Natural Resources

Energy is......

• The ability of a system to do work.

• An energy resource such as trees or wind that is replaceable by natural means.

An energy resource is...

• a source or supply of energy that can be used to generate electrical power to meet people's needs.

• An energy resource that takes millions of years to fom from the remains of plants and animals.

A renewable resource is...

• an energy resource that takes millions of years to form from the remains of plants and animals.

• an energy resource such as trees or wind that is replaceable by natural means.

A nonrenewable resource is...

• an energy resource such as trees or wind that is replaceable by natural means.

• an energy resource that takes millions of years to form from the remains of plants and animals. Examples include coal, oil, and natural gas.

Fossil fuels...

• a natural nonrenewable fueld such as coal, oil, or natural gas formed over a very long time in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.

• energy harnessed from the decay of uranium atoms

Coal is....

• a hard, black solid fuel formed from the remains of plants over millions of years and extracted from the ground; a nonrenewable fossil fuel.

• A flammable, yellow-to-black liquid composed of hydrocarbons occurring naturally beneath Earth's surface; it is a nonrenewable fossil fuel processed to make gasoline used in vehicles.

Petroleum (Oil) is...

• A flammable, yellow-to-black liquid composed of hydrocarbons occurring naturally beneath Earth's surface; it is a nonrenewable fossil fuel processed to make gasoline used in vehicles.

• A gas, usually found in the ground positioned above petroleum deposits, that is burned to obtain energy; a nonrenewable fossil fuel.

Natural Gas is....

• A gas, usually found in the ground positioned above petroleum deposits, that is burned to obtain energy; a nonrenewable fossil fuel.

• A hard, black solid fuel formed from the remains of plants over millions of years and extracted from the ground; a nonrenewable fossil fuel.

Nuclear Power is...

• Material derived from living things

• Energy harnessed from the decay of uranium atoms

Biomass is...

• Material derived from living things

• A gas, usually found in the ground positioned above petroleum deposits, that is burned to obtain energy; a nonrenewable fossil fuel.