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fossil fuels

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nonrenewable energy resource resource formed remains of a organism that lived long ago

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petroleum

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a liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compound

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natural gas

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a mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the earth

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natural resource

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Any natural material that is used by humans

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renewable resource

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a natural resource that can be replaced as soon as it has been consumed.

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Nonrenewable

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a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate that it is consumed.

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nuclear fission

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a process in which the nuclei of radio active atoms are split into 2 or more smaller atoms

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nuclear fussion

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is the joining in 2 or more nuclei to form a larger nucleus.

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hydrogen fuel cell vehicle

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energy stored as hydrogen is converted to electricity by the fuel cell.

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solar energy

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energy that comes from the suns rays

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wind energy

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energy made by wind spining a propeler

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hydroelectric energy

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hydrolec energy created by falling water

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biomass

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organic matter that can be a source of energy

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gasohol

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a mixture of gasoline and alcohol that is used as fuel.

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geothermal energy

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the energy produced by heat in the earth

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coal

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a fossil fuel that forms underground from partialy decomposed plant material

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propane

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a flammable hydrocarbon gas of the alkane series, present in natural gas and used as bottled fuel.

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recycle

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a process of recovering valueble or useful materials from waste or scrap

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tidal energy

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a form of power produced by the natural rise and fall of tides caused by the gravitational interaction between Earth, the sun, and the moon.

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wave energy

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is a form of renewable energy that can be utilized from the motion of the waves.

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acid precepitation

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when rain falls it picks up smog in the air

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smog

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photochemical haze that forms when sunlight acts on industrial pullutants

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