Energy and the Earth

Energy resources that can constantly be replaced and replenished faster than it is used.

• renewable resources

• nonrenewable resources

• practical resources

• alternative resources

Energy resources that cannot be replaced easily and will eventually run out.

• renewable resources

• nonrenewable resources

• practical resources

• alternative resources

Renewable energy source that comes from building dams and moving water.

• solar energy

• wind energy

• geothermal energy

• hydroelectricity

Renewable energy source that comes from capturing photons from the sun and converting them into electricity.

• Solar Energy

• Wind Energy

• Geothermal Energy

• Nuclear Energy

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Organic materials such as plant or animal waste that are used as biofuel.

• solar energy

• geothermal energy

• biomass

• fossil fuels

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Non-renewable energy sources such as coal, oil, or natural gas formed in the past from the remains of living organisms millions of years ago.

• biomass

• fossil fuels

• solar energy

• nuclear energy

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Heat energy from within the earth’s surface.

• solar energy

• wind energy

• geothermal energy

• hydroelectricity

Non-renewable energy source that depends on atoms such as uranium for its fuel.

• fossil fuels

• solar energy

• geothermal energy

• nuclear energy

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Renewable energy created by the wind that allows for turbines to create energy.

• solar energy

• wind energy

• hydroelectricity

• geothermal energy

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What is the first thing a student should do if an accident happens during a science

experiment?

• report to the teacher

• clean the laboratory station

• locate the nearest exit

• put on safety goggles