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
2
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Fossil fuels
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A fuel formed from the dead remains of organisms over millions of years
3
Q
Non renewable
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Any energy resource that will run out because we cannot renew our supplies of it
4
Q
Nuclear fuel
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A radioactive metal such as uranium . Nuclear fuels are used in nuclear power stations to generate electricity
5
Q
Renewable
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An energy resource that will never run out
6
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Uranium
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A radioactive metal that can be used as a nuclear fuel