Renewable and Nonrenewable energy sources

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What is a renewable resource?

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A resource that can be replaced by natural processes

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Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource? Solar energy, Coal, Wind energy, Biomass energy

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Coal

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What are the advantages of renewable resources?

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Better for the environment

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What are the disadvantages of renewable resources?

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High upfront cost

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

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What is solar energy?

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Energy captured by solar panels

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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What is wind energy?

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Energy captured by transforming the motion of air into electrical energy

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What is hydroelectric energy?

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Energy captured by transforming the motion of running or falling water into electrical energy

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What is geothermal energy?

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Energy captured from the Earth's interior

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Biomass energy

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Energy produced from stored energy in organic matter

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is nuclear energy?

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Starting chemical reaction to release heat from nuclear reactors

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8