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 from 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 recource 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 oil natural gas and coal

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