Inglês - Profº Maria Helena

Conteúdo: Noções de higiene, Energia renovável e não-renovável.

1-   Traduza as instruções de higiene abaixo: 

1.     Leia o texto, em seguida traduza-o e complete a atividade proposta. Dica: Utilize google tradutor e dicionário de língua inglesa.

Solar energy has benefits and some limitations

 Using solar energy has two main benefits:

● Solar energy systems do not produce air pollutants or carbon dioxide.

● Solar energy systems on buildings have minimal effects on the environment. Solar energy also has some limitations:

● The amount of sunlight that arrives at the earth's surface is not constant. The amount of sunlight varies depending on location, time of day, season of the year, and weather conditions.

● The amount of sunlight reaching a square foot of the earth's surface is relatively small, so a large surface area is necessary to absorb or collect a useful amount of energy.

Natural gas exploration, drilling, and production affects the environment

When geologists explore for natural gas deposits on land, they may disturb vegetation and soil with their vehicles. Drilling a natural gas well on land may require clearing and leveling an area around the well site. Well drilling activities produce air pollution and may disturb people, wildlife, and water resources. Laying pipelines that transport natural gas from wells usually requires clearing land to bury the pipe. Natural gas production can also produce large volumes of contaminated water. This water requires proper handling, storage, and treatment so that it does not pollute land and other waters. Natural gas wells and pipelines often have engines to run equipment and compressors, which produce air pollutants and noise.

Use of renewable energy is growing

Renewable energy sources include biomass, geothermal energy, hydropower, solar energy, and wind energy. They are called renewable energy sources because they are naturally replenished. Day after day, the sun shines, the wind blows, and the rivers flow. We use renewable energy sources mainly to make electricity.

b) Fill out the chart according to your reading and research. Which are the benefits and disadvantages of different types of energy?