Quizizz 2.6.7 Vocab Review Energy Resources

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A natural resource that humans use to generate energy and can be renewable or nonrenewable.

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Energy Resource

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A nonrenewable energy resource that forms from the remains of organisms that lived long ago.

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Fossil Fuel

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Energy that is released when the nuclei of atoms are split or combined.

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Nuclear Energy

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Energy is produced when the nuclei of radioactive atoms are split into two or more fragments.

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Fission

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Energy that is produced from the movement of air to drive an electric generator or do other work.

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Wind Energy

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Electrical energy that is produced by moving water.

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Hydroelectric Energy

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Energy received by Earth from the sun in the form of radiation.

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Solar Energy

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Organic matter from plants and animal waste that contains chemical energy.

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Biomass

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Energy produced by heat from Earth’s interior.

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Geothermal Energy

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Energy resources replaced by natural processes at least as quickly as they are used.

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Renewable resources