Renewable/Nonrenewable Resources

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What are renewable resources?

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Resources that can be replaced in a short amount of time.

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What are Nonrenewable resources?

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Resources that are used faster than they can be replaced.

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Does the United States get most of its energy from renewable resources?

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No

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Name Two examples of Nonrenewable resources? Options: Coal and Oil, Biomass and Wind Turbines, Tidal and Geothermal

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Coal and Oil

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Name two examples of Renewable energy? Options: Coal and Nuclear, Oil and Gas, Solar Panels and Hydroelectric

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Solar Panels and Hydroelectric

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What is a disadvantage of Fossil Fuels?

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Scientists guess that it will run out in the next 50 years.

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What is Vampire energy?

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Energy used by appliances that are plugged in 24 hours a day

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True or False: Because atoms are small, they don't have a lot of energy.

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False

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What was the biggest nuclear disaster? Options: Watts Bar 2, Palo Verde, Chernobyl

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Chernobyl

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Define Solar Energy

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Energy from the sun