Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy

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What is the energy generated from the sun by using solar panels?

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Solar energy.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-1

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Which of the following are fossil fuels? coal, oil, and natural gas; nuclear power; hydroelectricity, solar power, wind power, geothermal energy; biomass: wood, scraps, corn stalks, animal waste, etc.

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Coal, oil, and natural gas are fossil fuels.

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When coal is used by humans, what is it typically used to do?

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Generate electricity.

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What type of energy resource is wind?

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Renewable.

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What is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years?

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Renewable Energy Resource.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-3

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Define renewable energy.

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Energy that is collected from resources that are naturally replenished, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

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Define nonrenewable energy.

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Energy that comes from sources that will run out or will not be replenished in our lifetimes, such as fossil fuels and nuclear energy.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

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What is an example of a renewable energy source?

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Solar power.

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What is an example of a nonrenewable energy source?

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Coal.

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What is geothermal energy?

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Energy derived from the heat stored beneath the Earth's surface.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2