Science Vocab Energy Sources

the sum of all living matter made of a limited number of elements

• coal

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

a solid fossil fuel that is formed from the concentrated remains of plants over a very long period of time

• biopshere

• coal

• resource

• geosphere

Earth's system that includes Earth's interior, rocks and minerals, landforms, and the processes that shape Earth's surface

• biosphere

• coal

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

all of the water in the air, oceans, rivers, lakes, ice caps, soil, rocks and organisms of Earth

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• resource

materials from Earth that cannot be replaced within a reasonable amount of time- oil, coal, natural gas

• resource

• solar energy

• geothermal

• nonrenewable resource

energy that comes form the sun

• solar energy

• resource

• geothermal

• nonrenewable resource

anything on Earth that humans use

• solar energy

• geothermal

• resource

• coal

underground hot water used to produce steam for energy

• solar energy

• geothermal

• resource

• hydrosphere

plants and animals that provide energy

• bioenergy

• resource

• hydrosphere

• solar energy

resources that can be replaced within a lifetime

• nonrenewable resources

• solar energy

• biosphere

• renewable resources