renewable and nonrenewable resources Flashcards

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renewable resources

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A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed

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Biomass

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Energy produces by burning organic matter, such as wood, food, scraps, and alcohol

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Hydroelectric power

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Electricity produced by flowing water

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geothermal energy

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heat energy within the earth

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gasohol

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fuel from plants (corn, barley, and wheat)

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wind energy

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energy from moving air particles

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solar energy

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Energy from the sun

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nonrenewable resources

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A resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which the resource is consumed

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nuclear energy

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energy released from the nucleus of an atom

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fossil fuels

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fuel from once living organisms

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