Energy and Resources

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Renewable resource

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Replaced at the same rate as consumed

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Nonrenewable resource

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Cannot be replaced

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Fossil fuels

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Coal, oil, natural gas

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Wind power

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Windmill drives generator

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Hydroelectric power

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Generated from moving water

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Tidal energy

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Movement of water by Moon's pull

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Geothermal energy

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Heat from Earth's interior

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Solar energy

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Energy from the sun

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Greenhouse gases

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Trap heat near Earth's surface

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Biomass energy

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Burning organic matter