Energy Sources

The sun's energy is collected and converted to usable energy

• nuclear

• biomass

• natural gas

• solar

A natural non renewable fuel such as coal, oil, or natural gas formed over a very long time in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.

• fossil fuel

• hydropower

• geothermal

• wind

An ENERGY RESOURCE is a source or supply of energy that can be used to generate electrical power to meet people's needs

• true

• false

A hard, black, solid fuel formed from the remains of plants over millions of years and extracted from the ground.

• coal

• petroleum

• natural gas

• biomass

The splitting of uranium atoms to release energy.

• geothermal

• wind

• nuclear

• natural gas

Heat harnessed from deep beneath Earth's surface and converted to usable energy.

• Geothermal

• biomass

• wind

• solar

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

• renewable

• nonrenewable

A flammable, yellow to black liquid composed of hydrocarbons occurring naturally beneath Earth's surface.

• petroleum (oil)

• wind

• geothermal

• biomass

An energy resource that takes millions of years to form from the remains of plants and animals, such a coal, oil, and natural gas.

• nonrenewable

• renewable

Biological material such as plant material or animal waste converted to a usable energy source.

• biomass

• wind

• nuclear

• hydropower