Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Flashcard

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What are renewable resources?

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Can be replaced in our lifetime through natural processes

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Sunlight is...

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A renewable resource

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A group of non-renewable resources, called ______________, include coal, oil, and natural gas.

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Fossil fuels

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What is geothermal energy?

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Heat energy generated within the Earth's crust.

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Energy that cannot be replenished in our lifetime. Once it's gone, that's it.

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Nonrenewable Energy

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Energy that is made from the power of moving water

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Hydroelectric

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Energy that is made by moving air

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Wind

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To use a resource wisely to prevent waste is called

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Conservation

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Which of the following are greenhouse gases? Carbon dioxide, Methane, Nitrogen Oxide

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All answers are correct

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What is the main human activity that releases greenhouse gases? Options: using bottled water, burning fossil fuels, texting on cellphones, eating meat

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burning fossil fuels