Name: Advantages and Disadvantages of Fossil Fuels
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 5 min 44 s
Description: In this module, we will refresh our knowledge of fossil fuels. We will also learn about the various advantages and disadvantages of the excessive use of foss...

Question

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a solar cooker? Are there places where solar cookers would have limited utility?

Accepted Answer

The advantages of the solar cooker are:
(i) The cost of making food in such a cooker is very less.

(ii) The food never gets burnt in this type of cooker and stays hot.

(iii) Solar energy is renewable source of energy and using it saves our non-renewable source of energy.

(iv) It does not produce harmful gases.

The disadvantages of the solar cooker are:
(i) This type of cooker cannot be used for frying or preparing chapatis.

(ii) This device cannot be used at night for preparing food.

(iii) In a colder climate where there is not enough sunshine all year, the solar cooker would have very limited utility.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a solar cooker? Are there places where solar cookers would have limited utility?

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