Energy Resources and Environmental Concepts

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Advantage

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Means for a good effect, favorable gain, or desired end

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Biomass

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Energy from any material that comes from plants or microorganisms that were recently living

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Coal

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A nonrenewable energy source. Fossilized carbon. It is combustible (burns) and found through mining. It is non-renewable.

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Conservation

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Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment

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Disadvantage

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Means for a bad effect, unfavorable, or undesired end

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Distribute

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To give or share something, to spread out

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Fossil fuels

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Forms when layers of buried plant, gases, and animals are exposed to intense heat over a long period of time. It is currently the world's primary energy source. It is non-renewable.

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Fracking

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A technique designed to recover gas and oil from shale rock. It is a drilling technique.

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Geothermal

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Heat energy from deep within the Earth

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Global Warming

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The increase in Earth’s average temperature that causes changes in climate patterns across the world