Unit 4: Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

material derived from living things

• Biomass

• Chemical energy

• Fossil fuel

• Nuclear power

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energy stored in chemical bonds and released through chemical reactions

• Chemical energy

• Elastic energy

• Geothermal energy

• Law of Conservation of Energy

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management of the use of energy resources

• Energy transformation

• Law of Conservation of Energy

• Fossil fuel

• Energy conservation

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replaceable by natural means in a short period of time

• Nonrenewable

• Renewable

• Greenhouse gases

• Biomass

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a renewable source of energy based on the natural movement of water

• Renewable

• Thermal energy

• Petroleum (oil)

• Hydropower

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a disposal site for solid waste

• Landfill

• Natural gas

• System

• Solar power

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a form of energy produced by a machine or moving part

• Mechanical energy

• Kinetic energy

• Radiation

• Thermal energy

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Which energy transformation produces electricity and is least likely to negatively impact the

environment?

• Generating electricity from a natural gas-fired power plant

• Generating electricity from a coal-fired power plant

• Generating electricity from a nuclear power plant

• Generating electricity from a solar panel system

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The use of which of the following resources would be most affected by changes in weather?

• Wind

• Geothermal

• Natural gas

• Nuclear

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An advertisement for a new car that runs completely on solar power claims that the car is “100%

environmentally friendly because it produces no environmental pollution.”

Which of these questions is the most important environmental question for consumers to answer

before they consider buying this car?

• Which major car company produces this car?

• How much does this car cost?

• Where can consumers find evidence that it produces no pollution?

• What color does the car come in?

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