6.7 Energy Resources

renewable organic material that comes from plants and animals. Biomass was the largest source of total annual U.S. energy consumption until the mid-1800s.

• Biomass

• Natural gas

• Coal

• Fossil fuel

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________are made from decomposing plants and animals. These fuels are found in the Earth’s crust and contain carbon and hydrogen, which can be burned for energy. Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples

• Fossil Fuels

• Natural Gas

• Geothermal

• Wind Power

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______energy is heat that is generated within the Earth. ( “earth,” and  “heat” Greek root word in this source.

• Geothermal

• Fossil Fuels

• Solar Power

• Biomass

_______ energy comes from sources that will run out or will not be replenished in our lifetimes—or even in many, many lifetimes. 

• Nonrenewable

• Renewable

• Temporary Resource

• Life Resource

Energy obtained from sources that are virtually inexhaustible and replenish naturally over small time scales relative to the human life span.

• Nonrenewable resource

• Renewable resource

• Life Long Resource

• Temporary Resource

radiation from the sun.

• Solar Energy

• Nuclear Energy

• Fossil Fuel

• Geothermal

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kinetic energy produced by the movement of air, able to be converted to mechanical power.

• Natural Gas

• Coal

• Solar Energy

• Wind Energy

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Machine that produces power using the motion of wind to turn blades.

• Reactor

• Wind Turbine

• Ethanol

• Generator

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industrial facility for the generation of electric energy.

• Nuclear Reactor

• Solar Grid

• Power Plant

• Photovoltic

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Energy generated by moving water converted to electricity.

• Photovoltic

• Hydropower

• Solar Power

• Nonrenewable resource

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