it is a
portable source of energy
Coal Video Reliable source of energy Using coal is also
harmful. Mining is one
Coal is a black or We can rely on it day and of the most dangerous
brownish rock. We night, summer and winter, jobs in the world
burn coal to create sunshine or rain
energy. When coal is burned,
Not expensive it releases many toxic
gases and pollutants

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