Energy Resources Vocabulary (Part 2)

___________________ is come from the decay of organisms buried in sediments that are pressed tightly together for millions of years, at very high temperatures. These nonrenewable resources are rich in energy.

• Wind Energy

• Renewable Resources

• Fossil Fuels

• Hydroelectric Power

A _____________ is a natural resource of which a finite amount exists, or one which cannot be replaced with currently available technologies.

• Nonrenewable Resource

• Renewable Resource

• Hydroelectric Power

• Nuclear Energy

A ____________ is a natural resource that can be replaced.

• Nonrenewable Resource

• Renewable Resource

• Hydroelectric Power

• Fossil Fuel

______________ is a natural, renewable energy resource produced by Earth's naturally occurring heat, steam, and hot water. This heat can be harnessed at places like hot springs to create electricity.

• Wind energy

• Hydroelectric power

• Nuclear energy

• Geothermal Energy

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____________ is electricity generated by turbines rotated by wind.

• Hydroelectric Power

• Nuclear Energy

• Geothermal Energy

• Wind Energy

____________ is is electricity created by flowing water as it turns the blades of a turbine.

• Geothermal Energy

• Hydroelectric Power

• Nuclear Energy

• Wind Energy

____________ is the energy released when the nucleus of an atom is split apart (during fission) or combined with another nucleus (during fusion), this creates a lot heat energy that can be converted into electricity at a power plant.

• Nuclear Energy

• Hydroelectric Power

• Wind Energy

• Geothermal Energy

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______________ is to protect something, or prevent the wasteful overuse of a resource.

• Fossil Fuel

• Nonrenewable resource

• Renewable resouce

• Conserve

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