Science SOL Review 1

a resource that can be replaced naturally by the earth; they don't run out; they can be renewed

examples: solar, wind, hydropower

• renewable

• fossil fuel

• non-renewable

• petroleum

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resources that cannot be replaced after they are used; they are limited; they take millions of years to form

examples: coal, oil, natural gas

• renewable

• geothermal

• non-renewable

• biomass

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a solid fossil fuel energy resource; produced from plant remains

• oil

• coal

• natural gas

• renewable

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energy from the sun

• geothermal

• hydropower

• wind power

• solar power

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energy that is produced by atomic reactions through nuclear fission (splitting the nucleus of an atom)

• natural gas

• geothermal

• nuclear power

• fossil fuel

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power generated by harnessing the energy from the movement of wind

• hydropower

• geothermal

• biomass

• wind power

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the release of harmful materials into the environment

• pollution

• energy conservation

• climate change

• teleporting

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gases in the atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels that trap heat and increase Earth's the average temperature

• greenhouse gas

• natural gas

• geothermal

• biomass

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reduce and use less energy whenever possible

• conserve

• consume

• consult

• contain

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advantages of nonrenewable energy resources

(choose all that apply)

• they can be stored for use at a later time

• they pollute the environment and affect the climate

• they are cheap (cost effective)

• they are cleaner for the environment

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