Renewable Energy

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What is created when the kinetic energy from falling water is converted into electricity?

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Hydroelectricity

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What type of energy can be replaced as quickly as it is used?

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Renewable energy

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What type of energy resource can NEVER be used up?

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Inexhaustible energy

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What is the energy created from wood, peat moss, and manure called?

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Biomass energy

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What type of energy is created by transforming radiant energy from the sun?

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Solar energy

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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What is the term for energy that comes from the heat of the Earth?

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Geothermal energy

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What is the main source of wind energy?

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The uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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What is the process of converting sunlight into electricity called?

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Photovoltaics

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NGSS.HS-PS3-3

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What type of energy is derived from organic materials?

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Biomass energy

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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What is the term for energy sources that cannot be replenished in a short period of time?

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Nonrenewable energy