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A natural resource that can be replaced easily is called what?

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Renewable

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Any material found on earth and used by humans is called what?

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Natural resource

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A natural resource that cannot be replaced easily is called what?

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Nonrenewable

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Natural resource that is used to generate energy is called what?

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Fossil fuels

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The nonrenewable energy resource that form from the remains of organisms long ago is called what?

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Petroleum

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Name three fossil fuels

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Coal,natural gas, and petroleum

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The Liquid fossil fuel is called what

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Petroleum

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The solid fossil fuel is called what?

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Coal

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The gaseous fossil fuel is called what?

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Natural gas

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Which fossil fuel is called crude oil?

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Petroleum

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Which fossil fuel is very flammable?

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Petroleum

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Which fossil fuel is obtained by stripmining?

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Coal

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Which fossil fuel can cause oil spills

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Petroleum

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Which Fossil fuel can cause acid rain?

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Coal

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Which fossil fuel is used mainly for heating Purposes?

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Natural gas

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Which fossil fuel can be called black gold?

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Petroleum

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Which fossil fuel came from dead swamp plants?

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Coal

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Which Fossil fuel can cause smog?

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Petroleum

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Which fossil fuel is used mainly for automobile fuel?

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Coal

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Which fossil fuel can cause explosions?

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Natural gas

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Which fossil fuel is used mainl for powerplant electricity

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Coal

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Which two fossil fuels are obtained from drilling wells?

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Petroleum

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Which two fossil fuels came from dead see organisms?

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Natural gas

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Which energy resource comes from radioactive nucleus?

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Nuclear energy

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The splitting of a radioactive nucleus is called what?

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Nuclear energy

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The Joining of two nuclei is called what?

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Nuclear energy

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Which energy resource comes from falling water?

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Hydroelectric energy

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Which energy resource comes from the sun’s rays?

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Solar energy

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Which energy resource comes from organic matter?

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Biomass energy

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Which energy resource comes from the heat within the earth?

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Geothermal energy

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Which energy resource comes from blowing wind?

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Wind energy

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