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 resources consumed.
2
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Biomass
A
energy produced by burning organic matter such as wood,food,scraps, and achole.
3
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hydroelectric tower
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electricity produced by flowing water.
4
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geothermal energy
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heat energy within the earth.
5
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gasohol
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fuel from plant( corn, barely , and wheat.
6
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wind energy
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energy from moving air particles
7
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solar energy
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energy from the sun
8
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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.
9
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Nuclear energy
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energy released from the nucleus of the ato
10
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fossil fuel
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fuel from once living organisms oil, natural, gas, and coal
