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 produced 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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basohol

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fuel from plants (corn, barley, and wheat)

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wind enrgy

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

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Nuclear enrgy

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energy released from the nucleus of an atom

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Fossil fuel

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fuel from once living organisms (oil, natural gas, and coal)

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