Non Renewable Resources Flashcards

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Climate change

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Changes that will happen to the weather as a result of global warming which is caused by the increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

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Fossil fuels

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A fuel formed from the dead remains of organisms over millions of years

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Non renewable

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Any energy resource that will run out because we cannot renew our supplies of it

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Nuclear fuel

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A radioactive metal such as uranium . Nuclear fuels are used in nuclear power stations to generate electricity

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Renewable

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An energy resource that will never run out

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Uranium

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A radioactive metal that can be used as a nuclear fuel

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