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Question 1

Natural Resource

Answer 1

any natural material that is used by humans, such as water, petroleum, minerals, forests, and animals

Question 2

Renewable Resource

Answer 2

a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it can be consumed; trees

Question 3

Non-renewable Resource

Answer 3

a resources that forms at a rate that is much slower than at the rate it is consumed; iron

Question 4

Fossil Fuel

Answer 4

a nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil, coal, and natural gas

Question 5

Nuclear Fission

Answer 5

fission of nuclearnes

Question 6

Nuclear Fusion

Answer 6

the combination of the nuclei of small atoms to form a larger nucleus; releases energy.

Question 7

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Answer 7

Fuel in a car

Question 8

Solar Energy

Answer 8

the energy received by the Earth from the sun in the form of radiation

Question 9

Wind Energy

Answer 9

the use of a windmill to drive an electric generator.

Question 10

Hydroelectric Energy

Answer 10

electrical energy produced by falling water

Question 11

Biomass

Answer 11

organic matter that can be a source of energy

Question 12

Ethanol

Answer 12

E85

Question 13

Geothermal Energy

Answer 13

the energy produced from within the Earth

Question 14

Petroleum

Answer 14

a liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds; used widely as a fuel source

Question 15

Natural Gas

Answer 15

a mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of the Earth, often near petroleum deposits; used as fuel

Question 16

Coal

Answer 16

a fossil fuel that forms underground form partially decomposed plant material

Question 17

Propane

Answer 17

a liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds; used widely as a fuel source

Question 18

Tidal Energy

Answer 18

Energy from water

Question 19

Wave Energy

Answer 19

energy from waves