Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

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What element is often used as a power source of nuclear energy?

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Uranium

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What causes the most concern about the impact of coal on the environment?

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Coal mining and usage causes much water, land, and air pollution.

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What are the characteristics of natural gas?

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Leaks in natural gas lines can cause explosions; Natural gas can be used for cooking food, heating homes, and fueling vehicles; and Natural gases include butane, propane, and methane.

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What process is currently used to produce nuclear energy?

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fission

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Which fossil fuel is made when plants from swamps are covered, pressed, and heated for millions of years?
Options: coal, iron, silver, gold

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coal

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Which type of fuel creates the most pollution?

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coal

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Energy from sources that are constantly being made is called

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renewable energy

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Why are fossil fuels considered to be nonrenewable energy sources?

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Fossil fuels can be used up faster than they are made.

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During the production of nuclear energy, atoms are split by the process of

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nuclear fission

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What equipment is used to collect wind energy?

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turbines