Renewable

a renewable resource is ....

• a resource that forms much more slowly than it is consumed

• a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is consumed

• any natural material that is used by humans

Hydroelectric energy can be found throughout earth? Is this a pro or con?

• Pro

• Con

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Hydroelectric dams and their technology are expensive to build. Is this a pro or con?

• Pro

• Con

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Wind Energy is available as long as the sun warms the earth. Is this a Pro or Con?

• Pro

• Con

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Match the following types of renewable energy

• Steam from geysers

• Wind

• Dams in bays

• Ocean

• Dams in rivers

• Hydropower

• Air masses moving

• Geothermal

• Sun

• Solar

What is renewable energy?

• Sources of energy that will take years to deplete.

• Sources of energy that humans can manufacture.

• Sources of energy that are constantly being formed.

• Sources of energy that were once living organisms.

Wind energy equipment to collect and convert wind energy is expensive to produce and maintain. Is this a pro or con?

• Pro

• Con

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Choose ALL of the renewable resources

• sun

• coal

• wind

• fossil fuels

• Earth (geothermal)

_________ of renewable resources involves a variety of _____________ practices.

• Stewardship and conservation

• Profits and money-making

• Burning and helpful

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One advantage of solar and wind power over fossil fuels is that

• wind and solar are presently much less expensive than fossil fuels.

• wind and solar come from natural processes and fossil fuels do not.

• wind and solar are nonrenewable resources and fossil fuel are renewable.

• wind and solar are continuously renewable and fossil fuels take millions of years to be formed.

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