Renewable Energy Basics

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What is a renewable resource?

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A renewable resource can replenish itself at the rate it is used (in your lifetime).

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Nonrenewable energy

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resource has a limited supply (much longer than a lifetime)

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Fossil fuel

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fuels originate from plants and animals that existed in the geological past (for example, millions of years ago)

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Greenhouse gases

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Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, examples are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide,

hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs),

hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)

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Law of conservation of Energy

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that energy can neither be created nor destroyed - only transformed from one form of energy to another.

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Kinetic energy

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is the energy of an object or a system's particles in motion.

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Potential energy

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is the stored energy in any object or system by virtue of its position or arrangement of parts

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Climate change

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refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns.

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Energy

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the ability to do work

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Joule

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is the unit of energy in the International System of Units (SI)