Natural Resources

A resource that can be replenished (replaced) by nature at the rate they are used. NEVER RUN OUT!

• Renewable Resource

• Non-Renewable Resource

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A resource that is replenished very slowly or not at all. LIMITED SUPPLY

• Renewable Resource

• Non-Renewable Resource

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Which region of Virginia has coal?

• Appalachian Plateau

• Valley & Ridge

• Blue Ridge

• Piedmont

• Coastal Plain

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What would coal be considered?

• Renewable

• Non-Renewable

True or False: Fossil fuels all have dangerous effects on the atmosphere because they contribute to greenhouse gasses and air pollution.

• True

• Flase

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Nuclear energy is when one neutron hits a Uranium-235 atom and causes it to split apart releasing energy.

This process is called nuclear _________.

• Fission

• Fusion

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True or False: We do not have any nuclear power plants here in Virginia.

• True

• False

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What is the biggest problem with Nuclear Energy?

• It is not very efficient

• It produces greenhouse gasses

• Explosions

• Disposing of nuclear waste

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What would nuclear energy be considered?

• Renewable

• Non-Renewable

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Energy from the sun is collected by a technology called photovoltaic cells.

• Geothermal Energy

• Solar Energy

• Wind Energy

• Hydroelectric Energy

• Biomass Energy

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