Renewable and nonrenewable resources

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What type of energy resource will not run out in the next several hundred years?

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Renewable Energy Resource

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What can you infer about fossil fuels from their name?

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They've been buried in the earth's crust for millions of years.

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Examples of Nonrenewable energy sources: Coal, Petroleum, Uranium (Nuclear). Which one is NOT?

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Hydropower

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What is one disadvantage of coal?

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Coal produces air pollution.

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Which of the following is a true statement about fossil fuels?

• Burning them creates air pollution
• There is an infinite supply of them within the earth's crust
• They are very difficult to refine into usable fuel
• They are not carbon-based

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Burning them creates air pollution

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What form of alternative energy uses the sun?

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solar power

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Non-renewable energy sources

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cannot be refilled or reproduced in a short period of time.

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How can we conserve energy?

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Using energy-efficient appliances, insulating homes, and using renewable energy sources.

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Compared to non-renewable energy sources, renewable energy sources...

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can be refilled naturally and are not used up over time.

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Resources that can be replaced by natural processes in a relatively short amount of time

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Renewable Resources