Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy

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What is the energy created when a turbine spins due to air flow?

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Wind energy.

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What is a benefit of installing renewable energy resources?

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They result in more jobs than installing traditional sources of generation.

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What type of energy resources are wind, geothermal, and solar energy?

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Renewable energy resources.

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What is the main source of energy that provides heat and light without causing pollution?

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The Sun.

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What describes how electricity is generated via turbines turned by air currents?

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Wind power.

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What is renewable energy?

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Energy that is collected from resources that are naturally replenished, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.

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What is nonrenewable energy?

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Energy from sources that do not replenish at a sustainable rate, such as fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas) and nuclear energy.

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Name a renewable energy source that uses the heat from the Earth.

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Geothermal energy.

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What is solar energy?

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Energy harnessed from the sun's rays, which can be converted into electricity or heat.

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What is hydroelectric power?

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Electricity generated by the movement of water, typically from dams.