What are disadvantages of using fossil fuels to generate electricity? Check all that apply.Eventually, fossil fuels will be used up.Substances in the smoke from power plants provide health benefits to people who inhale them.Obtaining fossil fuels harms the environment.Poisonous metals are present in the ash from coal-burning power plants.In some places, coal is abundant.
Answer
A
Eventually, fossil fuels will be used up.
B
Substances in the smoke from power plants provide health benefits to people who inhale them.
C
Obtaining fossil fuels harms the environment.
D
Poisonous metals are present in the ash from coal-burning power plants.
E
In some places, coal is abundant.
Explanation
Fossil fuels are nonrenewable, so they will eventually be used up. Extracting them can damage the environment, and ash from coal-burning power plants can contain poisonous metals. Smoke from power plants does not provide health benefits, and the fact that coal is abundant in some places is not a disadvantage.
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