Energy Resources

Material derived from living things

• Synthetic material
• Inorganic material
• Mineral material
• Biomass

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A hard, black solid fuel formed from the remains of plants over millions of years and extracted from the ground; a nonrenewable fossil fuel

• Coal
• Wind
• Gasoline
• Oil

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A natural, nonrenewable fuel such as coal, oil, or natural gas formed a very long time ago from the remains of living organisms

• Fossil fuel
• Dinosaur power
• Prehistoric energy source
• Ancient fuel

Heat transferred from beneath the surface of Earth and used to produce energy for human use

• Geothermal energy
• Wind power
• Solar energy
• Hydropower

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

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

• Geothermal
• Windpower
• Hydropower
• Solarpower

A gas, usually found in the ground positioned above petroleum deposits, that is burned to obtain energy; a nonrenewable fossil fuel

• Natural gas
• Coal gas
• Propane
• Solar energy

Not replaceable by natural means within a short period of time

• Renewable resource

• Non-renewable resource

Energy harnessed from the decay of uranium atoms

• Solar energy
• Wind energy
• Hydropower
• Nuclear energy

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

A flammable, yellow-to-black liquid composed of hydrocarbons occurring naturally beneath Earth’s surface; a nonrenewable fossil fuel processed to make gasoline used in vehicles

• Natural gas
• Oil

• Coal

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Replaceable by natural means in a short period of time

• Nonrenewable Resource

• Renewable Resource