Virginia SOL Science 5.9 Energy Resources

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What is the power generated by harnessing the energy from the movement of wind called?

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Wind power

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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What type of energy is considered non-renewable and generally worse for the environment due to pollutants?

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Fossil fuel

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What term describes the increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere that causes climate change?

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Global warming

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What type of energy is produced by atomic reactions through nuclear fission?

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Nuclear power

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What are resources that cannot be replaced after they are used and take millions of years to form called?

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Non-renewable resources

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What is the primary source of renewable energy that is derived from the sun?

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Solar power

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What is the term for energy that can be replenished naturally in a short period of time?

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Renewable energy

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What are examples of renewable energy sources?

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Wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

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What is the environmental impact of using fossil fuels?

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Releases pollutants that affect air and water quality, contributes to climate change

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What is the process of splitting the nucleus of an atom to release energy called?

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Nuclear fission

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