Energy Vocabulary

Energy sources that are made from living things

• biofuels

• biomass

• fossil fuels

• nonrenewable resources

organic materials used to make biofuels

• biofuel

• biomass

• fossil fuels

• nonrenewable resources

Protecting energy sources and making sure they are not wasted

• energy distribution

• energy conservation

• renewable resources

• nonrenewable resources

How usable energy (usually electricity) is spread out to consumers

• energy conservation

• energy distribution

• nonrenewable resources

• renewable resource

Called fossil fuels

• coal, oil, natural gas

• coal, oil, water

• oil, natural gas

• water, rocks, minerals

Energy from the heat of the Earth

• solar energy

• wind energy

• geothermal energy

• nonrenewable energy

Energy from moving water

• geothermal energy

• hydroelectric energy

• solar energy

• nonrenewable energy

Cannot be replaced; limited supply

• renewable resources

• nonrenewable resources

• energ conservation

• energy distribution

Can be replaced naturally

• nonrenewable resources

• renewable resources

• energy distribution

• energy conservation

Energy from the sun

• solar energy

• wind energy

• geothermal energy

• hydroelectric energy