RENEWABLE AND NONRENEWABLE

It is anything occurring naturally in the environment that humans use.

• renewable resources

• fossil fuels

• natural resources

• nuclear fission

These are the energy-rich substances made from the preserved remains of organisms

• fossil fuels

• nonrenewable

• coal

• solar

These type of resources include coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear energy. Once these resources are used up, they cannot be replaced.

• mineral

• geothermal

• renewable

• nonrenewable

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A resource is renewable because.....

• it cannot be replaced as fast as people use it.

• it can easily be replaced as it is used.

• it is available in limited supplies

• it uses fossil fuel

A group of nonrenewable resources , called ______ include coal, oil and natural gas

• fossil fuels

• energy

• resources

• fossils

It is formed from the remains of plants and animals that died long ago in and around swampy areas.

• solar

• natural gas

• coal

• fossils

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This is a heat energy from the earth.

• biomass

• Geothermal

• solar

• natural gas

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This is mostly the use of wind turbines to generate electricity.

• solar energy

• geothermal energy

• wind energy

• hydroelectric

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Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because....

• they are used up to produce heat

• they take a long time to form

• they can be found underground

• none of the above

hydroelectric energy uses....

• hydrogen to make electricity

• water to make electricity

• lightning in water to make electricity

• wind to make electricity

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