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Renewable Energy Resources are

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Constantly renewable

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Nonrenewable Energy Resources are

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not always renewable

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Energy Resources that are called Fossil Fuels

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Coal, Oil (Petroleum), Natural Gas

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Called Fossil Fuels because

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They come from one living plants and animals

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Nonrenewable Energy Resources

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Coal, Oil (Petroleum), Natural Gas

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Renewable Energy Resources

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Wind, Solar (Photovoltaic), Water (Hydroelectric), Biofuel (Ethanol)

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Define Inconsistent

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Not always available

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Inconsistent depending upon the weather and time of day and possibly due to Air Pollution

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Solar (Photovoltaic)

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Inconsistent only depending upon the weather

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Wind

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Harms river ecosystems

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Water (Hydroelectric)

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Forms from ancient swamps

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Coal

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Forms from ancient ocean beds

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Oil (Petroleum)

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Uses photovoltaic cells

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Solar

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Can also be mined from landfills

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Natural Gas

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Define Remediation-Reclamation

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Putting-Changing the land back to as close as possible to how it was

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Define Bioremediation

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Chemically changing harmful substances to less harmful substances

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Uses fission to make energy and produces Radioactive Waste

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Nuclear

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Considered Virginia’s biggest export

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Coal

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Define Recycling

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Using over again (aluminum)

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Mining and combustion of this resource adds to global warming, and creates acid rain.

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Coal

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Define Reusing

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To use over and over again

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Define Regenerating

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To make new

23
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Define Conservation of Resources

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To use less

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Creates Pollution and easy to use

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Nonrenewable

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Adding global warming

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Nonrenewable

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Being “Green” or “Clean” energy and not as easy to use

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Renewable

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