Energy Conservation Vocab #1

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Sources replenished on a human timescale: sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, geothermal heat.

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renewable energy

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Energy from sources that will deplete or take millennia to replenish.

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non renewable energy

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Energy from electron movement

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electrical energy

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Energy from flowing water, like waterfalls or dams.

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hydroelectric energy

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Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment

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conservation

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Energy captured by converting air motion into electricity using a wind turbine.

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wind energy

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Energy from the sun converted to thermal or electrical energy

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Solar energy

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Energy changing forms

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transformation

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Coal, oil, natural gas, and other ancient fuels from plants and animals

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fossil fuels

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Energy from steam or hot water is produced from molten underground rocks, derived from Earth's interior heat.

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geothermal energy